WEST ORANGE, NJ — “Mathland,” “Sweetopia,” “United States of Technology” and “Xbox Nation.” These created countries, along with more than 40 others, were on display in Jessica Morano’s fourth-grade Redwood Elementary School classroom on Dec. 22 as part of the annual “Map in a Month” project. The project is a long-time favorite at Redwood. Students […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School choir members traveled to several West Orange senior citizen locales for the annual “Assisted Living” Holiday Tour on Dec. 20, 2016. Seniors from Green Hill Retirement Community, Woodland Valley Senior Apartments and the Jewish Community Center were treated to a holiday-themed performance from the choir members. Two […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Wednesday, Dec. 21, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. welcomed the Vickers family from Bloomfield as the 755,240th visitors to Turtle Back Zoo during 2016. This breaks the annual attendance record set last year and is the 12th consecutive year that a new annual attendance record has been established. “We […]
ROSELAND, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented awards to the children and families who participated in the Essex County Environmental Center’s 12th annual Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest on Tuesday, Dec. 20. There were 37 entries in this year’s contest. “Our Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest is a wonderful project […]
George Lucariello, a 58 year resident of Bloomfield, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017. He was 92. Born in Jersey City, George was a lifelong fan of the New York Giants and Yankees and enjoyed his day trips to Atlantic City. He was a hardworking owner and operator of a family business. […]
Ruth M. Masson most recently of Topton, PA, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2017 in the late evening. Her youngest daughter was at her side. She was born April 28, 1926 in East Orange, NJ, youngest daughter of the late Lester Marshall and Marion Brighton Marshall. She was married to her high school […]
Sarah Watt Webster, wife, mother and former home economics scientist, 82 years old, passed away on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2016 at JFK Medical Center. Sarah (known as Sallie) resided in Edison, N.J., having lived previously in Pinehurst, N.C., and Mendham, N.J. Mrs. Webster lived her childhood years in Glen Ridge, N.J. She […]
Virginia Lambroschino (nee Calderone), passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016 at home in Bloomfield, surrounded by her loving family. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover. […]
MAPLEWOOD – The St. Joseph’s third grade boys basketball team lost a heartbreaker to Clark in the championship game of St Helen’s Christmas Tournament on Monday, Jan. 2. The Clark team made two free throws in the last minute to pull off a 17-16 win against the Celtics. Will Kostka and Ryan Leibensperger led the […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School wrestling team competed in two dual meets and in the Rahway Holiday Tournament during the winter break. The Cougars lost in two hard-fought meets to J.P. Stevens, 30-45, and Orange, 36-42. Against J.P. Stevens, the Cougars forfeited three weight classes and won four weights classes. Freshman 113-pound Cahill Love […]