WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Class of 2011 alumnus Leonard “Matt” Dunovant is enjoying the challenge of serving his country as Weapons Platoon commander and Fire Support Team leader for Weapons Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 3D Marines. “My Marines range in age from 18 to 33 and prove to be both […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit plans to restore full service at Penn Station New York on Tuesday, Sept. 5, following confirmation by Amtrak that Phase One of the track renewal project has concluded. As a result, all Morris & Essex Lines Midtown Direct trains will resume service to and from PSNY and will no longer […]
ORANGE, NJ – The Orange Monte Irvin Giants high school baseball team was defeated by the Newark Yankees, 7-5, for the Newark Baseball League Championship on August 21 at Weequahic Park in Newark. The championship game was called after five innings because of problems with the lights. Monte Irvin was the fourth seed in the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The events in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 11 and 12 and the raging debate it has spawned was a watershed moment in America. According to West Orange Unity, a recently created group, this is a dangerous time for the nation as some try to use our differences to drive wedges between […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In the interest of public and employee safety, retail customer service operations have been temporarily suspended at the Maplecrest Station Post Office, 1767 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood. A vehicle accidentally ran into the front door of the unoccupied building at approximately midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Maplecrest Post Office box holders can […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Every acre of New Jersey is within one of the 20 watershed areas, which means all lands drain into a lake, river or stream. New Jersey American Water is offering simple actions customers can take to keep the watersheds clean and healthy while protecting against pollution. “As water travels over the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — With the recent resignation of Bruce Arcurio, principal at Redwood Elementary School, Superintendent of Schools Jeff Rutzky has named Heather Carr as the interim principal. The text of the letter sent to Redwood parents is below. Carr will assume the post effective Aug. 30. Carr has previously served as interim principal […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Welcoming strategic academic partnerships, the Stillman School of Business of Seton Hall University has announced the signing of an articulation agreement with the Division of Business of Essex County College. The agreement enables Essex County College students graduating with an associate in science degree in finance, who apply and meet admissions […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Do you have fond memories of playing in a high school or college symphony orchestra? Do you sometimes think about reprising those days, even if only for a couple of hours? Pick up your instrument — whatever it may be — and come to a community open rehearsal with the South […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — It takes a community to cure childhood cancer. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, will host one of its signature head-shaving events at The Shillelagh Club, 648 Prospect Ave., West Orange, on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 3 p.m. Dozens of men, women […]