EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Rotary Club of East Orange is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser from now through June 1 to raise funds for the club’s community initiatives. The Rotary Club of East Orange will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, used and new shoes collected; the […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — As schools across the nation regain their cadence with the return to in-person learning and the reduction in mandates, the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation celebrates its 2022 list of Best Communities for Music Education. Now in its 23rd year, the 2022 program has recognized 738 school districts across 44 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — At its April 26 meeting, the West Orange Township Council approved a resolution that authorizes the sale and purchase agreement, between the township and West Orange Senior Housing LLC, of the West Orange Public Library building on Mount Pleasant Avenue, advancing the process of moving the library to the Executive Drive […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In the Bloomfield Gifted and Talented Program for elementary school students, lunchtime can also be an opportunity for nourishment of the mind for students who excel beyond the standard core curriculum. According to Paul Alban, a fifth-grade teacher at Brookdale Elementary School and the district coordinator for the Gifted and Talented Program, […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Two separate ethics complaints have been filed against current and former members of the South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education, with a court hearing scheduled for July 11 and a second hearing on July 13 if necessary. Current board members Elissa Malespina and Johanna Wright filed ethics charges against board […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Following up a successful football season last fall, South Orange resident Jordan Fishback continues his strong junior year at Montclair Kimberley Academy as a standout defenseman this spring for the Cougars lacrosse team. Fishback entered recent action with a pair of goals and 34 ground balls for MKA which has put […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University and the Universidad de los Andes, aka Uniandes, in Colombia have formed a partnership designed to facilitate collaboration between the two institutions as part of their membership in the International Federation of Catholic Universities. The formal partnership is anticipated to lead to innovations in research and educational practice, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange residents Evan Grossman and Liam Hall are helping to lead the Montclair Kimberley Academy boys lacrosse team, serving as two of the quad captains for the Cougar laxmen who have been going through the rigors of a challenging season against one of the stronger schedules faced by any Non-Public […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Garden Club members outside their greenhouse behind Town Hall this past Saturday, April 30, load a truck with club-produced plants destined for the club’s 85th annual plant sale. Four truckloads were sent on their way, carrying 8,000 plants to the parking lot of the Maplewood Community Pool on Boyden Avenue, where […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School sophomore Makayla Rivera will receive a New Jersey Governor’s Award in Arts Education for 2022 at an awards ceremony on May 26. Rivera will receive her award for a poem. She was nominated by the NAACP of the Oranges and Maplewood’s ACT-SO Program for the Humanities following […]