NEWARK, NJ — In October, the Newark Board of Education welcomed back Marianne Belsky, chief academic officer for the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University, along with chief administrative officer Nicole Sutliffe, who provided the staff of Bruce Street School for the Deaf and the staff of the Technology High School Deaf […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation in South Orange planned a weekend retreat in the Poconos for young families to connect, make new family friends and have some seasonal fun. To keep members engaged during the technology sabbath, Rabbi Abigail Treu, Cantor Eliana Kissner and education director Gavin Hirsch provided many interactive programs for […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Mark your calendar for Saturday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. That’s when Giants of Jazz, an annual jazz festival featuring nearly 30 performers, returns to the South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, for the first time since 2019. Produced by Grammy-winning producer John Lee, this year’s 23rd event honors […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. dedicated memorial busts of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and U.S. Rep. Peter Rodino in the lobby of the Essex County Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Building in Newark on Tuesday, Nov. 1. “We have named buildings and fields and created statues and […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Symphony Hall, New Jersey’s largest black-led arts and entertainment venue, has announced the appointment of Talia L. Young as interim CEO following the resignation of president and CEO Taneshia Nash Laird, who is stepping down next month after four years. With a background in government affairs, economic development and entrepreneurship, Young […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The award-winning West Orange High School Marching Mountaineers ended their competitive season on a high note. The Marching Mountaineers competed on Oct. 29 in the Bands of America New Jersey Regional Championship at Rutgers University, where they qualified for the finals competition for only the second time in school history, finishing […]
CHATHAM, NJ — The Governor’s STEM Scholars recently announced the admission of Isabella Castillo, Ashley Diaz Saguay, Alexandria Hall, Emmanuel Ishola and Mrunmayi Joshi, all of Newark; Alexis Halm-Owoo, of South Orange; Kosisochi Okaro, of Montclair; and Jeffrey Xu and Daisy Yao, both of Livingston, into the 2022-2023 class. The cohort is made up of […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange resident Vashti White turned 106 on Nov. 3. In a drive-by celebration, she was feted by Mayor Ted R. Green and her family and friends. On behalf of the city of East Orange, Green gifted White with a personal portrait by artist Kojo Aidoo, a bouquet of flowers, and […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Mercy House, a resource and referral center operated by the Archdiocese of Newark’s Respect Life Office, distributed more than 300 free coats and other winter wear to children and adults in need during its annual Coats and Candy Giveaway on Oct. 25. Though the event did not officially begin until 11 […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Rachel Coalition, the domestic violence division of Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ, hosted its annual community education luncheon — previously known as the Women to Women Luncheon — on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael in Springfield. The event featured Katrina Brownlee who was abused, shot 10 times and […]