WEST ORANGE, NJ — The American Red Cross will hold a “Be the Match Blood Drive and Bone Marrow Swab” on Friday, May 18, from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. at John P. Renna Jr. House, 10 Gaston St. in West Orange, in the senior recreation room. To schedule an appointment, register online at www.redcrossblood.org and […]
Jonathan La, Boys tennis – NHS senior How old were you when you started playing tennis. What got you interested? I was very young. I started when I was in fourth grade and immediately fell in love with it. My dad had a passion for it and definitely got me interested in the sport. What are your […]
Danielle Lohf, Junior – Track and Field “Danielle is the type of student athlete who leads by her actions. She is one of the hardest working kids I have ever coached. Danielle always looks for ways to make herself and the team better. Last year on her recovery days, she began to fool around with the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – An impressive freshman class for the Drexel Universiy women’s lacrosse team was recognized by the Colonial Athletic Association on Thursday, May 3, when the league announced its postseason awards. Colleen Grady, a 2017 Glen Ridge High School graduate, was named the conference’s Rookie of the Year, the first Dragon ever to […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Five Nutley citizens received the Jaycees’ 47th annual “Distinguished Service Awards” at a community banquet. The honored residents are Robyn Powell, Michael J. Nevin, Thomas Nicolette, Kevin Knight, and Janet Canonico They were recognized at a dinner on April 12 at The Valley Regency, in Clifton. What follows are the citations for […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Congregation B’nai Israel, located at 160 Millburn Ave. in Millburn, will hold two “Lunch & Learn” events in May as part of its Adult Forum. On Thursday, May 10, beginning at 12:30 p.m., Hirschhorn speaker Bennett Muraskin will discuss “Famous and Noteworthy American Jewish Women.” Jewish women have been pioneers and creative […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood School District released the letter below to the community, seeking input for its revised code of conduct: “SOMSD is in the final phase of creating new regulations for the district’s revised code of conduct, which was approved in July 2017. The revised policy incorporates state-mandated revisions, […]