WEST ORANGE, NJ — At the April 16 West Orange Board of Education meeting, West Orange High School students and parents protested the implementation of a mandatory SAT prep class, with a group of current freshman asking the BOE to reverse its decision to make the class mandatory. The course, which was approved at the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center received a $75,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundations to advance its arts education program. The funds will be used both at the center and in the South Orange and Maplewood communities. The William Randolph Hearst Foundations are two nonprofits that work together to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Symphony presents its spring concert on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. at the South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road. The theme, “Enigmas of Spring,” reflects the mercurial weather experienced so far this year as well as the abundant colors and the transformation of the season. […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Registration is now open for May computer classes at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women. Basic Excel is scheduled to run on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning May 2, from 10 a.m. to noon, and Intro to Word is scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning May 8, from 9 to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual Holocaust assembly at Roosevelt Middle School on April 18 featured a special performance highlighting the life and death of Anne Frank. Presented by the award-winning educational acting company “Living Voices,” “Through the Eyes of a Friend” provided a young teen’s vantage point of the Nazi occupation of Holland and […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Wednesday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., indoors at Temple B’nai Abraham, 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston, entrance on East Cedar Street, do your Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduation and birthday shopping at the annual spring marketplace, sponsored by TBA Early School Parents’ Council. Admission and parking are […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council’s current show “Art from the Heart” at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, features 17 exhibiting artists’ diverse interpretations of the heart. Their works range from representations of the organ inside the chest to images of the heart as the emotional center of a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A trip to Manhattan with the South Mountain YMCA shaped Daniel Goldsmith’s life. “As we headed toward Bryant Park, I saw a homeless man lying under some scaffolding, and I remember he had a sign saying ‘Please give me money … I am starving,’” Goldsmith said. The experience moved Goldsmith to action. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Earlier this year, at Mayor Tony Vauss’ fourth annual State of the Township Address, Leroy Jones, chairman of both the East Orange and Essex County Democratic committees, remarked that Mayor Tony Vauss’ talents for theatricality and showmanship could have earned him an Academy Award. “You know the Academy Awards are coming March […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Author Peter Golden read from his new book, ‘Nothing is Forgotten,’ at Words Bookstore in Maplewood Village on Thursday, April 19. He led a discussion with attendees about Holocaust education and knowledge in this country, while discussing his new novel.