NEWARK, NJ — Through the splendid 50-foot tall Victorian Gothic gates of Mount Pleasant Cemetery on Broadway in the Newark’s North Ward, you enter the city’s oldest burial ground. The property was conceived in 1843 by jewelry maker Horace Baldwin who envisioned a rural cemetery as a planned oasis on the outskirts of the city. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Sea Turtle Recovery at Turtle Back Zoo opened its doors in December 2016 and has had many milestone moments since. From already successfully rehabilitating 10 endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles to bringing three threatened Loggerheads to the state for care, this organization is constantly working to ensure sea turtles have a […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The school year is coming to a close once again and libraries are encouraging children to take advantage of the time off to explore some of the many great books available as part of New Jersey’s summer reading program. This year’s theme is “Build A Better World,” and Field Station: Dinosaurs […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School recently participated in a nationwide competition to host a Teachers of Critical Language Program teacher and is one of 26 schools that has been awarded the honor. Thanks to the program, Niu Xiuqing from China will teach Chinese at Columbia High School for a full academic year. TCLP is […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Fifty-three West Orange High School seniors recently received their Tri-M Music Honor Society cords for graduation as several outstanding musicians were recognized for excellence in music. It was an exciting year for the music department at West Orange High School. Highlights included a national championship for the marching band, a sold-out […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, June 11, the South Orange Rescue Squad took part in the fifth annual Bayshore EMS Cadet Competition, hosted by the Keyport First Aid Squad in Keyport, N.J. Competing against 35 other cadet teams, the South Orange Rescue Squad team won first place in the Advanced Team category as well […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — FAMILYConnections recently honored James Laird, award-winning chef of Chatham’s Restaurant Serenade, and former Maplewood Mayor Ellen M. Davenport at the Westminster Hotel in Livingston during “A Taste of NJ’s Best.” Laird received FAMILYConnections’ 2017 Champion of the People Award for his work in mentoring young people. Davenport received FAMILYConnections’ 2017 Lifetime […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The graduating fifth-grade class at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School celebrated International Day on June 8 with a festive expo featuring costumed students, cultural foods and informational boards on the countries they chose to research for a school project. The event was the culmination of a month-long research and writing project requiring […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — From left, Arshad Aziz, Bengt Erik Akerblom, Patricia Mitrano and Phillipa Scott participate in West Orange Arts Council’s pop-up show, which offers local artists a way to work together to install, promote and achieve more exposure for their work and meet the local community in a quick, collaborative venue. The show […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood School District, in compliance with the Department of Education regulations and technical guidance developed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, identified and tested all drinking water and food preparation outlets, according to a June 12 press release from the district. Of the 223 samples […]