MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School Scholarship Fund continued its 93-year legacy of helping students pursue secondary education by granting $161,500 in need-based scholarships to 106 graduating seniors and alumni during an awards ceremony in the CHS Library on June 9. That amount is a little less than the $165,000 given out last year, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Nikhil Badlani Foundation held its fifth annual Musical Celebration and Tribute to Nikhil inside the Liberty Middle School Auditorium on June 13. Dozens of music students taking lessons through the foundation’s Music for Nikhil program showed off what they have learned with an eclectic range of songs. From Nikhil’s younger […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange intends to expand its commuter jitney service to cover the Redwood and Pleasantdale sections of town in early 2017, according to Mayor Robert Parisi. Parisi said the township is committed to adding a sixth route that incorporates Pleasant Valley Way and Eagle Rock Avenue so that the surrounding areas […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Last year South Orange was host to South by South Orange, a “creative collision” of ideas, with approximately 700 people taking part in a diverse array of panels, concerts and other programming; this year that concept returns to the village with the SouthNext festival, though the 2016 edition will feature an […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board has finally completed an action plan that lays out a detailed agenda to encourage greater traffic law enforcement, partner with fellow pedestrian organizations, and advocate for various safety measures and campaigns. The plan, authored by senior research specialist Charles Brown of Rutgers University’s Alan […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A professional planner hired by the township to conduct a redevelopment investigation into the Eagle Rock commercial area recommended that seven of the 18 properties he studied be designated as an area in need of redevelopment at the West Orange Planning Board’s June 1 meeting. The Eagle Rock commercial area consists […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Planning Board approved the final plan for the proposed bus driveway and expanded parking lot at Gregory Elementary School during a courtesy review at the board’s June 1 meeting. The board voted 6-3 to pass the plan, with members Jerry Eben, Gerald Gurland and Gary Wegner deciding against […]
Locals experience all downtown West Orange has to offer at annual event, this year with Slide the City
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On June 4, the West Orange Street Fair and Edison Day drew a large crowd to downtown West Orange. The event featured booths from town organizations, local businesses and food vendors, as well as a water slide from Slide the City.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The final plan for the proposed bus driveway and expanded parking lot at Gregory Elementary School was presented to a decidedly split audience of residents, educators and township officials assembled in the school’s cafeteria, with one half of the room praising the design for its potential to keep children safe and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School has remedied the confusion that arose late last month, when automated phone calls informing several parents that their children had skipped at least one class were mistakenly made May 20 to parents of children who were actually making up PARCC testing. CHS Principal Elizabeth Aaron told the News-Record that […]