WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School junior Julia Edelman is a member of the Skyliners Synchronized Skating Team that captured Gold in the Intermediate Division at the 2017 Eastern Synchronized Sectional Championships in Hershey, Pa. recently. In fact, the Skyliners became the gold-medal champions in every division they entered: Preliminary, Pre-Juvenile, Juvenile, Intermediate […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race recently announced that there are two new trustees on the executive committee and five new members. Robert A. Marchman and Indira Singh are new to the executive committee — with Marchman taking on the role of chairman — joined by Leila Gonzalez […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School senior wrestler Victor Lopez, 17, broke the school record for career wins on Feb. 11, breaking the previous mark of 126 career wins by Tommy Lorenzo in 2006. Lopez pinned Andrew Kyper of Roxbury in the 120-pound category to set the new school record. In addition, Lopez […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join Maplewood Senior Share and Dave Mollen, president of the NJ Chapter of AARP, for a discussion on “Obamacare, Medicare and How You Can Help” on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 10:15 a.m. at the Main Library, 51 Baker St. in Maplewood. Mollen’s focus will be what we can do to ensure that […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — February is Heart Healthy Month! And the Maplewood Health Department is getting into the swing. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Maplewood Health Department will host an adult health clinic at the Main Library, 51 Baker St., from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Public health nurses will provide blood pressure and diabetes screenings, weight […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — On Friday, Feb. 3, Johnny Jones III, 32, of Jonesboro, Ga., was found guilty by an Essex County jury and convicted of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Assistant Prosecutors Naazneen Khan and Jason Alterbaum tried the case before […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — PSE&G announced Feb. 10 that residential electric bills will drop 2.6 percent on June 1 as a result of the recent Basic Generation Service supply auction, approved Feb. 10 by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. The monthly bill for a PSE&G residential customer who uses the statewide average of […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Planning is under way for the 2017 Valerie Fund Walk & JAG Physical Therapy 5K Run. The event will take place Saturday, June 10, in Verona Park, a magnificent setting for a celebration of children in our community being treated for cancer and blood disorders. To learn more about the event and […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Oranges and Maplewood unit of the NAACP will conduct public workshops at local libraries to celebrate the accomplishments and cultural heights that the people of the African diaspora have achieved. The documentary film “Hidden Colors” will be screened. “Hidden Colors” is about the real and untold history of people of […]
NEW JERSEY — During the Feb. 9 winter storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow in some areas of New Jersey, NJ Transit employees were hard at work removing snow as it accumulated. Some parts of Essex County received approximately 8 inches. Photos Courtesy of NJ TRANSIT
