IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys indoor track and field team enjoyed stellar efforts at the Group 3 State Relays at the Bennett Complex in Toms River on Jan. 21. The Blue Knights finished seventh overall in the team standings. In the shuttle hurdles, Matthias Litus, Jared Manifold, Jaheim Best and Dwight Henry […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking high school juniors to participate in the annual ECPO summer internship program. This five-week program is designed to expose high school students to careers in law, law enforcement and government. The summer internship program will run from July 6 through Aug. 7 for students completing […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Antoinette Nwandu’s searing and poetic new play “Pass Over” will be performed at Luna Stage from Thursday, Feb. 6, through Sunday, March 1. The play premiered at Steppenwolf in Chicago, where it was filmed by Spike Lee and launched considerable press controversy, then moved to Lincoln Center where it was awarded […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Women officials in Maplewood and South Orange, in partnership with the area business districts, have relaunched SOMAWomen.org, the official website of SOMA Celebrates Women’s History where the two towns can learn about upcoming events and businesses can post promotions and offerings. Normally, events take place throughout March to celebrate […]
NEWARK — In the Super Essex Conference/Essex County Championships, the Montclair High School girls swim team took the top prize, and the boys took second place to Seton Hall Prep. The final score for the boys was 268.5 to SHP’s 289. The girls’ final score was 217, a 35-point lead over second-place Livingston. The Championships […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — U.S. News and World Report has once again recognized Seton Hall University’s online graduate nursing program as one of the top programs for 2020, ranking Seton Hall at 17th in the nation, making it the top online graduate nursing program in New Jersey and third among all Catholic universities in the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Performing Arts Center, now celebrating its 14th season, recently announced a sponsorship from BCB Bank to support SOPAC programming for the current season and the following two seasons. BCB Bank has branch offices in South Orange and Maplewood — SOPAC’s home communities. “BCB Bank has supported the South Orange-Maplewood […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The MAPSO Storytelling Show returns to the Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Road in Maplewood, on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 8 p.m. The show revolves around real stuff that happens to real people: funny stuff, sad stuff, everyday stuff that’s random and puzzling and true. Ordinary local people share their life experiences […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Student Council took first place in the Youth and Students for Peace “S!NERGY” competition, held Dec. 20 in Newark. The competition provided an opportunity for students and young adults to attend a daylong workshop and present ideas or projects that promote peace and better societies. WOHS Student Council […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Nuts & Raisins, Golda Och Academy’s literary magazine, won a first-place award in the annual national American Scholastic Press Association’s magazine competition for 2019. More than 200 schools entered the contest, which has been running since 1980. Entries are judged on content coverage, organization, design, presentation and creativity. Out of a […]