SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — LUX will kick off the SouthNext Festival at South Orange Performing Arts Center in South Orange on Friday, June 17, at 6 p.m. LUX is an orchestra like no other, featuring the music of the Beastie Boys, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Bjork and more. LUX creates a symphonic clashing of styles in a […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual Edison Middle School honors breakfast on May 31 recognized 187 students for their exceptional academic accomplishments throughout the school year. Students were recognized in three categories: 14 on the principal’s list, reserved for those achieving an “A” in all subjects in all semesters; 69 on the AB honor roll, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — New Jersey native Artūras Karnišovas, assistant general manager and vice president of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, was among the Seton Hall University alumni honored at the 2016 “Many Are One” Alumni Awards Gala on Friday, June 10. Karnišovas was presented with the Most Distinguished Alumnus Award, the most prestigious alumni award […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual environmental assembly at Roosevelt Middle School on May 27 drove home the serious issues of pollution, deforestation, animal endangerment and more through entertaining student musical performances, dances, songs and skits. Seventh- and eighth-grade science teachers Ken Darcy, Karen Gleason, Tracy Gordon, Kimberly Nguyen, Linda Pallazolo, Martine Pope, Pete Tourian […]
BLOOMFIELD – William Foley Football & Cheerleading, open to Bloomfield residents, will hold registration on Wednesday, June 22, at the Civic Center, located at 84 Broad St., from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, June 25, at Foley Field, from 9 a.m. to noon. Football is for grades 3 to 8 and cheerleading is for […]
NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced on Monday, June 13, that Newark and Trenton will receive millions in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to reduce lead hazards in public housing and protect children and families from the health risks associated with exposure to high […]
NEWARK, NJ — Authorities are investigating an incident in which a Newark police officer was struck by a vehicle on Sunday, June 12, at approximately 3:40 a.m., at the intersection of Foundry and Roanoke streets, while attempting to issue a motor vehicle summons to that very vehicle, which then fled from the area. The officer, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The New Jersey Arts Incubator at OSPAC will kick off the first weekend of summer with Latin Night. Dance the night away with salsa dura band Johnny Mambo and Friends and local Latino artists on Saturday, June 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Drive […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Before their Saturday, June 4, show at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta dropped by Seton Hall University for an interview on WSOU 89.5 FM. Speaking with WSOU’s music director Mike Colantuoni, Jasta discussed the band’s new album, “The Concrete Confessional,” and how their seventh studio effort reflects […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kessler Rehabilitation Center, the outpatient network of Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, marked the official opening of its newest center at 563 Northfield Ave. in West Orange with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Mayor Robert Parisi. Parisi was joined by Susan McCartney, member of the West Orange Township Council and president of […]