WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Board of Education released the following letter to the community on Feb. 20: Dear School District Community, There have been a number of inquiries concerning the West Orange Board of Education’s consideration of the Superintendent’s contract. The Board is legally precluded from publicly discussing personnel matters, but assures the public […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced Feb. 20 that authorities are investigating a motor vehicle crash involving an NJ Transit bus and a garbage truck in Maplewood. The incident occurred at approximately 12:35 p.m. in the area of 1450 Springfield Ave. The bus driver was the sole occupant of the […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Registration is now open for March computer classes at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women. Basic Excel is scheduled to run on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning March 5, from 9 to 11 a.m., and Intro to Word is scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning March 6, from 10 a.m. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School head varsity softball coach/Irvington Middle School physical education teacher Jenna Weis was named a “Teachers Who Rock” award recipient by the New Jersey Education Association. The award goes to teachers who “go beyond the call of duty” for their students outside the classroom. There are 24 teachers who earn […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday evening, Jan. 27, Chabad of West Orange hosted “Paint Night.” Photos Courtesy of Mendy Kasowitz
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 11th- and 12th-grade students at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel were immersed in the American civil rights movement of the 1960s on a recent trip to Alabama and Georgia, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Twenty students from TSTI’s Hebrew High participated in the “Civil Rights Tour of the South,” […]
WATCHUNG, NJ — Members of the Helping Other People Everywhere Club at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung recognized the importance of aiding local families in need by collecting more than 250 boxes of cereal, which will be distributed by volunteers at the Star Fish Food Pantry in Plainfield. The drive was held during January […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Autism Science Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting and funding innovative autism research, recently announced that Marjorie Madfis, founder of Yes She Can Inc., and Jonah and Ellen Zimiles, founders of Words Bookstore in Maplewood, will receive this year’s Caryn Schwartzman Spirit Award. Both organizations were founded in order to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Catholic studies program along with The Stillman School of Business and The Center for Catholic Studies present “Catholic Business Leaders: Keeping Faith Front and Center” on Monday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m. in Seton Hall University’s Walsh Library, Beck Rooms, at 400 South Orange Ave., South Orange. At the lecture, […]