MAPLEWOOD, NJ — You may have seen the red boxes at the municipal buildings, libraries and in the schools. This month is American Heart Month and these red boxes, stating “Life is Better Heart Healthy” have great facts about how to promote heart health and who is at risk. These promotional tools were provided by […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Sign up now for computer classes at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women. Basic Excel is scheduled for six classes on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning March 1 from 9 to 11 a.m. Intermediate Word will run for five sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning March 2 from 10 a.m. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys’ indoor track and field team gave strong efforts at the North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 state Championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Saturday, Feb. 11. The Blue Knights finished ninth overall in the team standings. Da’John Graves won the 55-meter hurdles race in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield Babe Ruth League will be conducting registration for its spring league. The league is for baseball players ages 13 to 16. Whatever the player’s age is as of April 30 is the league age for the season. Registration will be held Fridays, Feb. 17 and Feb. 24, from 6 to 9 p.m. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Beginning Feb. 28, guitarists from around the globe will descend on the leafy suburb of Maplewood for the chance to learn from and listen to some of the greatest living acoustic guitar players as they celebrate the musical legacy of Gypsy Jazz legend Django Reinhardt. This music camp is a first-class program […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The fourth annual Bowling for Scholarship Dollars event, held at Eagle Rock Lanes on Feb. 4, raised $2,500 for the West Orange High School Principal’s Scholarship Fund, administered through the West Orange Scholarship Fund. More than 100 members of the school and local community turned out to enjoy a fun evening […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team recently held its annual dinner at Essex County Hospital, thanking 16 members of the community who went above and beyond to help ADAPT accomplish its goals and objectives this past year. ADAPT, managed by FAMILYConnections, is a community coalition dedicated to reducing underaged drinking […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Tuesday, Feb. 7, St. George’s Church in Maplewood held an informational meeting for prospective volunteers for First Friends, an organization that provides, according to their brochure, “dignity and compassion for immigrants” through visitation, advocacy, education and providing care to released detainees. The church was packed with people from different religions interested […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Oranges and Maplewood unit of the NAACP is hosting a two-part “Parent to School Pipeline Workshop” to provide parents with the skills needed to effectively advocate for their child’s academic success. The two workshops will be held at First Baptist Church, 103 Valley St. in South Orange, on Saturday, Feb. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Fifth-grade student Atticus Horne won his second National Geographic Bee, or Geobee, on Feb. 2 at Gregory Elementary School. Ryan Hains was runner-up. The school bee, in which students answered questions on geography, was the first round in the 29th annual National Geographic Bee. Thousands of schools around the United States […]