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 […]
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 […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield High School student-athlete Jackie Giunta who is member of the Bengals’ varsity softball team, recently earned the 2018 Investors Bank Best Teammate Award. Guinta was honored during ceremonies held at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. Best teammates are selected by athletic directors and coaches from high schools in the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The award-winning West Orange High School Music Department once again proved that it is the best of the best with the May 10 spring chorus concert. The Treble Choir, Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Jubilee Choir and Glee Club came together for an enjoyable and inspiring evening of contemporary, classical, Broadway and […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Orange vs. East Orange Campus, Unity Cup Game, May 23, at Monte Irvin Field in Orange. ORANGE, NJ – The Orange High School varsity baseball team defeated East Orange Campus High School, 7-3, in the eighth annual Unity Cup Game between the two schools on Wednesday, May 23, at Monte Irvin […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, bade a fond farewell on May 4 to its latest graduating class from Hebrew High, senior youth group STISY and the religious school’s madrichim, or classroom aide, programs. The 12th-grade students, who led the Friday evening service, spoke about their experiences as […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A week before Mother’s Day, David Alsieux began removing two huge stumps and an ailing tree from his mother’s yard on Cornell Street. This was just the first step in his plan to gift his mom, Barbara Iris Alsieux, with a beautiful garden for Mother’s Day. “He worked diligently removing the […]
SUMMIT, NJ — SAGE Eldercare will offer a new, free, eight-week bereavement support group beginning June 5, for people age 60 and older who have lost a spouse in the last year. The support group will be led by licensed clinical social worker Kathy Larkin, SAGE’s InfoCare manager. “Adjusting to the loss of a spouse […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center held a Texas Hold ’em Tournament and Casino Night fundraiser on Wednesday, April 25, at The Wilshire Grand Hotel in West Orange. The exciting evening of poker and casino games was a financial success, netting more than $71,000 for the South Orange nonprofit. Proceeds will […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled Wae Center in West Orange recently visited the West Orange Arts Council’s “Art from the Heart” exhibit at the West Orange Arts Center and received a private gallery tour by exhibition manager Lisa Suss. “These trips are important to the overall well-being […]