Belleville American Legion raises funds for area cancer nonprofit

Belleville American Legion raises funds for area cancer nonprofit

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville Post 105 American Legion family, consisting of American Legion Post 105 and Sons of the American Legion Squadron 105, donated $1,500 to the Gail’s Angels Foundation in October from a fundraiser held at the Post 105 annual picnic on  Sept. 17. The Gail’s Angels Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated […]

Lore retires, leaving lasting legacy in Bloomfield

Lore retires, leaving lasting legacy in Bloomfield

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Health and Human Services Director Karen Lore has retired after 34 years of township service. Born in Jersey City, Lore attended Queen of Peace High School in North Arlington and received her Bachelor of Arts from Kean University. Her master’s degree in social work is from Rutgers University. It was while […]

Orange High School to begin job-shadowing program with Cooperman Barnabas

LIVINGSTON / ORANGE, NJ — At its Oct. 11 meeting, the Orange Board of Education approved a memorandum of understanding between the district and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center to facilitate an observation/job-shadowing program for Health Science Career and Technical Education students at Orange High School. Under this program, 10 OHS students would have the opportunity […]

Veterans Day Ruck March in Nutley to raise mental health awareness, food donations

Veterans Day Ruck March in Nutley to raise mental health awareness, food donations

NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley community is invited to take part in the township’s second Veterans Day Ruck March on Friday, Nov. 11, immediately following the annual Veterans Day ceremony. This 5K march, which mimics “true military fashion” as participants carry a 22-pound weighted rucksack or backpack, takes participants through Memorial Park from the World […]

Studio Montclair presents ‘On the Surface’

Studio Montclair presents ‘On the Surface’

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Studio Montclair presents “On the Surface,” a visual exploration of the intersections between and boundaries of two- and three-dimensional planes, on exhibit from Oct. 28 to Nov. 25 at Studio Montclair Gallery, 127 Bloomfield Ave. in Montclair. An opening reception will be Friday, Oct. 28, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. According to […]

Irvington NAACP to hold 41st-anniversary gala

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington NAACP will celebrate its 41st year as a branch of the oldest civil rights organization in America at a gala on Friday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m. at D’Lorice, 665 Stuyvesant Ave. in Irvington. This year’s honorees worked throughout the pandemic to provide supports for the community and to promote […]

Six West Orange High students receive National Merit commendation

Six West Orange High students receive National Merit commendation

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School recently recognized six students who received letters of commendation from the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.  The National Merit Scholarship website notes, “Of the 1.5 million entrants, some 50,000 with the highest PSAT/NMSQT selection index scores in 2021 … qualify for recognition in the National Merit Scholarship […]

Communion breakfast at St. Peter’s celebrates Msgr. Reilly

Communion breakfast at St. Peter’s celebrates Msgr. Reilly

BELLEVILLE, NJ — As is customary during the month of October, the St. Peter’s Confraternity of the Holy Rosary in Belleville once more held its annual Communion breakfast recently. Close to 100 parishioners and friends attended the event at the Chandelier and listened to a keynote speech from Monsignor William J. Reilly, a longtime priest […]

50th reunion for West Orange Mountain HS Class of 1972

50th reunion for West Orange Mountain HS Class of 1972

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Mountain High School Class of 1972 celebrated its 50th reunion on Oct. 15 in Fairfield. A class photo was taken under the original school banner, featuring the Mountain Rams mascot dating to 1960, the year the school opened. The class graduated June 14, 1972, at the former South […]