WEST ORANGE, NJ — Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Broadway smash, “In the Heights,” will be performed at West Orange High School from April 12 through 15. The show won the 2008 Tony for Best Musical. Miranda’s book and lyrics tell the stories of residents “In the Heights,” an affectionate term for the Washington Heights area of […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning author Kwame Alexander will appear at Words Bookstore, 179 Maplewood Ave. in Maplewood, on Tuesday, April 3, at 5 p.m. to introduce his new novel, “Rebound.” The children’s author took the literary world by storm in 2015 when he published the predecessor to “Rebound,” his […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Elouise McDaniel made her second appearance in Newark Municipal Court on Tuesday, March 20, regarding a complaint that had been filed against her by Irvington Municipal Council Vice President and at large Councilwoman Renee Burgess. On Tuesday, March 20, McDaniel, president of the Irvington Joint and Nesbit Terrace block associations, said, “I […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Fire Department responded to a radio report from 9-1-1 dispatch of a structure fire at 9 Hoskier Road at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 26. Arriving fire department units found a working house fire involving multiple levels of the structure, according to a release from the SOFD. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students at Roosevelt Middle School participated in PE Literacy Day during some unique gym classes on March 13 that combined physical activity with letters and word puzzles. In an effort to promote literacy by developing cross-curricular activities, physical education teachers Bridget Haine, Anthony Vitale and Margaret Theobold designed a modified combine […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange resident and author Charles Paikert read excerpts from his new book “Madness: The Ten Most Memorable NCAA Basketball Finals” at Words Bookstore in Maplewood on March 17 — just before Seton Hall University, which is featured in the book, faced Kansas in this year’s tournament. As the book features the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School sophomores Olivia VandeVusse and Anna Williams thank Gov. Phil Murphy for his support for ending gun violence at a recent march calling for stricter gun laws. Similar marches — all organized and attended by concerned students — were held throughout the nation on Saturday, March 24, including in Maplewood […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council is calling for artists to participate in pop-up shows in June and August at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road. Various exhibit opportunities and options are available throughout the summer for local artists to showcase their work in a professional gallery setting in the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Golda Och Academy recently appointed Rabbi Elliot Goldberg as the new Upper School principal, effective July 1. Goldberg comes to Golda Och Academy with more than 20 years of experience working in Jewish day schools. He has served as head of school at the Solomon Schechter Day Schools of Greater Hartford […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, the only private medical school to open in New Jersey, is now accepting applications for its first class to begin in July at the Clifton and Nutley campus, located 12 miles from Manhattan. “Dynamic changes in health care require a new approach […]