Maplewood’s own ‘kitchen theater’ expands to Brooklyn and beyond

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — ‘Aglio e Olio,’ a one-woman show that was launched in a Maplewood kitchen in 2016, will be a featured performance at Auxiliary Projects, a multidisciplinary art space in Brooklyn, according to a recent announcement from the show’s creators. “Aglio e Olio,” or “Garlic and Oil,” was co-created by Maplewood residents Meg Persichetti, […]

EdTA selects GOA educator for prestigious theater project

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Jordan Herskowitz, Golda Och Academy’s Upper School director of student life and arts department chair, has been selected to serve on the Educational Theatre Association’s Model Curriculum Framework Project. Out of more than 100 applicants for the program, EdTA selected 12, two-member teams of high school theater educators and teaching artists […]

PSE&G gains approval for 5-year improvement program

NEWARK, NJ — PSE&G is moving forward with the next phase of its Gas System Modernization Program, following the May 22 approval of a multi-party settlement by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. Through GSMP II, PSE&G will invest $1.875 billion to continue the accelerated replacement of aging gas pipes, supporting a safe, clean […]

Friends of the Library to hold book sale

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Friends of the West Orange Public Library, a nonprofit, has planned a spring book and plant sale to be held at the West Orange Public Library on Saturday, June 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside the lower level of the library, 46 Mt. Pleasant Ave., and outside under the […]

West Orange HS softball team clinches SEC-Colonial Division title

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School softball team enjoyed a successful season. The Mountaineers clinched the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division championship with a 14-6 win over Montclair Kimberley Academy on May 21. The 7-1 record in division play placed the Mountaineers in first place, and added to the excitement of Nahtali Simpson’s […]

Two Paterson men charged in ‘grandparent scheme’

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Two Paterson men are charged with duping a Midwestern grandfather in a fake bail scheme, according to a May 22 press release from the township of West Orange. Jose Alexander Mercedes, 28, and Reynaldito Ulloacastillo, 31, were arrested on May 17 in a sting by West Orange detectives as the two […]

​​Fate vs. free will with Chabad

​WEST ORANGE, NJ — Chabad of West Orange will host a educational session discussing whether we are bound by fate or have free choice on Tuesday, May 29, at 7:30 p.m. at 401 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange. ​If God already knows what we will do tomorrow, is our “free choice” nothing more than […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ lacrosse captain Morgan Connaghan receives Best Teammate Award by the SEC

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Glen Ridge High School student-athlete Morgan Connaghan, who is captain of the Ridgers’ varsity lacrosse team, recently earned the 2018 Investors Bank Best Teammate Award. Connaghan was honored during ceremonies held at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. Best teammates are selected by athletic directors and coaches from high schools […]

BOE to meet to investigate alleged misuse of funds

WEST ORANGE, NJ — At the May 21 West Orange Board of Education meeting, a speaker alleged during public speaks that a district employee had misused district funds, prompting a cover-up by Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Rutzky. According to records made public by the speaker, a Gregory School employee used school funds in 2016 to […]