WEST ORANGE — Several West Orange Elementary Schools held special events to recognize “Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day” on Nov. 14. In the battle for desegregation, six-year-old Ruby Bridges was caught in the middle on on Nov. 14, 1960 as the first African American child to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, […]
An open house was held earlier this month to share plans for the first portion of the Greenway project that will transform a nine-mile stretch of former rail line in Essex and Hudson counties into a linear recreational and transit corridor. Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced that the first section to […]
A joint capital campaign is underway between the First Presbyterian Church of Bloomfield, or the Church on the Green, and a relatively new entity: the Sanctuary on the Green Arts, Cultural & Community Alliance. The purpose of this partnership is the restoration of the church sanctuary, which will become a shared cultural facility for Bloomfield, […]
Mary Moore Mason grew up in the days of segregation in Kentucky where she felt “a real push” to be a Southern Belle. She was, however, a “bit of a renegade,” she said, before recounting a date that was arranged by an aunt. Her aunt introduced her to what she described as a “nice Christian […]
MAPLEWOOD — The house was full for the second edition of the MAPSO Family Follies Talent Show, which included serious singing, humourous dancing, unicycling riding, juggling and comedy. The evening was presented by the Maplewood Department of Arts and Cultures and co-produced by Tori Chickering and Sybil Rogers. Auditions were held in October and all […]
The Two Towns Turkey Trot, presented by the Seth Boyden Parent Teachers Association (PTA) was held on Saturday in South Mountain Reservation. About 350 people ran in the 3.1 mile race and another 100 more participated in a kids fun run. Runners ranged in age from 2 to 84, with the youngest in the under […]
The life and legacy of East Orange native John Amos was celebrated last week at The Cicely L. Tyson School of Performing Arts. Amos was best known for his role as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries “Roots” and for portraying James Evans Sr. on the television series “Good Times.” In addition to […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Maplewood resident Eva Sieger has excelled as a sophomore on the rise for the Montclair Kimberley Academy field hockey team, which finished with a superb 16-7 record following a 5-0 loss to second-seeded Oak Knoll (Summit) in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Non-Public, North Jersey state tournament sectional semifinals on […]
EAST ORANGE — A newly renovated Isaiah House was unveiled last week. “We are hoping to move the first family in, in the next two weeks,” said Zammeah Bivins-Gibson, executive director of Isaiah House. Isaiah House, which was founded in 1988, has served tens of thousands of homeless and at-risk families including people living with […]
The Bloomfield High School Robotics Team had a rummage sale on Saturday, Nov. 16. The team is a member of the FIRST Robotic Competition League, FIRST being an acronym for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. The proceeds from the rummage sale were to offset the $6,000 competition costs of participating in the […]