NUTLEY JOURNAL – July/August 2018 Edition
WOAWL to meet July 18
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Animal Welfare League’s quarterly meeting will be held Wednesday, July 18, at 8 p.m. in council chambers in Town Hall, 66 Main St.; enter via the back entrance. Everyone is welcome to attend. For information on the WOAWL, adopting a pet or volunteering, call the WOAWL at 973-736-8689.
Essex County Freeholders honor West Essex HS Track and Field Program
ROSELAND, NJ – The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders honored the West Essex High School Track and Field Program for its past four years of success during a special presentation held at Roseland Town Hall in Roseland, New Jersey, on June 21, 2018. District 4 Freeholder Leonard Luciano and Freeholder President At-Large Brendan Gill […]
Police investigate shooting of 5-year-old girl
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose reported July 5 that members of the Newark Police Division’s Major Crimes Unit are investigating the shooting of a 5-year-old girl that occurred Wednesday, July 4. At approximately 11:30 p.m., the girl was walking with her father in the 200 block of Avon Avenue when […]
Mix and mingle with the West Orange Chamber
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Join the West Orange Chamber of Commerce for an after-hours mixer at the Courtyard Marriott, 8 Rooney Circle, on Wednesday, July 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. “This is a great chance to meet other business owners and spend time working on your business instead of in your business,” WOCC Executive […]
Liberty Middle School graduates 251 eighth-graders
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Liberty Middle School graduated 251 eighth-grade students on June 19 in a midday ceremony at West Orange High School. Families of the graduates filled the auditorium as Principal Bob Klemt congratulated the students and parents on their accomplishments. “Ceremonies such as this provide opportunities to reflect on achievements and memories from […]
Roosevelt Middle School graduates 282 eighth-graders
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In his inimitable style, Roosevelt Middle School Principal Lionel Hush brought laughter and tears as he welcomed families to the early evening graduation of 282 eighth-grade students on June 19. As the curtains opened to present the students onstage, applause broke out. Graduating student and author/activist Marley Dias led the crowd […]
Daisies donate to Library Foundation
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Daisy Troop 20407 raised $150 for the Maplewood Library Foundation through cookie sales. Photos Courtesy of Maplewood Memorial Library
Bloomfield Middle School has annual promotion ceremony
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Middle School promoted its eighth-graders on Thursday, June 21, in two separate proceedings. One group of students were given their certificates in the gym. The other half of the class were handed theirs in the auditorium about five minutes later. Together, 481 students became high school freshmen. Principal Alla Vayda-Manzo told […]