EAST ORANGE, NJ — In the wake a shooting spree in an Orlando, Fla., nightclub on Sunday, June 12; a sit-in on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Rep. John Lewis, on Wednesday, June 22, to protest the failure of Congress to pass new gun control legislation; and the shooting death […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Inspired by the Nubian Quilter’s exhibition of quilts, “Common Heritage: Uncommon Quilts,” at the Crane House and Historic YWCA in Montclair, the Montclair Historical Society, the Friends of the West Orange Public Library and West Orange Arts Council teamed up on Sunday, June 26, to host a poetry reading in response to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall University College of Communication and the Arts Brownson Speech and Debate Team’s year culminated with a strong finish at the National Forensics Association Tournament at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. Megan Ferguson, Stephanie Gomulka and Siobhan McGirl were awarded ninth place overall in the President’s II Division. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Campus High School held its commencement ceremony in Paul Robeson Stadium on Thursday, June 23, and according to three of the 340 members of the class, the long-awaited graduation day lived up to all their expectations. “I’m happy; I’m proud I made it,” said Shaneeyah Thomas, 19, on Thursday, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council voted 4-1 to approve a resolution awarding a contract to JTG Construction Inc. of Newark to build the bus driveway and parking lot expansion at Gregory Elementary School during its June 14 meeting. JTG Construction won the contract after bidding $364,862 for the project. That amount […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Two-hundred and forty-six eighth-graders bade farewell to Roosevelt Middle School and hello to high school at their graduation ceremony on June 20, attended by family members and honored guests Superintendent Jeff Rutzky and retiring Assistant Superintendent Donna Rando. Graduating students, parents and guests were greeted by RMS Principal Lionel Hush, who […]
TRENTON, NJ — According to a press release from the administration of Gov. Chris Christie, Secretary of Higher Education Rochelle Hendricks has sent the Legislature her certified list of 35 higher education capital construction project grants that will boost technology, support the health sciences, and renovate laboratories and classrooms at 32 institutions across the state. […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced June 29 that Shawn Custis, 45, of Newark was sentenced to life in prison, plus five years, by presiding Essex County Criminal Division Judge Ronald Wigler for brutally assaulting a mother during a home invasion robbery. On June 1, an Essex County jury convicted […]
ORANGE, NJ — Lounie Germain, the valedictorian of the Orange High School Class of 2016 loves her class, her school and the city of Orange, as she said in her valedictory speech at the school’s commencement ceremony at the Richard Codey Arena in West Orange on Friday, June 24. “I love Orange because this is […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School held its 137th commencement ceremony in the Richard Codey Arena in West Orange on Thursday, June 23. Keia Smith was the valedictorian of the Irvington High School Class of 2016, and the guest speaker was music writer, producer and Irvington High School alumnus Al Sherrod Lambert. “Statistics show that public […]