Home Away from Home, a facility true to its name

By: Liv Meier, Staff Writer NUTLEY, NJ — Home Away From Home is an adult medical day care facility focused on bridging cultural divides through its individualized programming. The adult day-care facility, nestled behind Flippin’ Out Tumbling & Gymnastics on Hillside Avenue in Nutley, has been serving the community for almost 15 years with more than […]

CBI events this winter

MILLBURN, NJ — Congregation B’nai Israel, located at 160 Millburn Ave. in Millburn, will resume its “Lunch & Learn” events for adult education this September. Lunch begins at 12:30 p.m. and the program begins at 1 p.m. Programs are open to everyone; admission is charged. On Thursday, Feb. 7, CBI will screen the hit documentary […]

Celebrate Shabbat Shalem in West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — As part of Jewish Disabilities and Awareness and Inclusion month, Shabbat Shalem on Feb. 8 and 9 will reflect on how to better include people with challenges in the Jewish community — not just for this one Shabbat but all the time. Whatever the disability or challenge, all Jews are entitled […]

Nutley Male Athlete of the Month

Zachary Mackiewicz, NHS bowler What got you interested in bowling? What got me interested was that my family was always into bowling. Also, it just seemed like a fun way to stay active during the winter. Do you have any favorite pro teams or players? Two sports teams that I follow are the New York Rangers and the New York Giants. […]

Spring semester at South Orange-Maplewood Adult School

SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Spring catalogs are out and registration is under way at the South Orange-Maplewood Adult School. Classes begin the last week of February with rolling start dates. There are several highlights this year, such as “Likely Stories: Great Actors. Great Writers. Great Stories” on March 25 at The Woodland, an […]

Essex County declares Code Blue

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Wednesday, Jan. 30, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced the county’s Code Blue procedures are being activated because extreme cold weather in the forecast. The Code Blue will be in effect from Wednesday, Jan. 30, to Saturday, Feb. 2. “Providing our homeless residents with a […]

SO student launches podcast to help fellow young adults

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Naomi Brauner, of South Orange, has recently joined the world of podcasting with a debut show called “New to This.” Brauner, a senior at Occidental College in Los Angeles, has worked as an editor and staff writer at the college’s newspaper for three years. In “New to This,” Brauner explores the […]

Nutley Female Athlete of the Month

Anna Contini NHS indoor track, sophomore “Anna is a 3-sport athlete at NHS, plays soccer in the fall, and has been the top sprinter on the girls’ team since her first meet as a freshman. As a freshman, she medalled in the 400-meters at the SEC Championships and was first team all SEC Liberty Division […]

Remembering our veterans

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville High School’s Class of 2018 Jordan Polite, left, and Nutley High School’s Class of 2018 Frank Gabriele, right, commemorate the 242nd anniversary of the arrival and encampment of Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army in Second River — Belleville/Nutley — on Nov. 22, 1776, during the army’s retreat from Fort […]