WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Feb. 10, Mayor Robert Parisi announced on the “West Orange 411” Facebook page that West Orange police had responded to Lawrence Avenue after a family noticed that someone had painted a swastika on a tree in front of their house. According to Parisi, the police department responded immediately to speak […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls’ basketball team celebrates the 32nd anniversary of “National Girls and Women in Sports Day” on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at a home game against Newark Tech. Freshmen will play at 4 p.m., JV at 5:30 p.m. and varsity at 7 p.m. Admission is charged. To purchase […]
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez told a packed Christian Pentecostal Church in Irvington on Sunday, Jan. 28, that he remains committed to fighting for the issues that overwhelmingly impact minority communities, including quality education, safe and affordable housing, and criminal justice reform. The senator was joined by Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss and the church’s pastor, the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The fifth annual “Bowling for Scholarship Dollars,” held Feb. 3 at Eagle Rock Lanes, raised $4,000 to provide scholarships to graduating West Orange High School seniors. “The event was a sold-out success,” WOHS Principal Hayden Moore said in a press release. Moore and the Principal Scholarship Team began the popular event […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Renowned Israeli artist Hanoch Piven was at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange recently to lead an artistic workshop for fifth-grade religious school students and their parents. Recognized for his artistic use of found objects to create portraits, Piven helps people to view the world around them with a new perspective […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges for a seventh straight year received the top rating from the largest charity evaluator in the United States for its strong financial health and commitment to transparency and accountability. “Only 4 percent of the charities we evaluate have received at least seven consecutive 4-star evaluations, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The 1978 Maplewood Arts Center will feature two Black History Month events on Sunday, Feb. 18, from 2 to 5 p.m. along with the center’s current exhibit of Dolores Stewart’s artwork, “Memorialized Moments: Capturing the Soulful Spirit of Human Nature,” which runs until March 18. At 2 p.m., Stewart will tell the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Recreation thanks Maplewood Middle School, the Maplewood Police Department and the Maplewood Fire Department for their support of Harlem Wizards Family Night on Jan. 29. Teachers from MMS and their principal were awesome athletes, as were police and fire participants. The Maplewoodians gave those Wizards a run for their money! Photos […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Educator and administrator Timothy Beaumont has been appointed as the new principal of Redwood Elementary School. He will take over the reins from interim Principal Heather Carr on March 26. Beaumont was selected during a search process that included administrators, teachers and parents. “Outside of West Orange, the West Orange Schools […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Accountant Lawrence Pappas will conduct an informal presentation at the Maplewood Senior Center, 106 Burnett Ave., on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 11 a.m. The presentation, co-sponsored by Maplewood Senior Share and Cathy Knapp, will highlight the new tax law and how it will impact local homeowners. Refreshments will be served. For more […]