MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In a May 13 update, the South Orange-Maplewood School District reported that it received the results from an April test of 21 plumbing fixtures in the district; only one unit had an unacceptable level of lead and failed the retest. The district retested the 21 fixtures, which had been offline during the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Although Charlotte Galla has been a public figure in Irvington for more than 20 years, it was her new identity as “Mama Meow” who showed up at the township’s official Earth Day celebration at Jessica Quintana’s McDonald’s restaurant on Saturday, April 28. “I used to be the title ‘Miss Irvington,’ due to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The valedictorian and salutatorian of the West Orange High School Class of 2018 were honored at the 31st annual Essex County Academic Awards Banquet, held April 30 at Nanina’s in the Park in Bloomfield. The banquet recognizes the top two students from each public high school in Essex County. WOHS valedictorian […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Young Professionals of East Orange group came to support East Orange Democratic Committee Chairman and Essex County Democratic Committee Chairman Leroy Jones, when he was received the 2018 Political Award at the Oranges-Maplewood NAACP’s 105th annual Freedom Fund Awards Banquet at the Wilshire Caterers in West Orange on Sunday, April […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Chamber of Commerce will hold its Distinguished Service Award Dinner on Friday, June 15, at Orange Lawn Tennis Club, 305 N. Ridgewood Road in South Orange, starting at 6:30 p.m. The Distinguished Service Award has been presented to leaders in Maplewood’s business and civic community for more than 60 years […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Registration is now open for June computer classes at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women. Intro to Word will have six classes on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning June 4, from 9 to 11 a.m.; PowerPoint is scheduled to run on four consecutive Tuesday mornings, beginning June 5, from 9 […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — When East Orange Mayor Ted Green gave his First 100 Days Address in the Cicely Tyson School of the Fine and Performing Arts theater on Thursday, April 19, he said there were two accomplishments he was particularly proud of related to economic redevelopment and revitalization in the city. The first was […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced May 14 that two Atlantic County men have been convicted of the January 2017 Maplewood triple murder, following a trial before Superior Court Judge Richard T. Sules. The jury deliberated for a week before finding Lavelle T. Davis, 37, of Galloway, and Jimmy P. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — May 1 is College Decision Day across the country, and seniors at West Orange High School joined in by donning spirit wear from the colleges they will be attending in the fall. Students were all smiles posing around school in their new college gear. With only a few weeks to go […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — More than 100 people came out to discuss what integration means in the 21st century during the annual Conversations on Race, hosted by the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race on May 9 at The Woodland. Participants were challenged by powerful moderator Elizabeth Williams-Riley of the American Conference on Diversity to rethink […]