BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School track and field team broke two school records to begin the season at the Season Opener Invitational held at River Dell High School on Saturday, March 31. In the 4×200 relay, Chad Manning, Brandon Sagrista, Omarie Wilmore, and Anthony Bodero ran a new school record of 1:35.7 In […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Roosevelt Middle School, located at 36 Gilbert Place in West Orange, will present its spring musical, “Once on This Island Jr.,” from April 27 through 29. Show times are 7 p.m. on April 27 and 28, and 2 p.m. on April 29. “Once on This Island Jr.” is an original theatrical […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge fifth grade boys basketball team enjoyed a great season. After winning the Fourth Grade B flight of the North Jersey Junior Basketball League last year, the team moved up to the A division this year. The team finished the league regular season with a record of 14-2 and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Desiree Rivera received the Essex County School Boards Association Unsung Hero/Heroine Student Recognition Award at a ceremony held at Liberty Middle School on March 15. The recognition is open to students in Essex County high schools who make outstanding contributions to their schools and communities but […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Effective April 1, the rate charged for water in South Orange increased by 2 percent from $5.92 per 100 cubic feet to $6.03 per 100 cubic feet. The rate increase reflects the basic cost of living increase of 2 percent and will help pay for the debt service associated with the […]
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 […]