Badlani Foundation awards $2K grant to Gregory School

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Nikhil Badlani Foundation presented Gregory Elementary School with a $2,000 grant award at the PTA meeting on Oct. 10. The grant award was presented by Sangeeta and Sunil Badlani to Gregory Principal Makeida Estupinan. NBF had issued a challenge to West Orange public schools that the school team raising the […]

Run with the Devils and raise money for health care

WEST ORANGE, NJ — RWJBarnabas Health, the official health care provider of the New Jersey Devils, will hold its second “Running with the Devils 5K Run and Family Fun Walk,” in partnership with the New Jersey Devils, on Saturday, Nov. 3, at South Mountain Recreation Complex. Proceeds from the event will benefit programs and services […]

Recycle your unwanted electronics with the county

CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County residents are encouraged to participate in the Essex County Computer and Electronics Recycling Day, sponsored by the county and the Essex County Utilities Authority, on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Old Essex County Hospital Center, 125 Fairview Ave. in Cedar Grove. “Recycling computer hardware […]

Saniyiah Richardson records her 1,000th career dig for West Orange High School girls’ volleyball team

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Saniyiah Richardson, a senior libero, recorded her 1,000th career dig for the West Orange High School girls’ varsity volleyball team during the match against Caldwell on Oct. 10. “She has been our libero since her freshman year,” said WOHS head coach Jackie Cruz of Richardson. “During tryouts, we noticed she had […]

CHS students attend Sphinx Virtuosi concert

NEW YORK CITY — On Thursday, Oct. 11, students from Columbia High School traveled to Carnegie Hall for the 11th annual Sphinx Virtuosi concert. The Sphinx Virtuosi, a self-conducted ensemble of top black and Latinx soloists, annually tours nationwide to reach new audiences with diverse programming. This year’s program, “Music Without Borders,” illuminated works by […]

Durand-Hedden explores stories of NJ industrial toxins

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Industrial toxins are an inescapable part of the history of the industrial state of New Jersey, and played a role in our very local history. In recent decades, New Jersey has been home to more than 140 EPA-administered Superfund cleanup sites. Protection for workers and compensation for those suffering and sometimes dying […]

‘Make Your Business Smarter’ with Maplewood Chamber

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Since knowledge is power, join Maplewood Chamber of Commerce for a power lunch like no other as Maplewood Memorial Library Director Sarah Lester presents “Make Your Business Smarter” on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from noon to 2 p.m. Did you know the library’s research databases are available to you? Did you know that […]

Five Invacare Recliner chairs donated to Green Hill by Rose Art Foundation

Five Invacare Recliner chairs donated to Green Hill by Rose Art Foundation

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A luncheon was held Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Green Hill Senior Living in West Orange for Varda Yoran and the Rose Art Foundation in recognition of their donation of five deluxe Invacare Recliners. The Rose Art Foundation is a family, nonprofit organization with a mission to serve persons with mobility challenges […]

Applications to Seton Hall soar by 140 percent in last five years

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Many universities are facing recruitment challenges as they confront a deepening national trend of declining higher education enrollment coupled with a declining demographic shift in high school-aged students, however, would-be Pirate college applications are soaring. MSN Money reported Seton Hall University at No. 6 in the nation with 139.7-percent growth among […]