The Office of the State Comptroller has accused the Township of Irvington of keeping sloppy accounting records, ignoring auditor’s recommendations and tolerating obvious conflicts of interest. Township Business Administrator Musa A. Malik said the state report is based on information they found in 2009 and 2011, which was three years before he was appointed to […]
Orange High School’s Naval Junior ROTC held its annual inspection on March 5, welcoming a former Navy commander to preside over the high school students in the program. In its seventh year, the NJROTC boasts 102 cadets, some of whom have gone on to military service. The inspection honors the cadets who have won awards […]
EAST ORANGE — A Homeless Prevention and Response team has been created by the city to help people in danger of losing their homes and those who are already homeless. Mayor Ted R. Green on Thursday introduced an expansion of his Mayor’s Homeless Initiative, which was created in 2020 to address the issue of chronic […]
MAPLEWOOD — Sharon Shepard Levine and Lori Brown Mirabal met at Clinton Elementary School where both had children enrolled as students. That meeting led to a 20-year-effort to create what has become an award-winning documentary called “Gabriel’s Daughter, The Life and Legacy of Clara Brown.” The documentary reflects on the life and legacy of freed […]
West Orange and Maplewood both held Ramadan ceremonies over the weekend. A steady rain could not dampen the Ramadan celebration in West Orange on Saturday. Mayor Susan McCartney spoke at the event, thanking the organizers and the Department of Public Works for helping to set up the display of the Crescent moon in front of […]
The warrant that led to the arrest of Columbia High School Principal Frank Sanchez this week provides some details of the encounter between Sanchez and a student that led to the charges against him. Sanchez turned himself in this week at the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and was charged with one count of second degree […]
The Glen Ridge Middle School Drama Club will present, “Emma: A Pop Musical,” on Friday, March 15, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, March 16, at 1 p.m. The show is based on the eponymous 1815 Jane Austen novel and involves the title character who fancies herself a matchmaker, particularly for her friend, Harriet. But given […]
MAPLEWOOD — Jazz guitarist and composer Stephane Wrembel has announced that he is releasing a three-part recording series on Water Is Life Records, available on CD and all major streaming platforms on April 12. The series is titled Triptych Phase I, Triptych Phase II and Triptych Phase III, and it was recorded at Windmill Agency […]
WEST ORANGE — To end Black History Month on a high note, the West Orange Board of Education recognized the award-winning Step teams, a published poet, and a beloved mathematics teacher retiring after three decades of teaching at Edison and Roosevelt Middle Schools during the Feb. 26 meeting. Conflict Resolution and Student Affairs Coordinator and […]
A state-wide arts event is set for April 19-21 with East Orange as a central hub. The inaugural Garden State Art Weekend will spotlight renowned institutions and undiscovered gems that contribute to New Jersey’s artistic landscape, according to a press release from organizers, which said that art lovers and the art curious are invited to […]