SHU med school students join scientific investigators for seminar

SHU med school students join scientific investigators for seminar

NUTLEY, NJ ― Students from the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University filled the auditorium at the Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation for a dynamic day of learning and cross-pollinating with scientific investigators at an Interprofessional Health Sciences Campus research seminar series event. Onstage, David Perlin, chief scientific officer […]

KemperSports appoints general manager for Rock Spring Golf Club

KemperSports appoints general manager for Rock Spring Golf Club

WEST ORANGE, NJ — KemperSports has appointed Chris Parker to serve as general manager at Rock Spring Golf Club in West Orange, according to a July 26 press release. As general manager, Parker will be responsible for overseeing golf course operations and managing guest experiences at the club. “We are excited to welcome Chris to […]

WOHS alumna Melody Ector on tour with King Princess

WOHS alumna Melody Ector on tour with King Princess

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Back in 2015, then West Orange High School senior Melody Ector received the Faculty Scholarship Award for her plans to study popular music at the University of Southern California; at the time, she had no idea she would wind up playing venues like Coachella with King Princess, but that’s exactly what […]

Freeholders honor three county VoTech scholarship recipients

Freeholders honor three county VoTech scholarship recipients

NEWARK, NJ — On July 10, the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders honored three recent high school graduates from the Essex County Vocational Technical Schools who were awarded scholarships from the New Jersey Association of Counties Foundation, Investors Bank and PSEG. The scholarship awards recognize distinguished students from technical and vocational schools who plan […]

Ten WOHS seniors receive Timothy Groves Memorial Scholarship

Ten WOHS seniors receive Timothy Groves Memorial Scholarship

WEST ORANGE, NJ — For the fifth consecutive year, the West Orange Scholarship Fund presented graduating West Orange High School seniors with the Timothy Groves Memorial Scholarship, which was established by Lisa and Donald Shauger in 2014 in memory of former West Orange police officer Timothy Groves. On June 13, the scholarship was awarded to […]

West Orange High School hosts second summer session

West Orange High School hosts second summer session

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School welcomed its second cohort of summer school students into the district’s Summer Institute Credit Recovery program on July 1. The Summer Institute affords high school students the opportunity to recover course credits toward graduation. Courses offered this year are algebra I and II, and English courses for […]

National Night Out in the two towns

National Night Out in the two towns

SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The two towns will each be throwing a National Night Out bash on Tuesday, Aug. 6, to connect residents with local law enforcement and other public safety agencies. South Orange’s National Night Out will run from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Floods Hill in Meadowland Park. Residents are urged […]

Dump truck hits police troopers, pedestrians on Route 280

Dump truck hits police troopers, pedestrians on Route 280

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A major accident on the eastbound side of Route 280 shut down traffic and sent two New Jersey State Police troopers to the hospital on Tuesday, July 30. At approximately 11 a.m., NJSP tweeted: “At 10:22 a.m., a dump truck struck two troopers outside of their patrol cars & multiple pedestrians […]