WEST ORANGE, NJ — Golda Och Academy welcomes 21 new faculty members to the GOA family this fall: Emmy Atlas, Israel educator. Atlas has a Bachelor of Arts in communications from Rutgers University and a post-graduate paralegal certificate from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She has extensive experience teaching Hebrew reading and Judaics, and working with teens […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Returning from vacation and just settling into her morning routine in the East Orange School District, supervisor of educational technology Paulette Salomon was congratulated by a colleague. The colleague told Salomon that she was “such a visionary,” leading the bemused supervisor to check her email. “That’s how I found out,” Salomon […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair State University is growing. As a new school year began Sept. 1, Montclair State — already the second-largest university in New Jersey — welcomed another record-breaking incoming class and the largest total enrollment in its history. The institution welcomed 4,040 students to campus for the fall 2022 semester as part of […]
NEWARK, NJ — Continuing an upward trajectory for the 1920s-era performing arts center as it approaches a century of existence, Newark Symphony Hall announced Aug. 30 that it has received a combined $2.75 million in donations from Prudential Financial and the Mellon Foundation. Prudential contributed $2 million to NSH as part of the performing arts […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. invites the public to attend the annual “Essex County Remembers,” a solemn ceremony at the Essex County Eagle Rock Sept. 11 Memorial that will mark the 21st anniversary of the tragedies in New York; Washington, D.C.; and Pennsylvania. In addition to coming to the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Chorale seeks new members in all voice ranges — soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Weekly rehearsals are held on Tuesdays, starting Sept. 13, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the chapel at the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green, 147 Broad St. in Bloomfield. Singers are invited to come and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Nearly 1,300 staff members from the West Orange School District gathered together for a first-of-its-kind “Infinite Possibilities” celebration on Sept. 1 to provide an uplifting start to the school year. The award-winning Marching Mountaineers made an appearance to perform “We Are the Champions” and members of the boys step team danced […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Choral Society is currently welcoming new members. This enthusiastic community chorus of 40 to 45 members is dedicated to performing great choral music. Rehearsals are Thursday evenings from 8 to 9 p.m. at Glen Ridge Congregational Church, 195 Ridgewood Ave. in Glen Ridge. The first rehearsal of the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Robert Ivker, a cancer specialist and past governor’s appointee to the New Jersey State Commission on Cancer Research, has announced his candidacy for the West Orange Board of Education. His son is a student in the West Orange school system. Ivker has served as chairperson of the Department of Radiation Oncology […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Studio Montclair presents “Pages,” an exhibit of contemporary artists’ books on display from Sept. 9 through Oct. 15 at Studio Montclair Gallery, 127 Bloomfield Ave. in Montclair. An opening reception will take place Sunday, Sept. 11, from 3 to 5 p.m. Artists’ books are publications that have been conceived as artworks in […]