EAST ORANGE, NJ — On Wednesday, June 23, Mayor Ted R. Green announced the winners of the East Orange Father’s Day Student Essay Contest. The contest, which launched in early June, tasked students in grades 3-8 to submit a one-page essay describing why they love their dad or father figure. The first-place winner received a […]
ORANGE, NJ — In a momentous reassertion of tradition before family and friends in the wake of the pandemic, the 2021 Orange High School commencement ceremony was celebrated Wednesday evening, June 23, at the Richard Codey Arena. The event began with the procession of seniors and dignitaries entering the arena to an astounding rendition of […]
ORANGE, NJ — On June 17, Orange High School celebrated the students who took the STAMP language proficiency test in reading, writing, listening and speaking and earned their Seal of Biliteracy. Photos Courtesy of the Orange Public School District
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Joining the long list of those celebrating Juneteenth, East Orange honored the national holiday by holding a flag raising on June 19 at City Hall, with many elected officials in attendance. Commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth is now recognized as an official national holiday. Councilwoman Alicia […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange’s Rashad Adams Jr., center, caught the most fish in the boys ages 1-5 category at the Essex County Fishing Derby at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange on Thursday, June 17. He caught 13 fish. Presenting the award are Caitlin Sharp, left, from Turtle Back Zoo and […]
ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Deputy Parks Director Kate Hartwyk, left, and program coordinator Jackie Matthews, right, present awards to, from left, Julia Harris from Florham Park and Makenna Moore from Orange, who caught the most fish in the girls ages 6-10 category at the Essex County Fishing Derby in Monte Irvin Orange Park in […]
ORANGE, NJ — On June 16, Central Elementary School students and families enjoyed a “field day,” with relay races, egg and spoon toss races, freeze dancing, chalk drawing and more at the Orange school.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Orange’s Elizabeth Ildefonso, center, from Orange caught the most fish in the girls ages 1-5 category at the Essex County Fishing Derby at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange on Thursday, June 17. She caught 10 fish. Presenting the award are Caitlin Sharp, left, from Turtle Back Zoo and […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Theresa Maughan, a social studies teacher at East Orange STEM Academy and a 2021 Essex County Teacher of the Year Award finalist, has also been nominated for the Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award in the senior division of the National History Day national contest. The award is sponsored by […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Blue Onyx Companies, an integrated commercial real estate development and management company, broke ground June 15 on its “14 Summit” multifamily complex in the heart of East Orange. The ground-up, five-story residential building with 78 units will transform two lots and create a new campus — which includes the adjacent “18 […]