Former district principal to Italian Hall of Fame

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Maureen Persi, a former Glen Ridge teacher and principal, is to be inducted in the Italian American National Hall of Fame. As a teacher, Persi received numerous honors, including three times being named to a who’s who list in American education. She served as principal of both Linden and Forest avenue […]

Support arts and crafts with some craft beer

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Come out and support a community event to benefit public art on Springfield Avenue! The Springfield Avenue Partnership is hosting a Craft Beer tasting at the Wine Barrel at 1886 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood on Thursday, Oct. 4, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Enjoy craft beer, food, live music and more. Attendees […]

WOHS seniors to present at MIT conference

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School seniors Max Dickman and Morriel Kasher have been selected along with their teams to present at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2018 IEEE MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference on Oct. 5 to 7 in Cambridge, Mass. Dickman and his team will present “Synthesis and Characterization of Simplified […]

Legionella bacteria found in several school district water fixtures

WEST ORANGE, NJ — After finding low levels of legionella bacteria in some water samples from Redwood Elementary School in August, West Orange School District contracted with Garden State Environmental to test all schools and district facilities for legionella bacteria, which can cause Legionnaires’ disease. According to a Sept. 25 update from the district, testing […]

Support The Arc at golf outing in memory of Susan Wright

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The second Susan Wright Memorial Golf Outing will be Monday, Oct. 15, at Montclair Golf Club, 90 Rock Spring Road in West Orange. Proceeds will support The Arc of Essex County, with 25 percent going directly to the Special Young Adults day program. The rest will go where it is most […]

High Holiday Food Drive a great success at TBA

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Temple B’nai Abraham Social Action Committee held its annual High Holiday Food Drive, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which yielded tons of food. The collected items were donated to local social agencies, including Livingston CHOW and the Bobrow Family Kosher Food Pantry at Oheb Shalom in South Orange, where there […]

West Orange High School valedictorian, salutatorian named

WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Sept. 21, West Orange High School announced that Daniel Feinblatt will be valedictorian of the Class of 2019 and Max Dickman will be salutatorian. Feinblatt plays ice hockey for West Orange and competes in archery in Bloomfield. He is the vice president of the Technology Student Association, is the in-charge […]

County dedicates ‘Essex County Kevin J. Ryan Sheriff’s Headquarters’

NEWARK, NJ — Essex County dedicated the Essex County Sheriff’s Patrol Building in Newark as the “Essex County Kevin J. Ryan Sheriff’s Headquarters” in honor of the late Sheriff’s Chief Kevin J. Ryan. Ryan, who also served as a NJ State Assemblyman and School Board member with the Essex County Schools of Technology, died June […]

Nutley HS boys’ soccer team prevails in overtime over Technology

NUTLEY, NJ – The Nutley High School boys’ varsity soccer team defeated Technology, 2-1, in overtime Friday afternoon, Sept. 21. Both teams went scoreless in the first half. Late in the second half, Nutley was able to find the back of the net on a goal from junior Hernan Castaneda. Technology was able to tie […]