WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School concert bands continued their winning ways with several highly rated performances at the 20th annual North Jersey School Music Association Region I Concert Band Festival, held March 20 at Verona High School. The Wind Ensemble took a gold rating; the Symphonic Winds and Ninth-Grade Band tool […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Wednesday, March 28, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced that American Humane has granted certification to Turtle Back Zoo. AH is the third national organization to award certification or accreditation to the zoo. In addition, the county executive announced that work was under way to build a new flamingo […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Celebrated psychologist Debbie Joffe Ellis — the wife of the late Albert Ellis, who was known as the father of rational emotive behavior therapy and the cognitive approach to psychology — will be presenting at Seton Hall University on Friday, April 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room 383 […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Monday, March 19, members of Club TBA at Temple B’nai Abraham in Livingston celebrated the “conclusion” of Passover with a Moroccan tradition called Mimouna. Mimouna is a traditional festival celebrated at nightfall on the last day of Passover and throughout the following day until sundown. While most are filled with matzo […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — WSOU 89.5 FM, Seton Hall University’s legendary student-run radio station, will celebrate 70 years of continuous operation on Saturday, April 14. Festivities include a gathering of more than 200 station alumni for dinner and the induction of three new members into the WSOU Hall of Fame: broadcaster Frank Garrity ’82, Bishop […]
TRENTON, NJ — On March 26, the New Jersey STEM Pathways Network, in partnership with the Research & Development Council of New Jersey, celebrated New Jersey’s first ever STEM Month with a STEM fair at the New Jersey State House in Trenton. The fair showcased 17 science, technology, engineering and mathematics organizations from across the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Middle School eighth-graders participated in the National School Walkout on March 14. In addition to sharing their thoughts on gun violence, students read the names of those who died at the Parkland, Fla., school shooting on Feb. 14. Photos Courtesy of SOMSD
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Giants tackle Adam Bisnowaty paid a visit to students in the Write on Sports after-school program at Edison Middle School on March 19 to help students hone their writing and interviewing skills. He was joined by sportswriter Matt Stanmyre from NJ Advance Media. The Write on Sports program was begun in […]
NEWARK, NJ — At the 14th annual Essex County Irish Heritage Celebration on Monday, March 26, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. recognized Essex County Freeholder President Brendan Gill as the 2018 Essex County Irishman of the Year and Robin Dougherty, executive director of the Greater Newark Conservancy, as the 2018 Essex County Irishwoman of […]
VOORHEES, NJ — Just in time for Earth Day, New Jersey American Water and Scholastic are partnering to help teachers throughout the state through Water Works, a creative program that provides valuable, free, STEM-based curriculum focused on water and its importance to everyday life. “This is the third year New Jersey American Water has partnered […]