New York Jets player Solomon Thomas visits school in partnership with STOMP Out Bullying
ORANGE, NJ— STOMP Out Bullying, in partnership with New York Jets and Jets defensive tackle Solomon Thomas, co-founder of The Defensive Line, are proud to kickoff the 18th Annual World Bullying Prevention Month with the donation of a new custom Wellness Room for students at Orange High School. The check presentation was held at Orange […]
EAST ORANGE — Residents of Orange and East Orange walked together on Saturday to raise awareness and support for breast cancer awareness. The event was co-sponsored by the City of East Orange and the City of Orange Township in partnership with the East Orange High School Class of 1988 to support the American Cancer Society […]
ORANGE — On the last Wednesday of every month, a group of about 25 elegantly dressed women meet for lunch in a classic Italian restaurant to laugh, catch up and learn. It started about three years ago after Sue McElroy’s husband passed away. “We all showed up to support her,” said Shirley Hendricks, who organizes […]
EAST ORANGE — A press conference was held Monday outside City Hall to show support for Haitian immigrants in the wake of unfounded accusations that pets were being abducted and eaten in an Ohio town. Mayor Ted R. Green, members of the city council, Haitian community leaders from East Orange and neighboring towns all participated […]
Latino Festival was held in Monte Irvin Park in Orange last weekend. The event was part of the Essex County Free Summer Music Concert Series. It included numerous acts over the two days of the event plus food trucks, vendors, dancing, activities for kids and recognition of the various countries that produce Latin culture.
By Charlie Brannick Special to the Chronicle When two high schools from neighboring towns play each other it often winds up being called a “rivalry game.” When Orange and West Orange take to the field Fridy night, it will be the 60th year since October 1964 when the then West Orange Cowboys and the Orange […]
A student from Orange was one of four New Jersey’s high school students to be named 2024 Student Leaders by Bank of America . The students, all rising seniors, will have the opportunity to gain valuable workforce skills through an eight-week paid internship at a nonprofit organization in their immediate community, while earning competitive wages, […]
The Orange Police Department reported suspending one officer during the 2023 calendar year, according to a report released last week by the state Attorney General’s Office. Officer Lamar Payne was suspended for six days for abuse of sick time, specifically for taking more than his allotted time, as well as showing a pattern of calling […]
ORANGE — A grand reopening was held for Splash Park at the Central Playground last week, about three years after it closed following flooding caused by Hurricane Ida. “We had a lot of kids, we served food, several of the summer camps were here, the mayor, council members, it was a great day,” said Department […]
Volora Howell discovered she could sing at the age of 9, belting out “People” by Barbra Streisand, at a cousin’s house. “They were shocked I was able to hit those notes naturally. I had a gift,” said Howell, who has been living in Orange the past 37 years. Growing up in Newark, she began singing […]