Roosevelt students participate in PE Literacy Day

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students at Roosevelt Middle School participated in PE Literacy Day during some unique gym classes on March 13 that combined physical activity with letters and word puzzles. In an effort to promote literacy by developing cross-curricular activities, physical education teachers Bridget Haine, Anthony Vitale and Margaret Theobold designed a modified combine […]

South Orange author scores at Words

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange resident and author Charles Paikert read excerpts from his new book “Madness: The Ten Most Memorable NCAA Basketball Finals” at Words Bookstore in Maplewood on March 17 — just before Seton Hall University, which is featured in the book, faced Kansas in this year’s tournament. As the book features the […]

CHS students thank governor for support

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School sophomores Olivia VandeVusse and Anna Williams thank Gov. Phil Murphy for his support for ending gun violence at a recent march calling for stricter gun laws. Similar marches — all organized and attended by concerned students — were held throughout the nation on Saturday, March 24, including in Maplewood […]

Display your art in West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council is calling for artists to participate in pop-up shows in June and August at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road. Various exhibit opportunities and options are available throughout the summer for local artists to showcase their work in a professional gallery setting in the […]

Golda Och Academy appoints new Upper School principal

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Golda Och Academy recently appointed Rabbi Elliot Goldberg as the new Upper School principal, effective July 1. Goldberg comes to Golda Och Academy with more than 20 years of experience working in Jewish day schools. He has served as head of school at the Solomon Schechter Day Schools of Greater Hartford […]

SHU med school is now accepting applications

NUTLEY, NJ — The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, the only private medical school to open in New Jersey, is now accepting applications for its first class to begin in July at the Clifton and Nutley campus, located 12 miles from Manhattan. “Dynamic changes in health care require a new approach […]

Livingston man shot to death in Maplewood

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and acting Maplewood Police Chief Jimmy DeVaul announced March 25 that the Maplewood Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a fatal shooting at a restaurant on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood. Altariq A. Brown, 30, of Livingston was […]

Be a garden landlord

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Monday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., accomplished gardener and environmentalist Regina Carlson returns to the Maplewood Garden Club with her most recent garden talk: “Plants That Pay Their Rent and Plants That Should Be Evicted.” Based on her experience growing hundreds of kinds of […]

County recognizes student artists

NEWARK, NJ — The Art Educators of New Jersey welcomed 109 students from throughout Essex County to the Hall of Records for the Art Educators of New Jersey student art exhibit on Friday, March 23. This is the 14th consecutive year the county has partnered with the Art Educators of New Jersey to present the […]