“Trauma” is a melancholy song about fear, stemming from a dark childhood experience. It’s a true story about Carl Brister’s first-hand experience of sexual abuse as a child. “I processed it over time,” Brister said. “When I wrote the song, I came to understand that often traumatic situations relegate us to stay in dark and […]
By Paul Brubaker Special to the News Record MAPLEWOOD — Board of Education members approved a $182 million budget for the 2024-2025 school year that eliminates fewer positions than was initially projected while providing funding for improved technology, security, and access and equity efforts. The revised spending plan, adopted by the Board with a 5-4 […]
The Orange Housing Authority had an Eight-Ball tournament on the pool table in the lobby of their building at 340 Thomas Blvd. Walter McNeil, who is the executive director of the Housing Authority, took home the championship. About two dozen people, including residents and visitors, watched the event, which also included lunch.
Photos by Carlos Sanchez MAPLEWOOD — The Achieve Foundation held its annual Maker Madness event at Columbia High School on Saturday, April 27. The event featured LEGO master Corey Samuels and 28 stations that included a beekeeper, robots and water powered rockets. More than 1,200 children and family members attended the event. Helping out were […]
MONTCLAIR/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Sophomore Simon Hardiman of South Orange is continuing to be a force in his second year as the starting goalie for the Montclair Kimberley Academy boys lacrosse team. “Simon has tremendous talent and moxie,” said MKA coach Dave Giarrusso. “We threw him in the fire – so to speak – last […]
MONTCLAIR/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange resident Deborah Giddins has been a mainstay on the defense for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls lacrosse team, while helping the defending Non-Public B state champions to a strong spring season. “Deborah is a terrific player for us and helps solidify our defense, which is a strong suit for […]
A West Orange resident will be among those competing in the USA Gymnastics Development Program National Championship May 9-12 in Florida. Alana Walker, 17, a homeschooled student who has committed to Stanford University and their women’s gymnastics team, competes with the Boonton-based North Stars Gymnastics Academy. Walker was one of 12 from the academy to […]
An exhibit of watercolors by borough resident Barbara Messenger, at the Glen Ridge train station, is a lovely display of 16 seascapes in muted tones, some with swaths of untouched paper. A number of the compositions are dominating sandscapes dividing the sea and horizon from a house or two and trees. In “Island Picnic, N. […]
The final plans for the new South Orange Public Library were unveiled last week at a Town Hall Meeting held at the original library site on Scotland Road. Architect Andrew Berman showed off the plans for the library’s design at the meeting that included representatives of the South Orange Public Library and South Orange Village […]
WEST ORANGE — A soft opening and ribbon cutting was held on April 20, celebrating the re-opening of Thomas Edison’s Black Maria. The Black Maria is a replica, constructed in 1954, of the World’s First Motion Picture Studio. It’s located at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park (TENHP). The re-opening of the Black Maria […]