Connecting, creating and conquering

Connecting, creating and conquering

Young people with disabilities and special needs had an exciting morning during the Move the Spectrum event held at West Orange High School. Move the Spectrum is an event connecting students from all over New Jersey with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in a two-hour, carnival-like atmosphere. Hosted by Chuck Mound, the annual event offered games, […]

‘Wild at Heart’ – A David Lynch Tribute to be presented at The Woodland

‘Wild at Heart’ – A David Lynch Tribute to be presented at The Woodland

“Wild at Heart” follows the lives of a young couple on the run.  Their journey is surreal and dangerous, as they run into an array of odd characters. The atmosphere is unsettling, yet dreamy—an unconventional love story by the late David Lynch. “Wild at Heart” cast Nicholas Cage as Sailor and Laura Dern as Lula. […]

Maker Madness returns to CHS with robots, puzzles, slime, more

Maker Madness returns to CHS with robots, puzzles, slime, more

Maker Madness had more high school groups participating than ever before as they held their 10th anniversary event. The free family friendly event was presented by Achieve Foundation with help from many volunteers, including the master builder sponsor the South Orange-Maplewood Education Association (SOMEA). The popular STEM event had members of the Columbia High School […]

West Orange man teams with songwriter in album due in June

West Orange man teams with songwriter in album due in June

There’s exciting news for Roe Knows Best fans. The Nutley songwriter and musician, Rosanna O’Brien, has a new four-song EP coming out on June 6. The body of work entitled “Weekend at Mauchie’s, Vol. 1” was co-written by O’Brien and her friend Max Rauch. Rauch is a resident of West Orange and releases music under […]

United Nations General Assembly president speaks at Seton Hall

United Nations General Assembly president speaks at Seton Hall

United Nations General Assembly President Philemon Yang, speaking at Seton Hall University as part of the school’s World Leaders Forum, said countries need to work together to avoid the horrors of the 20th Century. “We think of the first world war, which was terrible,” he said. “The second world war was even more terrible than […]

Working to eliminate period poverty

Working to eliminate period poverty

Periods affect everybody. Without periods, you cannot create life. GrassROOTS Community Foundation, based in West Orange, brought this powerful message to the West Orange Public Library where their program “The Justice Agenda: Achieving Menstrual Equity Across the Globe” was presented. With this presentation, they officially launched their strategic vision for global menstrual equity, outlining the […]

JESPY House clients write, speak against possible Medicaid cuts

JESPY House clients write, speak against possible Medicaid cuts

JESPY House clients spoke up Thursday and sat down and wrote about the pain that cuts to Medicaid would cause them. “JESPY House provides so many programs that will be cut,” said Audrey Winkler, executive director of JESPY House. “The actions we take tonight will matter. Nowadays, we all get emails which can easily be […]

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