GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The board of trustees of the Glen Ridge Country Club will be deciding a replacement tonight for Michael DeRosa who will be finishing his term as club president. In a recent telephone interview, looking back on 2017, he noted that the highlight was when the club was named NJPGA club of the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Chamber of Commerce has welcomed a new executive director, following the exit of director Brittany Chiles, who led the WOCC for two and a half years. Taking over the position is Jessica Marrone Parkes, a co-owner of TapintoWestOrange.net, as well as TapintoLivingston.net and TapintoWestEssex.net. Chiles is moving on […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Once again local nonprofit Aspiring Kindness Foundation has demonstrated its commitment to the South Orange community in a big way — by providing a $17,000 donation to the South Orange Rescue Squad to make necessary repairs to one of the squad’s ambulances. The donation enables the rescue squad to maintain the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Two Bloomfield firefighters have notified the township that it may be sued because of illegal and harmful working conditions in the Bloomfield Fire Department. Firefighters Steven Malkinski and John Ilaria notified the township March 9 and April 2, respectively. Malkinski alleges that Bloomfield has discriminated against him “over and over again, and has […]
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’ […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — At the April 16 West Orange Board of Education meeting, West Orange High School students and parents protested the implementation of a mandatory SAT prep class, with a group of current freshman asking the BOE to reverse its decision to make the class mandatory. The course, which was approved at the […]
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 […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Symphony presents its spring concert on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. at the South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road. The theme, “Enigmas of Spring,” reflects the mercurial weather experienced so far this year as well as the abundant colors and the transformation of the season. […]
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 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A trip to Manhattan with the South Mountain YMCA shaped Daniel Goldsmith’s life. “As we headed toward Bryant Park, I saw a homeless man lying under some scaffolding, and I remember he had a sign saying ‘Please give me money … I am starving,’” Goldsmith said. The experience moved Goldsmith to action. […]