WEST ORANGE, NJ — Countdown to graduation officially began on May 27 with the West Orange High School senior prom held at the Birchwood Manor in Whippany. Graduation will be held at Codey Arena on June 22, beginning at 7 p.m. The rite of passage brought out the best in the Class of 2016 as […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Kevin Knight and Independent Wrestling Federation, located at 75 Franklin Ave. in Nutley, recently hosted a visit from Nutley Cub Scout Pack 141. The Scouts were treated to a first-class production wrestling show, pizza and drinks, then had a meet-and-greet with the wrestlers from the show. The Cub Scouts all had a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Maplewood Police Chief Robert Cimino have announced that authorities are investigating the recovery of a body in Maplewood earlier this morning, May 30. Shortly before 4 a.m., Maplewood police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Wyoming Avenue and Hickory Drive on a report […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On May 13, Seton Hall University celebrated New Jersey’s 11 newest second lieutenants at the Pirate Battalion annual Army Reserve Officer Training Corps commissioning ceremony at Jubilee Auditorium on the South Orange campus of the university. “You have the skills sets to lead our country and our soldiers today,” Lt. Col. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca released the following remarks on commemorating Memorial Day: “On behalf of my colleagues on the Maplewood Township Committee — Nancy Adams, Marlon Brownlee, India Larrier and Greg Lembrich — I wish you a safe and peaceful Memorial Day. Thank you Maplewood Memorial Post 10120 Veterans of Foreign Wars […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Washington Elementary School recently held its 14th annual flag salute ceremony in honor of veterans in anticipation of Memorial Day. The ceremony began with students walking into the assembly with the veterans, who have family members attending Washington. The flag salute was led by Student council representative Ezra Simon, who read […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Class of 2014 alumnus Dylan Pennell paid a special visit to St. Cloud Elementary School on May 13 to spend some time with his former fourth-grade teacher, Caroline Stoner, and share his journey to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis with her students. Pennell shared how […]
MILLBURN, NJ — The Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills hosted its annual dinner on Wednesday, May 18, at the Racquets Club of Short Hills. During the dinner, Christina Connant, a resident of Short Hills and current JLOSH president, thanked former JLOSH President Kelly Sandler, who ended her term in March of this […]
NEWARK, NJ — When minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam came to Newark on Monday, May 23, to speak at Metropolitan Baptist Church on Springfield Avenue, Rasheed Williams made sure to be in the audience. A resident of Irvington and a practicing Muslim, Williams is also a grassroots organizer representing the former Team […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Martin Luther King Scholarship Association at Seton Hall University is one of the oldest minority scholarships in the nation and works to continue Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of fighting for social, economic and political justice and maintaining his vision for education through the academic and spiritual development of their […]