LIVINGSTON, NJ — Registration is now open for May computer classes at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women. Basic Excel is scheduled to run on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning May 2, from 10 a.m. to noon, and Intro to Word is scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning May 8, from 9 to […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys’ and girls’ track and field teams swept a tri-meet with North 13th St. Tech and Hillside on April 24 at IHS. Boys Irvington 68, North 13th St. Tech 14 Irvington 62, Hillside 19 Hillside 42, North 13th St. Tech 35 Girls Irvington 68, North 13th St. Tech […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual Holocaust assembly at Roosevelt Middle School on April 18 featured a special performance highlighting the life and death of Anne Frank. Presented by the award-winning educational acting company “Living Voices,” “Through the Eyes of a Friend” provided a young teen’s vantage point of the Nazi occupation of Holland and […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Wednesday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., indoors at Temple B’nai Abraham, 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston, entrance on East Cedar Street, do your Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduation and birthday shopping at the annual spring marketplace, sponsored by TBA Early School Parents’ Council. Admission and parking are […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council’s current show “Art from the Heart” at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, features 17 exhibiting artists’ diverse interpretations of the heart. Their works range from representations of the organ inside the chest to images of the heart as the emotional center of a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A trip to Manhattan with the South Mountain YMCA shaped Daniel Goldsmith’s life. “As we headed toward Bryant Park, I saw a homeless man lying under some scaffolding, and I remember he had a sign saying ‘Please give me money … I am starving,’” Goldsmith said. The experience moved Goldsmith to action. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Edison Middle School Drama Club presented ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ on April 20 and 21, making a family-friendly sweet treat not to be missed. Following on heels of West Orange High School’s production of “In the Heights,” Edison took on Roald Dahl and Willy Wonka in a lively version that featured […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School technology and engineering teacher Debra Coen has been appointed executive director of the New Jersey Technology and Engineering Educators Association. The NJTEEA is the state organization that represents all technology and engineering teachers. Coen has been employed by the West Orange School District since September 2000, teaching […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Monday, April 16, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Division of Community Health joined with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team, the Essex County Police Chiefs Association and the Essex County Crime Prevention Officers Association to announce plans for Drug […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School took first place in the New Jersey 10 Day Film Challenge with Best Overall Film and Best Performances for “Deadlines.” Students in teacher Wendy Mapes acting principles class received their award on April 13 in Burlington and will head to the national competition in Philadelphia on June […]