Glen Ridge HS Senior Athlete Varsity Letters Winners honored

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – On Tuesday night, June 12, Glen Ridge High School held its Senior Athlete Varsity Letters Winners Program. The following students were the awards recipients Lindsay Jaiyesimi – Rotary 4 Year Award Elizabeth Hauschild – Kiwanis George Marshall Spirit Award Colin Gilmore – Glen Ridge Educational Association Sportsmanship Award Joseph Marchesano – […]

Teana Muldrow signed by Dallas Wings of WNBA

EAST ORANGE, NJ – On June 12, the Dallas Wings of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) signed Teana Muldrow, a 2013 East Orange Campus High School graduate. Muldrow, a 6-foot-2 forward who completed her collegiate career at West Virginia University,  was selected by the Seattle Storm in the third round of the WNBA Draft […]

WO residents honored by NCJW/Essex

WEST ORANGE, NJ — At the NCJW/Essex annual Installation and Awards Evening on Wednesday, May 30, at Cedar Hill Country Club in Livingston, West Orange resident Patti Nathan received the Hannah G. Solomon Award and West Orange resident Penny Sherry received the NCJW/Essex Service to Section Award. The Hannah G. Solomon Award is presented by […]

Teamwork and sunshine helped Beautification Commission’s workday

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On Saturday morning, June 2, dozens of volunteers joined DPW workers in cleaning up the triangle at the border of Newark and Bloomfield at Bloomfield Avenue and 15th Street. This event was organized by the Bloomfield Beautification Committee, which leads various town cleanup events downtown and in parks every year. The Beautification […]

Mountain High School ’68 donates to VSH

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Campers at the Valley Settlement House will enjoy extra activities and trips this summer thanks to a $1,250 gift from the West Orange Mountain High School Class of 1968, the members of which recently held their 50th reunion. “A portion of the each ticket was earmarked to be given toward a […]

JCHC events in South Orange

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Village Apartments of the Jewish Federation, a senior living community in South Orange, invites older adults to join residents for the following programs at no charge: on Tuesday, June 19, at 5:30 p.m., learn about weight management and living a healthier lifestyle with Jackie Philbin; on Tuesday, June 26, at 5:30 […]

Sports Awards Night caps stellar year at West Orange High School

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The annual West Orange High School Sports Awards were held June 5, and the evening celebrated not only outstanding athletes and team members, but another stellar year for the high school teams. The list of championships for the 2017-18 contain returning champions and first-time champions: SEC DIVISION CHAMPIONS:  Girls’ Cross-Country, Girls’ […]

Public hearing on naming the SO tennis courts

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing Monday, June 25, at its 7:15 p.m. meeting at SOPAC to discuss naming the South Orange tennis courts outside the Baird the “Kenneth Allen Graham Tennis Courts.” Community members wishing to speak will be limited to two minutes to speak. […]

Four Rising Star Awards go to Essex County schools

MILLBURN, NJ — On Monday, June 4, the 23rd annual Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards were presented for outstanding achievement by students and educators in the areas of performance, design, direction, choreography, technical production and overall production excellence. The Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards were created in 1996 to encourage and reward exceptional […]