EAST ORANGE, NJ — Anthony Collins, a language arts teacher at the Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts, was looking for a way to make reading fun for his students while making math and numbers less intimidating. His solution: He wrote a book, “Begin Again 10,” that does just that. The […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The township of Irvington celebrated the season with loved ones as it hosted holiday photos with Santa Claus, followed by a Christmas Tree-Lighting Spectacular at Town Hall on Dec. 8. The event returned with all its bells and whistles after a hiatus last year due to the pandemic. Hosted by Chris Gatling […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood health officer Candice Davenport discussed the omicron variant of COVID-19 and the vaccination rate of township residents at the Maplewood Township Committee meeting on Dec. 7. The committee also discussed the vaccination policy at township venues. As of Dec. 3, when the most recent data was available, the Maplewood vaccination rate […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Superintendent of Schools Scott Cascone discussed school security at the West Orange Board of Education meeting on Dec. 6, following the Nov. 30 fatal school shooting in Oxford, Mich., in which four students were killed. “Every time a community in our country experiences the tragedy of a school shooting, it has […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A few years ago, Charles Lopez Bruns wrote a blog post about the move he and his family made from New York City to Bloomfield when he was in sixth grade. Now it’s a book. During the pandemic, Bruns had the time to expand on the post and turn it into a […]
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By Greg Englesbe The staggering statistics of the opioid epidemic in the United States don’t even begin to tell the story of the suffering, loss and heartbreak felt by grieving families and communities across the country on a daily basis. A crisis that has been raging for years only deepened during the COIVD-19 pandemic, whose […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — For its fall play, Glen Ridge High School’s drama club is staging a murder mystery at the Glen Ridge Women’s Club. “Talk About a Murder!” is set on a talk show where various performers are slated to be guests. In the middle of the show, one of the guests is murdered, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange School District director of buildings and grounds Michael Cimmino and assistant director of building and grounds Nick Munoz presented an update about the district’s facilities at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, Dec. 6, the first time that they had been to a meeting in person after being […]
ORANGE, NJ – The Orange community came together for a Christmas tree lighting at City Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Residents enjoyed live performances and free refreshments, goods from local vendors, and photos with Mayor Dwayne Warren. It was a contrast to last year’s holiday, which was dampened by COVID-19. The mayor was in a […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Newark’s Division of Arts and Culture announced Dec. 3 the completion of a new mural titled “The Future Nurtures the Past,” by artists Andre Leon and Robert Ramone, Newark natives who work together under the name Rorshach. This double-sided, nearly half-mile long mural stretches along Raymond Boulevard […]