WOHS Senior Citizen Prom unites young and old

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual West Orange High School Senior Citizen Prom was held April 18, and it was difficult to tell who was having more fun: the students or the seniors. Senior citizens from across West Orange enjoyed a free evening of dining and dancing that included performances by the girls’ and boys’ […]

SOPAC receives hefty grant to partner with school district

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center received a $75,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundations to advance its arts education program. The funds will be used both at the center and in the South Orange and Maplewood communities. The William Randolph Hearst Foundations are two nonprofits that work together to […]

WOAC opens ‘Art from the Heart’

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council’s current show “Art from the Heart” at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, features 17 exhibiting artists’ diverse interpretations of the heart. Their works range from representations of the organ inside the chest to images of the heart as the emotional center of a […]

High school filmmaking team heading to national competition

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School took first place in the New Jersey 10 Day Film Challenge with Best Overall Film and Best Performances for “Deadlines.” Students in teacher Wendy Mapes acting principles class received their award on April 13 in Burlington and will head to the national competition in Philadelphia on June […]

WOSD named a ‘Best Community in the Nation for Music Education’

WEST ORANGE, NJ — For the first time, the West Orange School District has been named a “Best Community in the Nation for Music Education” by the The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. The award program recognizes outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of […]

SOMSD named a ‘Best Community in the Nation for Music Education’

SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood School District has been named a “Best Community in the Nation for Music Education” by the The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. The award program recognizes outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of a well-rounded […]

Jamaican author explores poverty, sexuality, more at SHU

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Themes of self-identity and Caribbean culture took center stage as Jamaican author Nicole Dennis-Benn discussed her award-winning novel “Here Comes the Sun” as part of the writer lecture series hosted by the Seton Hall University Department of Africana Studies on Wednesday, April 11, at the university. For her novel, Dennis-Benn won […]