WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County invites senior citizens to the 11th annual Essex County Senior Wellness Day on Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. The event will include health screenings, musical entertainment, dancing, food, exercise demonstrations and free admission to Turtle […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — It’s time again to celebrate the Muckers who worked with Thomas Edison. Edison had thousands of great ideas, but one of his paramount achievements was the very process of invention itself. He built research laboratories in West Orange and they became his “invention factory.” At the heart of this humming structure […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Happy fall from the Maplewood Health Department! Maplewood will hold two flu clinics — one on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the other on Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon — at Town Hall, 574 Valley St. The clinic is open to all residents, 18 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2:50 p.m.) – West Orange’s Hannah Villasin enjoyed an amazing experience as a member of the U-16 Philippine Women’s National Soccer Team this summer. Villasin, a sophomore at West Orange High School, competed for the team that participated at the Asian Football Confederation Championships held in China. Late […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ –The Belleville High School boys’ cross-country team gave good efforts at the Brookdale Invitational in Bloomfield, hosted by Bloomfield HS, on Saturday, Sept. 10. The following are the Belleville HS Bucs’ results: Varsity 5K Dan Castano – 20:31 Mayck Calle – 20:49 Chad Manning – 21:54 Arik Odre: 22:01 Sal Petrozzino – 23:44 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Award-winning Maplewood author Marina Budhos will be celebrating the publication launch of her latest young adult novel, “Watched,” at Words Bookstore on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 5 p.m. Budhos will be joined in conversation with Maplewood resident Helen Wan, author of “The Partner Track,” and, following the presentation, Budhos will be signing […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Scholarship Fund has announced their support of three events that will raise money for WOSF-related scholarships to be awarded at the Senior Awards Night to be held at West Orange High School in June 2017. The first event is the sixth annual Stop For Nikhil 5K Run/3K Walk, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Tuesday, Sept. 6, marked the start of the new school year in West Orange and the picture-perfect morning highlighted the excitement at all 11 West Orange public schools. Photos Courtesy of Cynthia Cumming, Sylvia Rowan, Buzz1441 and Keisha Griffith.
NEWARK, NJ — In response to quality of life complaints, Newark Police arrested four women and nine men for prostitution in the area of Clinton Avenue and 20th Street to Hawthorne Avenue and Birks Place on Friday, Sept. 9, according to a Sept. 10 press release from the Newark Police Department. The women arrested are […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – South Orange Middle School foil fencer Zander Rhodes won the gold medal at the American Challenge Regional Circuit (ROC) Region 3, held in Metuchen. Thirty-six regional fencers competed in this C2 Senior Women’s Foil event. Rhodes, 13, also placed 24th in the Division 1A Senior Women’s Foil event with an A2 […]