NUTLEY, NJ — When Nutley resident Michael Mankowich’s lower back started to bother him, he figured it was a souvenir from his earlier athletic days. Mike, 58, had been a top-notch wrestler at 132 pounds at Long Island’s Commack North High School. He’d been an all-American, in fact, as well as a two-time all-Ivy, three-time New […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — U.S, Rep. Donald Payne Jr. took time out of his hectic schedule to speak to students during their student council meeting at University Middle School in Irvington on Thursday, Jan. 23. On that day, Payne provided the students with insight into what his job entails. The students had the opportunity to talk […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 74th annual Glen Ridge Antiques Show will take place at the Glen Ridge Congregational Church on Friday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 1. According to the show’s manager, Debbie Turi, it is the longest uninterrupted antique show in the state and possibly the country. It will feature 34 vendors, the […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange School District celebrated a night of student achievement at Orange Preparatory Academy on Tuesday, Jan. 21, with an event called “Dawn of a New Day.” Guests enjoyed music performed by the Orange Preparatory Academy Jazz Band, as well as an opening performance by the Orange High School cheerleaders and a […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — When Irvington’s Municipal Council met in Town Hall on Monday, Jan. 13, it authorized the purchase of computers and accessories for the Irvington Public Safety Department by state contract with SHI International at a cost of $43,309. The Irvington Public Safety Department has been trying to stay ahead of ever-evolving technological advances […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange partnered with the United Way of Greater Newark, East Orange General Hospital and the IRS’s Volunteers in Tax Assistance Program to host a tax preparation site on the first floor of East Orange General Hospital. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was on Monday, Jan. 13. The site will provide free tax […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Residents of Maplewood and South Orange packed the auditorium of Columbia High School on Jan. 20 to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an annual event hosted by the Community Coalition on Race. In a break from the usual tradition, area students were the centerpiece of the ceremony, with CHS students reading […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Township residents and their friends came together Saturday, Jan. 18, for the sixth annual Bloomfield Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, an opportunity for neighbors to make a difference for others. In previous annual days of service, volunteers repainted district school hallways, created a teen area in the public library and collected […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange has found a way to reach out to different cultures internationally. For the first time ever, principals from Fujian Province, China, visited STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges, as part of the Fujian Province High School Principals Delegations on Thursday, Jan. 16. Focused on learning about the STEM curriculum and new […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The town’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony on Jan. 20 honored four town residents at West Orange High School and featured performers from WOHS and the Fountain Baptist Church in Summit. Maurice Stinnett, the vice president of diversity and inclusion for BSE Global, delivered the keynote address. Councilwoman Cindy […]