SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The achievements of four Seton Hall University educational leaders were recognized with their induction into the “Irish Education 100” honor roll at a ceremony in New York City on Dec. 13, hosted by Irish Consul General to New York Ciaran Madden. Honorees included Deirdre Donohue Yates, founding dean and professor of […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Reaching Into Self-Empowerment workshops are being offered to women at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women on Tuesdays in January. These single session workshops will provide women experiencing life transitions with education and skills to reach their goals and eliminate unnecessary self-defeating thoughts. On Jan. 9 from 10:30 a.m. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Betty Maddalena Early Learning Center in West Orange recently conducted its inaugural winter clothing drive. Pictured, students at the center show some of the winter clothes collected to help families stay warm during the winter months.
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura with his officers and elves delivered more than 5,000 holiday gifts throughout Essex County in December. Santa’s helpers made the first stop of their annual toy drive at the Salvation Army Headquarters in Newark. Electronic learning devices, sports equipment, arts and crafts materials, books, games, dolls and […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Registration is now open for January computer classes at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women. Basic Excel will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Jan. 8, from 9 to 11 a.m., and Intro to Word is scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Jan. 9, from 10 a.m. to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Samikkannu Thangavel, the new associate director of the Institute of NeuroImmune Pharmacology at Seton Hall University, has received a five-year $2.2 million research award from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Drug Abuse. The grant was awarded to Thangavel to conduct neuro-AIDS research in the context of drugs of […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills celebrated the Christmas holiday with Isaiah House, a critical safety net for local families and an organization founded in part by JLOSH. Located in East Orange, Isaiah House provides temporary and permanent housing, food, social and financial services to the most vulnerable […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Green Hill has been awarded the silver medal in the Best of Essex 2017 contest in the category of senior living. The highly competitive competition included 15 other senior living facilities in Essex County. “We are very proud of our community and the family of team members who provide intimate, person-directed […]