WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Arts Council board member Amelia Panico demonstrated on May 16 techniques with pastel in “A Class with a Glass” using her photos from her National Park series, part of the current exhibit “3 Women … 3 Perspectives” with Lisa Suss and Heidi Sussman at the West Orange Arts Center, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University celebrated its 160th baccalaureate commencement at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on May 15. Seton Hall graduated 1,465 undergraduate students, making the Class of 2017 the largest in the university’s history. In addition, 1,116 graduate students received master’s and doctorate degrees, making the total graduates for this […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Football players at all levels of the game have a saying — “Next man up” — to describe the mindset for players waiting in the wings to “step up,” when called, on any given day. Young Professionals of East Orange have embraced a similar motto — “Next gen up” — when […]
Mountaineer Mentors look forward to assisting seniors
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Mountaineer Mentors will soon hold a free program in which senior citizens can learn how to use technology that is new to them. The initiative, which will be held at the high school on May 22 and June 12, will teach seniors everything from email to […]
Community discusses race and privilege to raise awareness in order to address racial inequities
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Led by a racially and professionally diverse set of panelists, the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race led a critical community discussion centered around the topic of privilege, and then invited attendees to come up with their own responses and solutions at a May 10 event at The Woodland in Maplewood. In […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Thursday, May 4, Jim Johnson of Montclair, a former U.S. Treasury official and the only black candidate for governor in the Democratic Party primary set for Tuesday, June 6, became the fourth candidate to appear at a meeting of the People’s Organization for Progress at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Newark. During […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The third annual Bloomfield Police Department awards ceremony was held in the council chambers on Monday, May 15. Four kinds of awards were presented for police actions which occurred in 2016: for valor; excellence of duty; a unit award; and the director’s award for an individual. The master of ceremonies was Lt. George […]
ORANGE, NJ — New Orange Recreation Department Director Greg Tynes was among the Orange Township department heads who made a presentation to the South Ward residents who came out to Councilwoman Jamie Summers-Johnson’s community meeting at Heywood Avenue School on Wednesday, April 26. Tynes discussed plans to keep city kids active, interested, off the streets […]
Township wants to wait until jitney route is planned before consulting with affected residents
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The leader of a local advocacy group that pushed for a jitney line covering the Redwood and Pleasantdale neighborhoods last year is now urging the township to consult with residents before finalizing its route. Deena Rubin, founder of the Shuttle Advocates for Redwood and Pleasantdale group, told the West Orange Township […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Township Committee candidate Mike Summersgill believes his recent removal from the Maplewood Pool Advisory Committee directly relates to his run for office, a claim contradictory to the Township Committee’s stated reason. Prior to voting 4-0 for Summersgill’s removal from the pool committee at its May 2 meeting, the Township Committee stressed […]