Musicians from Cicely Tyson High School won two prestigious awards at the 2023 Heritage Worldstrides Music Festival in Nashville, Tennessee. The program took a gold medal in the jazz band category and a silver in the symphonic band contest and has been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City and for the […]
Richard E. Koehler Special to Essex News Daily I am often asked, “When are ‘they’ going to put the statue back up on St. John’s School? We miss seeing it.” On the highest point in the City of Orange stands the Church of St. John the Evangelist, the Catholic Mother Church of the Oranges. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — It started in the front rows of the 400-seat auditorium. Students began chanting “Where’s Mr. Bolivar? …Where’s Mr. Bolivar?” Within a moment’s breath, the rest of the auditorium joined in, chanting, ”Where’s Mr. Bolivar?” Where’s Mr. Bolivar?” The chant grew louder and louder, voices rising in unison and eyes glued to […]
One day a few years ago, Trinity Davis-Floyd’s older brothers didn’t want to play with her so she went to find her dad to lodge a complaint and found him doing laundry. Anthony Floyd had a pile of socks waiting to be paired up, and he told her to jump into it like it was […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A cohort of high school recruits at S.T.E.M. Academy participated in a new drone certification pilot program that will lead to internships and possible jobs in a fast-growing industry. The program, a partnership between the East Orange School District and Alpha Drones USA, is one of a few in the state […]
EAST ORANGE — A “Gospel in the City” Community Festival is planned for Saturday, June 10, at East Orange Campus High School Field. “Gospel music is an integral part of our community’s culture and has influenced music of all genres, including House, R&B, Hip-Hop, Neo-Soul and Contemporary Pop. Music is one of life’s great connectors […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — One day a few years ago, Trinity Davis-Floyd’s older brothers didn’t want to play with her so she went to find her dad to lodge a complaint and found him doing laundry. Anthony Floyd had a pile of socks waiting to be paired up, and he told her to jump into […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Sixth-graders at Cicely Tyson Middle School wrote more than 100 letters to East Orange Mayor Ted Green, expressing their concerns about ocean pollution and sea level rise in the hopes he would respond. The letter writing was a culminating activity for the semester’s topic of study in English Language Arts and […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, and auxiliary bishops and archdiocesan priests, will celebrate Memorial DayMasses at seven cemeteries throughout Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties. The Memorial Day Masses on Monday, May 29, at 11 a.m. will honor the memory of fallen heroes, acknowledge the service of veterans and […]
EAST ORANGE,NJ — Three students from East Orange STEM Academy will be joining other middle and high-school students from across the country to compete at the National History Day Contest June 11-15 at the University of Maryland in College Park. At the week–long event, the three will do a performance piece that earned them top […]