LIVINGSTON, NJ — Three local women were presented with awards for their leadership, service and contributions at the NCJW/Essex annual installation and awards evening, which took place Wednesday, June 1, at Cedar Hill Country Club in Livingston. Ellen Barocas of Cedar Grove was the recipient of The Hannah G. Solomon Award, presented by NCJW/Essex to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Parents of third-grade students attending recorder concerts, take heart. The hours of practicing “Hot Cross Buns” and attending the prerequisite concert are going to pay off, perhaps sooner than expected. Third-grade students in the West Orange School District took a field trip on May 27 to West Orange High School for […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced June 10 that a Sea Turtle Recovery Center will be developed at Turtle Back Zoo. The new facility will enable Turtle Back to enhance its mission of promoting conservation and preservation, and create a sanctuary to nurture and assist the Zoo’s namesake animals. “We […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood is hosting its eighth Green Day fair to demonstrate simple ways that every person can make more planet-friendly, sustainable choices in their everyday lives. With an expected turnout of more than 5,000 attendees, the fair is a community celebration with live music, how-to demonstrations, and more than 70 eco-vendors, environmental organizations, […]
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 […]