GOA to premiere ‘Names, Not Numbers’ documentary

WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Sunday, June 3, Golda Och Academy will premiere its “Names, Not Numbers” Holocaust documentary film at Temple Beth Shalom in Livingston. “Names, Not Numbers” is an interactive, multimedia Holocaust project created by educator Tova Fish-Rosenberg that enables students to work with professional journalists, filmmakers and Holocaust scholars to prepare them […]

Annual Mountaineers Care Day brings smiles and laughter

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Despite the inclement weather, the annual Mountaineers Care Day at West Orange High School on May 18 lit up the Tarnoff Cafeteria with smiles and laughter. Mountaineers Care Day brings together the West Orange High School Mountaineer Mentors and special needs students for an afternoon of games and dancing. Special needs […]

Bloomfield HS student-athletes Joe Bumpus and Grace Perrotta receives Scholar-Athlete and UNICO awards

Jo BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield High School senior Joe Bumpus beams while holding his Essex County Athletic Directors Association Bloomfield High School Male Scholar-Athlete Award during the ceremony held May 6 at Mayfair Farms. Bumpus lettered in football and track and field. Grace Perrotta was the BHS Female Scholar-Athlete recipient. Bumpus also received the Brian […]

PHOTO: Columbia HS student-athletes announce college choices

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School student-athletes announced their college decisions. Standing from left to right: Edward Martinez (Track: Ursinus College), Jack O’Connell (Track: Fordham University), Tim Depue (Track: Charleston Southern University), and Rick Hankey (Track: Rowan University). Sitting down left to right: Hannah Williams (Soccer: Penn State University), Ayana Henry (Track: Morgan State), and […]

PHOTO: Bloomfield HS track and field athletes announce college choices

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield High School track and field athletes announced their college decisions. From left to right: Mackenzie Prezume – Rutgers University, Joe Bumpus- University of Rochester, Roshaun Wilson – Montclair State University, La’shan White – Rider University, Jason Martin – Virginia State University, Natasha Senatus – MSU, and Kaela Edwards – The College […]

Evening of Roses welcomes Tobin as keynote speaker

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Evening of Roses, a fundraising event for the Sister Rose Thering Fund for Jewish-Christian Studies, will be Tuesday, June 5, at 6 p.m. As part of the fund’s 25th anniversary celebration, The Evening of Roses will feature Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Archbishop of Newark, as the keynote speaker. All money raised […]

Celebrate Maplewood’s magnificent trees

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood is known for its vast array of native and introduced trees, but many are now threatened due to storms, disease and the effects of global warming. On Sunday, June 3, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Durand-Hedden, NJ-certified and licensed tree expert Rich Wolowicz will provide tips on how to protect […]

Keep it cool this summer

NEWARK, NJ — With hotter weather on the way, PSE&G offers the following steps to ensure your air conditioner is ready for peak demand. Replace or clean air filters. Dirty filters make your air conditioner work harder, restricting airflow, causing dust to recirculate in the air and making the unit less efficient. For outside units, […]

WOHS blood drive collects collects 50 pints

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School’s second blood drive collected 50 pints of blood on April 30 and reached out to its large community to find a bone marrow donor for Gregory Elementary School second-grader Veronica DePauli. Veronica was first diagnosed with autosomal dominant osteopetrosis Type 2 in March of 2017 through genetic […]