MILLBURN, NJ — Congregation B’nai Israel will hold two “Lunch & Learn” events this march. On Thursday, March 9, CBI will screen “Denial,” in which acclaimed writer and historian Deborah Lipstadt, played by Rachel Weisz, must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra with the Bloomfield Chorale present a joint concert on Sunday, March 5, featuring the music of Schubert, Balakirev and others. The performance begins at 3 p.m. at the Bloomfield Middle School, 60 Huck Road in Bloomfield. Both the symphony and chorale — formerly the Bloomfield Civic Chorus — […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ fencing teams placed second in the championship matches of the 2016-2017 NJSIAA state boys’ and girls’ team tournaments held at Morris Hills HS in Rockaway on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The CHS girls were defeated in the finals by Bergen Tech, 14-12. In the first round, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The St. Joseph’s CYO basketball teams enjoyed strong play in regular season and playoff action. The boys blue Meola team beat St. Michael’s, 35-12, at home Saturday. John Pirone led with 14 points, 4 of which came from the foul line. Liam Haley had 6, Henry Aaron and Justin DeVomecourt each had […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Friday, March 3 , at 7:30 p.m., following Shabbat Services at 6:30 p.m., Temple B’nai Abraham Sisterhood will sponsor a Shabbat dinner and speaker at the temple, 300 East Northfield Road in Livingston. Edward Barocas, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, will discuss “Freedom of Religion/Freedom […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – National fencing champion Zander Rhodes is in the international spotlight since she won the Gold medal in the Y14 Women’s Foil event at the prestigious Marathon Flueret in Paris, France earlier this month. The Marathon Flueret is the world’s largest youth foil event, attracting hundreds of top level fencers from around […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team won its final regular season home game, defeating Newark Tech at Tracey Gymnasium, 67-55, to raise its record to 14-9. They were led by Austin Williams, who scored 18 points with six rebounds, and five assists. Jabri Abdur-Rahim scored eight points, Treyvon Bennett had […]
Sophie Mozenter died peacefully at age 98 on February 11 with family members at her side. Mrs. Mozenter worked 32 years for the West Orange Board of Education. Between 1955 and 1968 she taught second grade and then special education at Pleasantdale School, as it was then called, after which she became a learning disabilities […]
Gary Tyminski, 56, of Moosic, PA passed away on Thursday February 23, 2017 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the O’Boyle Funeral Home, 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Thursday at 9 AM. The Funeral Mass will be offered at St. Thomas […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The 14th annual African-American History Month Celebration was hosted on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the Essex County Hall of Records. During the ceremony, County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. presented the annual Essex County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award to the Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss and the Coretta Scott King […]