EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange is a Democratic Party stronghold and this wasn’t lost on any of the victors of the Democratic primary on Tuesday, June 6, when East Orange City Council Chairman and 3rd Ward Councilman Ted Green received more than 90 percent of the vote against challengers John Thompson Jr. and Kenwyn […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education officially acknowledged that Thomas A. Edison Middle School’s “focus school” status has been removed and was notified that the school had met all eligibility requirements as of June 30. New Jersey defines a focus school as having “the overall lowest subgroup performance, a graduation rate […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University announced a partnership with Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers on Monday, Sept. 18, officially signing an agreement that will go into effect in August 2018 for the 2018-2019 school year. The nonprofit organization is a teacher mentoring program that launched 23 years ago to address the teacher diversity gap […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Sodexo, the food service provider for the West Orange School District, answered a call for help from the Holy Trinity-West Orange Food Pantry and provided several cases of food to be distributed to its members. Board of Education member Laura Lab saw a post on social media started by residents and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge Country Club held a party on Friday, Sept. 15, to celebrate having been named the NJ Professional Golfers’ Association 2017 Club of the Year. The club has recently completed a $12 million upgrade of its facilities that included a new Golf and Tennis Pro Shop. The NJPGA also awarded the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Omar Bilal and the Friends of Irvington Park joined forces with Imam Wahy-ud Deen Shareef of the Warith-uhd Deen mosque in Newark, the Embrace Relief nonprofit organization and volunteers from the Edep Academy Home School and After School Program to host a food giveaway at the D. Bilal Community Center in Irvington […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Friends of the West Orange Public Library will be hosting its second Fall Book Sale on Saturday, Sept. 23, and Sunday, Sept. 24, with 10,000 books, CDs and DVDs on sale for prices between $0.50 and $3. All genres will be on sale in the lower level of the library […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — For both seasoned viewers of classic films and those who enjoy social commentary from unique sources, there is something for everyone in the newest film series focusing on female directors at “La Cinematheque Film Club,” hosted by South Orange filmmaker Gerard Amsellem at the South Orange Performing Arts Center and the […]
ORANGE, NJ — Lucy Diura and the Orange Italian American Organization hosted the 16th annual Italian American Street Festival in the city’s Little Italy section, located at and around the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Mechanic Street in the West Ward, on Saturday, Sept. 9, and Sunday, Sept. 10. “We have our 16th annual Italian […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Halpin-Bitecola Brookdale Funeral Home, in Bloomfield, has received a 2017 Pursuit of Excellence Award from the National Funeral Directors Association. Only 165 firms from around the world received this recognition, placing Halpin-Bitecola Brookdale Funeral Home among an elite group of funeral-service providers. Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients raise the bar on funeral […]