MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair Historical Society’s Homeschool Series is conducting an eight-week series program that focuses on key components of research-based history. The series uses the Crane/YWCA and Shultz House Museums’ artifacts, primary source documents, and living history to help students focus on concepts and questions that explore the past and how it correlates […]
NEWARK, NJ — An educator from West Orange and a business executive from the Short Hills section of Millburn have been appointed to the board of trustees at Essex County College, according to a recent press release. New trustees Leila Sadeghi of West Orange is executive director for the Guarini Institute for Government and Leadership […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and Essex Vicinage assignment Judge Sallyanne Floria announced recently that two new courtrooms for the Superior Court of New Jersey Essex Vicinage Family Court have been completed in the Wilentz Justice Complex in Newark. The courtrooms provide modern, up-to-date accommodations for members of the public coming […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The summer Olympics kicked off at Daughters of Israel on Aug. 5 with a festive opening ceremony. All week, residents participated in Olympics-related activities, including basketball, volleyball, a target toss, trivia, a Brazilian cooking challenge and more. Pictured is Rosan Mitola, one of the torch bearers at the opening ceremony at […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — A 57-year-old Maplewood bicyclist was seriously injured in a crash with a vehicle at a Livingston intersection on the morning of Aug. 6, authorities said. The woman was riding at South Orange Avenue and Hobart Gap Road when the bike collided with a vehicle, according to Chief Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Thomas […]
GLEN RIDGE (updated Friday August 12, 1:30 p.m.) – Glen Ridge High School boys’ varsity basketball head coach Liam Carr is among the inductees of the fifth class of the Roger Williams University Athletics Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held in the Campus Recreation Center on Saturday, Oct. 22, as part of […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association will hold its annual “Dinner at the Diner” on Thursday, Aug. 18, at 6:30 P.M. at the Park Wood Diner, 1958 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood. Each person orders from the menu, pays for his/her own meal and enjoys a dessert, compliments of the Park Wood. Spend an evening […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange PAL Travel 12U baseball team won the New Providence 12U Gold Division Championship on Thursday, July 28 with a 14-8 win over Livingston. Pictured, top row from left are Coach Edwin Johnson, Michael Cassels, Owen Hagstrom, Chance Garguilo, Ty Kelly, Malachi Jones, Matthew Bove, and Coach Rob Kost. Bottom […]
