SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — JESPY House, a 39-year old nonprofit in South Orange that helps adults with learning and developmental disabilities to achieve their full potential and to lead independent lives, is hosting a free educational program, “Securing Our Future: An Educational Program on Long Term Strategies for People with Learning and Developmental Disabilities,” with […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — For Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Month and back-to-school time, West Orange’s CC Minton, an award-winning healthy lifestyle advocate and author of “Daddy’s Greek Potato Pie,” is sharing her book with children throughout New Jersey. The book tells the story of school-aged friends who help a father create a healthy, delicious and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Rev. Simon C. Kim will deliver the Archbishop Gerety Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m., hosted by the Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology of Seton Hall University. The thought-provoking presentation, “From Immigrant Parish to Intercultural Church: The Ongoing Ecclesial Movement of U.S. Catholicism,” takes place at Chapel of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Marching Mountaineers debuted their new musical program “Rome – The Eternal City” to the cheers of the crowd at West Orange High School on Sept. 15. The stirring routine featured performances of “Vesuvius,” by Frank Ticheli; “Nessun Dorma,” by Giacomo Puccini; and “Danse Bacchanale,” by Camille Saint-Saens. Band Director Lew […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. dedicated three bronze plaques to the memories of Balozi Harvey from South Orange, Dr. Leon Smith from Essex Fells and Lawrence “Lonnie” Wright from South Orange on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Harvey had been director of the Essex County Office of Cultural Diversity and Affirmative Action & […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Ralph J. Ciallella, of Belleville, the recently retired Essex County administrator, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at Essex County College. Ciallella was county administrator for six years until his retirement earlier this year. He previously worked as deputy county administrator, and before that was deputy director of the North […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Elementary school families in the South Orange-Maplewood School District are invited to attend a town hall meeting with interim Superintendent of Schools Thomas Ficarra on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Jefferson Elementary School, 518 Ridgewood Road in Maplewood.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Returning to South Orange, SouthNEXT, begins Friday, Oct. 6, with “KICKoff,” the annual three-floor cocktail party and creative extravaganza that fills the South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way. Over the weekend, SouthNEXT expands to include a new outdoor venue in the heart of the village center, where tented pavilions […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Thomas Edison National Historical Park will be joining national park sites around the country in celebrating National Public Lands Day with a fee-free day on Saturday, Sept. 30. All activities are free and reservations are not required. The laboratory complex at 211 Main St. in West Orange will be open with […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Class of 2018 enjoyed Senior Day and related activities on the soccer field Sept. 13. Senior Day is a long-standing tradition for West Orange, as seniors don their 2018 Mountaineers jerseys and spend the day playing games, attending a barbecue and hanging with their friends. Inflatables, […]