WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education unanimously approved a new teacher-evaluation model at its March 26 meeting that will take effect beginning with the 2018-2019 school year. The Charlotte Danielson Teacher Evaluation will replace the district’s current method, the Marzano model. The BOE also approved spending $13,500 to contract the services […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education unanimously approved the district’s preliminary budget for the 2018-2019 school year at its March 26 meeting. The approved preliminary budget comes in at $137,352,722, or slightly less than the budget of $137,374,530 originally presented at the board’s Feb. 20 meeting. The budget had […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Thursday, April 12, the Temple B’nai Abraham family will gather to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day with a service at 6:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Peter Hirschmann, whose son and daughter-in-law, Jonathan and Hayley Hirschmann, are temple members. Peter Hirschmann, who will share memories of his own upbringing as the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Edison Middle School will perform its spring musical, “Willy Wonka Jr.,” on Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21, at 7 p.m. The school is located at 75 William St. The show is an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” which became the smash movie […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney Gen. Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a Maplewood man was indicted April 4 on charges that he stole the identity of a bank account holder and fraudulently obtained a debit card in the account holder’s name that he used to make more than $69,000 in purchases and withdrawals. The Division of […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — NCJW/Essex is sponsoring a Lunch and Learn, “Opioids in New Jersey, a Tragic Reality,” featuring Jay Lassiter, writer, political consultant, and social justice advocate, and the host/author of the podcast “Heroin Uncut.” The program will take place on Thursday, April 19, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s Africana Studies program in the College of Arts and Sciences will host award-winning author Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of the debut novel “Here Comes the Sun,” on Wednesday, April 11, at 6 p.m. in the Beck Rooms in the Walsh Library. The University’s Africana Studies program was established in […]
Photo Courtesy Connie Jackson Mayor Lester E. Taylor III commended the promotees for their commitment, dedication and selflessness in making East Orange a safer place to live, work and play at a swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. A promotion ceremony for East Orange’s Department of Public Safety is set for Friday, April 6, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council unanimously voted to eliminate street parking on Brook End Drive at its March 27 meeting, after delaying the vote at its March 13 meeting. Representatives from Alaris Health, located at 5 Brook End Drive, had asked the council at the March 13 meeting for the opportunity […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — For the first time ever, three Seton Hall students have been selected to join the Class of 2017-2019 in the HASTAC Scholars fellowship program: Luis Raul Alicea of Jersey City, Robert A. Del Mauro of Montville and Ashley Wilson of Parsippany. Seton Hall joins the ranks of more than 200 colleges […]