WOHS seniors present at Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School rising seniors Max Dickman and Morriel Kasher have been participating in the prestigious New Jersey Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology at Rutgers University, and on July 27, presented to hundreds of invited guests at the program’s research symposium. “The entire group is quite small,” said WOHS […]

JFS social worker receives Humanism in Healthcare Award

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Licensed clinical social worker Alyson Kaplan, a care consultant at JFS MetroWest, was selected as a recipient of the Lester Z. Lieberman Humanism in Healthcare Award. Sponsored by the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, this award recognizes the contributions of professionals who work in local direct service health care organizations. Those who […]

West Orange High School launches first summer school session

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School launched its first-ever summer school cohort, “The West Orange Public Schools Summer Institute Credit Recovery,” on July 2. The program is free to West Orange residents and includes algebra I, geometry, and English 9 and 10. This summer’s course teachers are Lori Bollotta, Young Kim, Charlene Muldrow […]

Le Pique Nique Wine & Music Festival

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Le Pique Nique Wine & Music Festival will be Saturday, Aug. 25, from 2 to 9:30 p.m. at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Drive in West Orange. For information, email info@lepiquenique.net or call 973-731-3113. Visit https://www.lepiquenique.net/tickets to purchase tickets.

NJ joins other states to combat federal immigration agenda pressure

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Attorney Gen. Gurbir S. Grewal joined Attorneys General for New York and four other states on July 18 in suing the U.S. Justice Department over its decision to punish states that do not share the federal government’s civil immigration enforcement priorities by withholding federal law enforcement grant funding from those […]

Oheb Shalom welcomes new education director

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Gavin Hirsch has joined the professional staff of Oheb Shalom Congregation as director of education, according to a press release from the synagogue. Hirsch will oversee an innovative program for the children and families of the Zeman Hebrew School, as well as youth programming for the congregation. Most recently, Hirsch served […]

Belleville Little League 11U All-Star baseball team crowned District 8 Tournament champions; finishes runner-up in Section Tournament

BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville Little League 11U All-Star baseball team enjoyed a memorable summer. The team won the District 8 Tournament championship and finished runner-up in the Section 2 Tournament. Highlights District 8 Tournament Game 1 – July 8 versus Nutley East Final Score: Belleville 8, Nutley East 0 Ayden Carrero pitched a complete […]

Teens learn from local chef at SOPL

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange’s own chef Jesse Jones, author of the cookbook memoir “Pow! My Life in Feasts,” was a featured guest at a recent South Orange Public Library Teen XChange workshop. Jones shared cooking tips with library VolunTEENs and led the creation of tasty, and quickly disappearing, spring rolls. Photos Courtesy of […]

Show your talents at the South Orange Library

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Public Library will hold a talent show for all ages and any talents on Monday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. at the library, 65 Scotland Road. Acts should be limited to five minutes; groups are welcome. Prizes will be awarded to winners in first, second and third places. Sign […]