EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange City Hall hosted an open house displaying a collection of rare African artifacts and sculptures by attorney and private art collector Robert Taylor on Saturday, Feb. 11. Large, ornate masks and life-size statues adorn the first and second floors of City Hall in a museum-worthy special exhibition that captures […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Healing, learning and mental health were the themes of the day for the East Orange School District on Monday, Feb. 6. East Orange Superintendent AbdulSaleem Hasan, in partnership with the Urban Assembly, and the founder of The Black Man Can non-profit organization, Brandon Frame, presented “The State of SEL in the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss hosted a Valentine’s Day event for the senior community at the Chris Gatling Recreation Center on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Guests include state Sen. Renee Burgess, Councilwoman Jamillah Beasley and October Hudley, who wished the seniors a happy Valentine’s Day. New Senior Center managers Shante Burr and Christian Harris organized […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield internet travelers are in for a treat. A considerable number of vintage photographs of the township from the negatives of renowned American painter Charles Warren Eaton, 1857-1937, a former 63 Monroe Place resident, have been digitally processed and downloaded into the website, CharlesWarrenEaton.org, under the heading “Bloomfield.” The transformation was accomplished […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The board of trustees of the Glen Ridge Public Library decided at its public meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to reject all appeals by a group of borough residents who sought to remove or limit access to six books they considered inappropriate for children. A seventh library book, whose content was […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society-New Jersey Chapter hosted a genealogy seminar to help black residents trace their ancestral history on Sunday, Feb. 12, at the DeHart Center. Janice Cross-Gilyard, now in her second term as president of the AAHGS-NJ, has made it her life’s work to help people trace their […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Challenges to cannabis approval was the theme of the West Orange Township Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The ordinance in question allows four cannabis businesses to open in West Orange, as long as they are at least 200 feet away from parks, schools and places of worship. The ordinance also […]
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Performing Arts Center, in collaboration with the Newark Public Library, will present Philip Roth Unbound, a weekend-long festival that will celebrate, challenge and explore the life, legacy and work of novelist and Newark native Philip Roth, on what would have been his 90th birthday weekend. Beginning Friday, March 17, and […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A former teacher in the South Orange-Maplewood School District filed a lawsuit against the district, saying she was asked to teach a class that included special education students but was not provided the proper amount of paraprofessionals to assist her which exacerbated her anxiety disorder. Sarah Barlow, who taught kindergarten at […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex Edwina, Turtle Back Zoo’s resident groundhog, saw her shadow and is predicting another six weeks of colder weather. Essex Edwina made her prediction during Turtle Back’s annual Groundhog Day celebration on Feb. 2. She took over prognostication duties from her cousin Essex Ed last year. Essex Edwina also predicted the […]