For nearly 60 years, the Nursery School of Christ Church has been caring for children, from infants to 6 years old. Started unofficially in 1967 as basically a baby-sitting service, according to its present director, Aazhae Coleman, the school has become a learning and socializing center for children from surrounding towns. There are currently 27 […]
Shamshadeen Mayers, the 2023 Essex County Teacher of the Year while at Bloomfield High School, is the new principal at Watsessing Elementary School. A Bloomfield resident, married with three children, he has been an educator for 16 years, the last seven in the district. A 2003 graduate of BHS, prior to his district employment, he […]
The Nikhil Badlani Foundation had a remarkable run of good weather for its biggest event on the calendar: 12 straight years of sunny skies for the STOP for Nikhil 5K. The streak came to an end this year, but rain didn’t stop the West Orange community from heading to West Orange High School for this […]
BLOOMFIELD — The Foley Field Foundation has made an $80,000 donation to the Bloomfield Township Board of Education to be used towards the new concession stand – or “snack shack” – at Foley Field. The donation was presented and accepted at the monthly Board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the School Administration Building. The […]
New Behavioral Threat Assessment Teams that will investigate students if there is a concern they might pose a risk to others was one of the topics covered during a South Orange Maplewood School District online forum on school safety and security. The forum was on Thursday, Sept. 21, and included Ronald Taylor, superintendent of the […]
MAPLEWOOD — Teacher Christina Luzzi’s psychology class at Columbia High School is all about the brain, and one of the first things she wanted her students to know this year is how they can best use their own brains for success in school. That is why last week, Luzzi enlisted Regan Gurung, a psychologist […]
By Yvonne Nambe-Roach Special to the Chronicle If rain is a prophecy of “good fortune,” West Orange Public School System Superintendent Hayden Moore has a bright future. In a filled to capacity room on a rainy Sunday morning, Sept. 10, at the Rock Spring Golf Club, the West Orange African Heritage Organization hosted a “Chat […]
WEST ORANGE — The CJ Morgan Foundation reached its fundraising goal of $50,000 to fully fund the CJ Morgan Law and Legal Studies Endowment at West Point. A golf outing and additional events held at Rock Spring Golf Club on Monday, Aug. 28, and Tuesday, Aug. 29, helped the foundation with its goal. “CJ was […]
With autumn arriving, the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge begins a new season of activities. Already sold out are three community outreach CPR-training classes to be taught by the Glen Ridge Ambulance Squad on Thursday, Sept. 21 and Friday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m. More classes are expected […]
The governor’s office, NJ Transit and the mayor of East Orange are among those expressing concern about Coach USA’s plans to discontinue its O.N.E. bus service through East Orange and surrounding communities. As of Sunday, Oct. 8, the 24, 31 and 44 routes that travel through East Orange, Orange, South Orange, Newark and Elizabeth will […]