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, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Doctors and students from the Women’s Health Initiative at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School joined Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. at Turtle Back Zoo on Sept. 18 when they dedicated a bench at the wolf exhibit. The institute gave this gift to thank the zoo for partnering with it to […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced recently that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office will host its fall 2017 Citizens and Clergy Academy, a six-week training program for members of the community. The Citizens and Clergy Academy is a training program designed to familiarize clergy and other members of the community […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — According to Maplewood health officer Robert Roe, last week a raccoon fought with a dog in Maplewood. The raccoon was captured by St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare and tested for rabies at the N.J. State Department of Health. The report received Sept. 25 indicates that the raccoon had rabies. According to Roe, the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Fifty-seven active teen volunteers at the South Orange Public Library during the summer assisted with programs and outreach, attended workshops, participated in a walkathon for the Three Doctors Foundation and conducted a very successful summer food drive. They were thanked and honored at a recent VolunTEEN award ceremony, receiving commendations from […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Are you a woman looking for an educational opportunity to reinvent yourself and get a new job? The Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women has the program for you. Education 2 Empowerment provides financial support to women residing in Essex County and the surrounding communities who are separated, divorced or […]
Photo 1: The West Orange High School girls’ tennis team gathers together after winning the Essex County Tournament consolation championship on Sept. 23. From left, head coach Jeff Mazurek, Noor Qureshi, Siena Pizzano, Kaia Baker, Nneka Arinzeh, Sophia Ruggiero, Madison Oliver, Moesha Isidor, and Funmi Oshodi Photo 2: Head Coach Jeff Mazurek with Asst. Coach Mike Marini […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange flu vaccination clinics for 2017 kick off on Thursday, Sept. 28, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Community Room at John P. Renna House, 10 Gaston St. in West Orange. Flu clinics will continue at the Health Center in the same building from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on […]