NEWARK, NJ — Janic Aguirre, a student at Bard Early College High School in Newark, has been accepted into seven of the eight Ivy Leagues and wait-listed for the remaining one. He was accepted to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Cornell and Columbia, and placed on the waitlist at Brown. When asked what […]
WATCHUNG, NJ — Kathleen Brennan, chairperson of the Department of Mathematics at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung, announced that the academy’s Fed Challenge team had a paper, “Leading Factors of Gender Inequality,” accepted into the Journal of Future Economists. “As a girls school, it made perfect sense for us to investigate the role that […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A nearly 9,000-square-foot Black Lives Matter mural was unveiled to the public on Sunday, April 25, at Manufacturer’s Village, 356 Glenwood Ave. in East Orange. The project is a first-time artistic collective and community initiative created to inspire change amid social unrest related to the police killings of black and brown […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Class of 2009 graduate Elijah Minton, aka “The Art Alchemist,” is enjoying a flourishing career as a muralist and painter regionally and nationally. Minton, whose talents include fine art, original art, illustrations, portraits, acrylic painting, murals and logo designs, was drawn to art at an early age. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Historical Society of Bloomfield has updated and expanded its website to include new photo collections of vintage South Junior High. The 91 photos feature the 68 booths at the school’s “Know Your Town” Exhibit from 1940; from June 10 to 14, local industries and community groups packed the cafeteria and gymnasium […]
NORTH BRANCH, NJ — Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey, along with Girl Scouts across the country, are collaborating to plant five million trees by 2026 to help wildlife, improve the environment and greatly expand the amount of tree cover. Girl Scouts have been strong advocates and stewards of the environment since 1912. Climate change […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ will hold its annual gala, “An Evening of Broadway, Hope and Laughter” on Tuesday, May 11, at 8 p.m. virtually. The program will benefit JFS mental health and Rachel Coalition counseling services. This year, JFS is honoring Eta and Mark Levenson and the Eric Eliezer […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Ted R. Green delivered his proposed budget of $152.7 million for fiscal year 2021 to the East Orange City Council on April 26; the budget includes a zero-percent tax increase. This will be the first time there has not been a municipal tax increase in well over a decade. Green […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — P3 Properties has sold the 385,000-square-foot Broadacres Office Park in Bloomfield. ERCT Capital Group acquired the four-building property, even though the asset was not marketed for sale at the time. CommercialEdge data shows the campus last traded in 2017. Located at 1455 Broad St. and 200, 300 and 400 Broadacres Drive, and […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic changed the way people celebrated major events, if they were able to celebrate at all, due to restrictions on public gatherings. New Hope Baptist Church of East Orange was no exception, having to place one of its main celebrations on hold: the first pastoral anniversary of […]