SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The ballroom at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange was recently transformed into an indoor drive-in movie theater. Children from the Iris Family Center for Early Childhood Education decorated cartons that became their own “cars.” They then climbed in to enjoy a screening of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cartoons while munching on […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — An upcoming concert program by Anthony LaGruth and the Livingston Symphony Orchestra will include time-honored works by Rossini, Mendelssohn and Prokofiev, and features a world premiere of a composition by Ting Ho of Montclair State University. The show, “Music that Tells a Great Story,” will be Saturday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — How will your tax dollars be used to support our local public schools as they strive to prepare each and every student for post-secondary educational success and to educate all students to be responsible and productive members of the global society at large? Whether you have children enrolled in […]
Ronald E. Bohman passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral service and interment will be private. Arrangements are by the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield. Please express condolences at www.oboylefuneralhome.com Born in Natick, Mass., he lived in Bloomfield for the last 60 years. He was […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Knights are the new Essex County Travel League champions. From left are West Orange’s Jhensen Touze, assistant coach Chris Codey, Stephen Niamke, Alex Massung, Jermaine James, Darius Phillips, Anthony Pasquale, Marley Stewart, Augustine Okpe, David Thorpe, Koran Swinney and head coach Richard Codey. The team ended its season at […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall University community is excited to welcome Walter Veltroni, the former mayor of Rome, on Tuesday, March 14, in the University Library Beck Rooms at 6 p.m. He will discuss Italy’s cultural role in the international debate on migration. Professor Gabriella Romani and Dean Andrea Bartoli will host the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The St. Joseph’s CYO basketball teams enjoyed fine efforts in semifinal playoff action. The JV Sixth Grade Green team defeated St. Helen’s 40-20 in a semifinal playoff game at St. Joseph’s to clinch the team’s second straight championship game appearance. The Celtics wasted no time, scoring on a set play off the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The State Individual Fencing Championships were held on Sunday, March 5, at the Montgomery High School and marked the final event on the State High School Fencing Calendar for the 2016-2017 season. Foil fencer Jack Woods, a freshman at Columbia High School, won the Silver medal in the Individual Men’s Foil event […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School foil fencing squads for both the boys’ and girls’ fencing teams won Silver medals at the High School State Squad Fencing Championships last week. CHS girls’ foil squad fencers Marissa Viqueira, Camille Pham, and Hanae Garrison showed their experience and skills when they each consistently demonstrated strong fencing […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Members of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange rolled up their sleeves to participate in a community challah bake on Feb. 7 in the kitchen at Community FoodBank of New Jersey, located in Hillside. The event, “Kneading for Those in Need,” was sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest and […]