Parisi, Krakoviak continue to disagree on whether or not to charge for jitney
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Though a misunderstanding earlier this month caused residents to believe otherwise, Mayor Robert Parisi assured the West Orange Chronicle that the township’s planned sixth jitney route will include both the Redwood and Pleasantdale sections of West Orange. Parisi — who apparently referred to a “Pleasantdale jitney” at a March 6 Realtors […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — As part of a restoration effort, the Academy Heights Neighborhood Association, with the support of the South Orange Village, has renamed Memorial Park on Valley Street in South Orange “Founders Park” in homage to the town’s founding families, who are buried there. At its March 13 meeting, the South Orange Board […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Seton Hall University invites the community to “Japan Week 2017: Lighting Up The Spirit of Japan” from Monday, March 27, through Friday, March 31. Japan Week strives to build a bridge between cultures that will enable the sharing […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The city of East Orange and the Recreation Department, under the supervision of Director Osner Charles, screened the critically acclaimed documentary “Searching for Shaniqua,” produced and directed by Essex County native Phil Branch, at the Cicely Tyson Performing and Fine Arts Theater on Friday, March. 10. According to Charles, the film […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — JFS MetroWest and Livingston High School will offer a free screening of “The Hunting Ground” on Wednesday, April 5, at 7 p.m. at the Livingston High School, 30 Robert Harp Drive in Livingston. This event is free and open to the community thanks to support by the Livingston Home & School Association, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia announced Monday, March 13, his slate of council candidates for the upcoming June primary. Jenny Mundell will be running for the 1st Ward council seat; Councilman Nicholas Joanow for the 2nd Ward seat, and Sarah Cruz for 3rd Ward seat. “Jenny, Nick and Sarah are exactly the kind […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Department of Health has received funding to conduct an audit of the accessibility of parks, schools, and mass transit destinations by pedestrians and bicyclers. The money is part of a Partners in Health “Healthy Communities” grant for $20,000. “We’re going to actually study walking paths,” said Karen Lore, the health department […]
Top WOHS artists show their work at West Orange Arts Center, display skill, depth and innovation
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Visitors to the West Orange Arts Center will have the chance to experience the work of West Orange High School’s Advanced Placement art students in a new exhibit that runs now through April 23. The exhibit, which will hold a special reception with the artists Friday, March 31, features 40 of […]
BOE chops elementary Spanish, vows to ‘reimagine’ it
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education approved the proposed preliminary budget for the 2017-18 school year, leaving a more than $500,000 shortfall for the school district to make up, despite the fact that taxes will increase by 3.56 percent and the banked cap from the 2014-15 school year will […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” this year’s spring musical at West Orange High School, is a dazzling display of light, color and talent that is sure to please audience members of all ages. The talented cast brings to life the adventures of Ariel the mermaid, who falls in love with a human […]