29-year-old man shot and killed in Newark

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 […]

Kindergarten registration began Feb. 4

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 […]

Investiture ceremony for 2019 WO St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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. […]

SOMAS Children’s Summer Program catalogs are out

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 office building sees 10 new leases, lease renewals

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: […]

‘Bubbly Black Girl’ staged at Burgdorff

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 […]