Community service groups plan Pre-Thanksgiving meal

WEST ORANGE — The township’s four largest community service groups, The Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Lion’s Club and Unico, will be joining together to host their annual Community Thanksgiving Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 22. “It’s kind of unofficial theme is being grateful, thankful and not just for living in West Orange, but […]

Playing is learning at nursery school

Playing is learning at nursery school

For nearly 60 years, the Nursery School of Christ Church has been caring for children, from infants to 6 years old. Started unofficially in 1967 as basically a baby-sitting service, according to its present director, Aazhae Coleman, the school has become a learning and socializing center for children from surrounding towns. There are currently 27 […]

New principal settles in at Watsessing

New principal settles in at Watsessing

Shamshadeen Mayers, the 2023 Essex County Teacher of the Year while at Bloomfield High School, is the new principal at Watsessing Elementary School. A Bloomfield resident, married with three children, he has been an educator for 16 years, the last seven in the district. A 2003 graduate of BHS, prior to his district employment, he […]

Race remembers and reminds

Race remembers and reminds

The Nikhil Badlani Foundation had a remarkable run of good weather for its biggest event on the calendar: 12 straight years of sunny skies for the STOP for Nikhil 5K. The streak came to an end this year, but rain didn’t stop the West Orange community from heading to West Orange High School for this […]

Orange resident Jaylen Ankrah-Jones shows versatility for Montclair Kimberley Academy football team

Orange resident Jaylen Ankrah-Jones shows versatility for Montclair Kimberley Academy football team

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Orange resident Jaylen Ankrah-Jones, a senior co-captain, is versatile player for the Montclair Kimberley Academy football team, which has been progressing while going through the rigors of an 0-4 season to date entering its Sept. 30 game at Pingry in Martinsville. Ankrah-Jones excels as an outside linebacker and wide receiver for the […]

Bloomfield HS boys soccer team enjoys win streak

Bloomfield HS boys soccer team enjoys win streak

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys soccer team continued its great start to the season. The Bengals defeated West Essex and Glen Ridge to extend their winning streak to five games and improve to 6-2 overall on the season. Senior Juan Pozo and juniors Miguel Ganhito and Nicholas Travers each had a goal […]

Learning to study like a champion

Learning to study like a champion

  MAPLEWOOD — Teacher Christina Luzzi’s psychology class at Columbia High School is all about the brain, and one of the first things she wanted her students to know this year is how they can best use their own brains for success in school. That is why last week, Luzzi enlisted Regan Gurung, a psychologist […]