NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announced Feb. 8 that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Task Force and the Newark Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting. Fred C. Sims, 29, of Newark, was fatally shot Feb. 7 in the 900 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kindergarten registrations for the 2019-2020 school year began Monday, Feb. 4. Registration packets for kindergarten are available at the West Orange Board of Education, 179 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. To begin the pre-registration process online before scheduling an appointment, visit here. To register for kindergarten, the student must turn […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys and girls fencing teams both advanced to the Elite 8 Round of the State Championship this past week. On Thursday, February 7, the girls team beat Bergen Tech with a score of 15-12, clinching at 14-10. The boys team followed suit on Friday, February 8, with a […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Dwight Henry and Andrea Jackson captured first place in their respective events to lead the Irvington High School boys and girls indoor track and field teams at the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 State Championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River, Feb. 10. Henry won the boys 55-meter hurdles […]
IRVINGTON – The Irvington High School cheerleading squad earned 3rd place in the Varsity Co-Ed division at the 2019 Garden State Cheerleading Championships on Saturday, Feb. 9 at Collins Arena in Lincroft.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 2019 West Orange St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee will hold the annual investiture on Sunday, Feb. 17, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Mayfair Farms, 281 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. This year, the committee is honoring four outstanding individuals who are highly respected in the Irish American community. […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School Children’s Summer Program offers more than 100 classes in creative arts, music, science and sports. Students get to choose their own classes — there are five periods in a day — and the day can be as long or short as you like. This […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In the past seven months, the 100,000-square-foot office building at 80 Main St. in West Orange has seen three new lessees and seven lease renewals. All signings were managed by Eric Weston, vice president for Sheldon Gross Realty, which itself is a longtime tenant of the five-story building. New tenants include: […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — As a prelude to the 19th annual New Jersey Jewish Film Festival, which will run from March 27 through April 7, “An Act of Defiance” will screened Saturday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. in the Maurice Levin Theater at the JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. In this historical […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Progressive Theater, in collaboration with the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race, presents “The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin,” by Kristen Childs, at the Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts, 10 Durand Road in Maplewood, on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 17, at 2 […]