SOUTH ORANGE — Seton Hall University will offer a one-credit workshop on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in honor of the revered advocate for racial justice and social change. The day-long event will take place on Monday, Jan. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be done virtually through Microsoft Teams. The […]
The Columbia High School girls fencing team finished second overall out of 50 schools at the 44th Santelli Championships at Drew University in Madison on Sunday, Jan. 12. Chatham won the team title for the third year in a row. CHS took third place in epee. Seniors Tia Goodson, Dilinna Oraedu and Sarla Iyengar comprised […]
Nutley, NJ [December 19, 2024] — Proponent Federal Credit Union, a financial partner in Nutley for over 50 years, announces the launch of its Early Pay Direct Deposit Program. This new initiative allows Proponent members to access direct deposit funds up to two days earlier. It enhances the suite of […]
Irvington High School alumnus Adon Shuler will be playing for the national championship next week. Shuler, a 6-foot, 200-pound sophomore safety, will take the field with the University of Notre Dame football team in the College Football Playoff championship on Monday, Jan. 20, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The seventh-seeded Fighting Irish (14-1 record) […]
West Orange native Cody Simon will lead the eighth-seeded Ohio State University Buckeyes (13-2 record) in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday, Jan. 20, against seventh-seeded University of Notre Dame (14-1) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. A 6-foot-2, 235-pound senior linebacker, Simon has been a force […]
Turning Point Community Services is reconfiguring and expanding its Servants House shelter facility. Grants from the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey and the Schumann Fund for New Jersey have enabled the organization to expand its services to include a Clinical and Supportive Services Division, alongside a new Housing Assistance Program. “This will help us make […]
EAST ORANGE —The East Orange School District has been awarded the Women and Minorities in Construction grant from the New Jersey Department of Labor. The grant, totaling more than $400,000, will significantly enhance career opportunities for students by supporting The Path Career Academy, according to a press release from the district. In partnership with the […]
The West Orange Township Council selected Joe Krakoviak as council president and swore in a new member at their first meeting of the new year on Jan. 6. The Council Chambers were filled to near capacity as family, friends, and supporters witnessed the ceremony. Krakoviak, who was elected in November, was administered the Oath of […]
Mark the 25th of this month on the calendar. That is when the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge, established in 1905, will host the Mayor’s Gala and kick off the centennial of the dedication of its clubhouse. “I think of this building as a big golden ticket for our community,” said Susan Costa, the club […]
Recently inaugurated, a squad of Bloomfield High School girls called the Lady Bengalettes have taken to the gym floor during boys and girls basketball games to energize fans with majorette dancing. According to the group’s founder and advisor, Dorcas Allen, a business education teacher at the school, majorette dance combines a variety of styles — […]