Sarah Jane Densen turned 100 this week. “She eats a relentlessly healthy diet, exercises regularly and remains both engaged and prayerful,” said her son Rob Densen. “These things really work.” Sarah said her philosophy of life is “to whenever and wherever possible, make someone’s life a little easier” and her secret to a long life […]
A Glen Ridge student was among those selected to be a guest at Gov. Phil Murphy’s 2024 State of the State address. Sabrina Rose Charles is a senior honors student at the Rutgers University School of Nursing in New Brunswick, who developed a passion for service at a young age that continues to shape her […]
The South Orange Public Library expanded and downsized within weeks of each other. On Nov. 29, the library joined the Bergen County Cooperative Library System, a consortium of libraries in Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic Counties, which gives South Orange patrons access to a vast digital collection. Just a couple of weeks later, the SOPL […]
Bloomfield held its annual Martin Luther King Jr. observation on Monday, Jan. 15, at the New Light Baptist Church on Dewey Street. The emcee was Councilwoman Nina Davis who has been at the helm for 10 years. She acknowledged former Councilman Bernard Hamilton who brought about a consciousness and acceptance that the King holiday should […]
Seton Hall University recently hosted the first inaugural New Jersey Higher Education Mental Health Summit. Staff from more than 40 New Jersey colleges and universities and mental health experts from across the country came together to share best practices to support college students. More than 500 participants were there and more than 350 professionals and […]
Mosaic Dance Theater Co., which last year celebrated its 20th anniversary, is in the preliminary stages of creating a dance performance to conjure the splendor and majesty of the Alhambra, a 13th century palace-city built by the Moors and overlooking Granada, Spain. The company, located in Glen Ridge, is dedicated to the preservation of the […]
Luna Stage will host the world premiere of “RIFT or White Lies,” a play about the relationship between a progressive writer and his white supremacist brother. Two brothers–one a progressive novelist, the other a convicted murderer and high-ranking member of a white supremacist prison gang–are united through their traumatic childhood. Now adults, these men navigate […]
The past year has been a tough one for the South Orange Maplewood School District. “This past year, it was a lot of work,” said Kaitlin Wittleder, whose term as Board of Education president just expired. And while it’s been a rough year for the district, Wittleder wants to leave feeling like she moved […]
By Trey Williams Special to The Record-Trascript New Jersey is home to nearly two million immigrants and refugees. There is, however, significant inconsistency in the educational attainment of immigrant communities, particularly in Essex County. The percentage of Immigrants who have completed high school is 86% but only 36.7% pursue higher education. In Newark, with a […]
The Archdiocese of Newark is planning on having the vacant convent at St. Thomas the Apostle Church converted into residential housing. Empty for about 10 years, since the Sisters of Charity of Elizabeth withdrew from the school and parish, parishioners were informed of this development in a letter by Pastor Larry Fama, in August. “When […]