BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Established a year apart in the 1940s, Bloomfield Boy Scout troops 22 and 23 are currently the only remaining Boy Scout troops in the township. A recent demise of a Bloomfield troop was Troop 2 which met at the Church on the Green. Troops 22 and 23 meet at the St. Thomas Church […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The second NJCPTA Reflections Art Show was held at Liberty Middle School on Jan. 28 to award students placing in the national competition. This year’s theme was “What is Your Story?” and featured several types of art to reflect West Orange students in kindergarten through 12th grade, including pencil, crayon, watercolor, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Black History Month is a time of celebration and reflection on a culture rich in almost any area you can name. It’s a time to highlight the many contributions of well-known blacks and how those contributions have changed and enhanced the nation and the world. Plans to celebrate Black History Month […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 12th annual Mid-Atlantic Indoor Network Winter Guard Competition was held at West Orange High School on Jan. 28, kicking off competition season for the Mountaineers and more than 25 competing teams across the region. Hundreds of spectators attended the competition and enjoyed not only the performances but the intermissions, jumping […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — With the threats to reproductive health care access becoming ever more real, according to a press release from NCJW/Essex, a program on Thursday, Jan. 26, “The Information Void: A Discussion of Reproductive Health Education,” drew a crowd of 200 people ready to take action. The program, sponsored by more than 20 organizations […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — interACT Theatre Productions presents “Rasheeda Speaking,” a Pocket Theatre Production benefiting the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race, for three performances this weekend at the Baird, 5 Mead St. in South Orange. Performances on Friday, Feb. 10, and Saturday, Feb. 11, begin at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday matinee on Feb. […]
ORANGE, NJ — Attempts to both change the Orange School District from a Type 1 appointed board to Type 2 elected board and then change it back to its original status have left residents questioning the priorities of the Orange Board of Education. In November 2016, according to the Essex County Clerk’s Office, 3,899 Orange […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley Music Booster Association held a fundraiser, Taste of the World II, on Saturday, Jan. 21, at Good Shepherd Academy. It was a BYOB event, and a large crowd turned out to support Nutley High School musical education. “Last year, this was at the Elks Club,” said NMBA President Suzanne Harabedian. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — According to recent information from the New Jersey Department of Education, while New Jersey’s overall graduation rates went up slightly, West Orange’s went down slightly. As reported by the DOE, West Orange High School’s adjusted cohort graduation rate has stayed fairly level for the past four years, though it hit a […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Bloomfield dramatist will be having a world premiere of her play at Luna Stage, in West Orange, this month. Nikkole Salter, a Los Angeles native and township resident since 2008, has written a play titled, “Indian Head.” According to Luna Stage, the work was commissioned in partnership with the NJPAC Stage Exchange, […]