EAST ORANGE, – The East Orange sixth grade and eighth grade girls’ basketball teams, under head coach Janice Walker and assistant head coach Gregory Johnson, enjoyed successful seasons this winter. For the first time this season, the teams competed in the Jersey Basketball Association. The sixth grade team, with girls in the fifth and sixth […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On March 14, students and faculty at Thomas Edison Central Sixth Middle School held a peace march to honor the victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., which had occurred exactly one month prior. Students held up heart signs to show their love and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Forget about March Madness, for the religious school students at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange, it was more like muffin madness with an after-class Muffin Marathon to benefit the Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges. Students and their families gathered in the synagogue kitchen to bake more than 400 muffins, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Village staff is working hard to clean up and address any damage and unsafe conditions that may have been caused by the recent storms, a March 14 statement on the South Orange website reads. Residents may have noticed the damage done by recent storms to some village parks and playgrounds. Tree […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — American Theater Group, SOPAC’s professional Equity theater company in-residence, will hold auditions for non-Equity actors for the world-premiere musical “Small Town Story,” by Sammy Buck and Brandon James Gwinn. The musical will be directed by Eddie Prunoske with musical direction by Jason Wetzel. The auditions will be held at the South […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Girl Scout Troop 20064 recently spent the afternoon with elders at Green Hill in West Orange. The girls sang, danced and performed skits and gave out homemade treats. A great time was had by all! Pictured is Troop 20064 with elders Ruth Fowler, Harry Katz and Shirlie DeCostanza.
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Recreation will hold its 34th annual Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 25, from noon to 2 p.m. in Memorial Park. Arrive promptly at noon with a basket or bag to make sure you don’t miss anything. Activities include flower pot painting, a petting zoo, music and a special guest. For […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Our Lady of Sorrows, 217 Prospect St. in South Orange, will host a community blood drive on Sunday, March 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. To make an appointment to donate, call 201-251-3703 or visit https://donor.cbsblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/47459.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University is celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day with graduate student Ryan McCloskey, who received this year’s Irish 40 Under 40 Award presented by the Irish Echo Newspaper. The Irish Echo is the oldest and largest circulation national Irish American newspaper. The Irish 40 Under 40 Award was created to spotlight […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — West Orange resident Tanya Manning-Yarde will hold a poetry showcase and book signing, along with Carla Cherry and featuring Najeli Soul, at Adinkra House, 26 Pleasant Ave. in Montclair on Saturday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m.; doors open at 5:30 p.m. To purchase tickets for this event, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-performance-and-book-signing-tickets-42823990709?aff=es2. Tickets may also […]