MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — On Nov. 18, in honor of National Children’s Grief Awareness Month, Imagine hosted a press conference announcing a bipartisan bill from state Sens. Jon M. Bramnick and Joseph P. Cryan that will provide education on grief and loss to all students in grades eight through 12 in health and physical education classes […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has recognized four RWJBarnabas Health facilities among the 2022-2023 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care, a list that identifies hospitals that provide high-quality maternity care for uncomplicated pregnancies. Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, Community Medical Center in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Beloved West Orange High School music director William Farley has been named West Orange High School’s Teacher of the Year for 2022-23. The surprise announcement came on Dec. 9, as Farley was conducting class. Farley has taught at WOHS for 22 years, where he has served as the music director for […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kelly Elementary School counselor Florence Chirichiello recently conducted the annual fourth-grade Red Ribbon Week folder contest in conjunction with a Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey with the theme “Fun things to do instead of doing drugs.” Chirichiello and Kelly art teacher Nicole Siebert selected winners from each classroom, and […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley Rotary members John Monaco and Thomas McCrohan gave poinsettias to every resident at Nutley Parkside Apartments for Seniors for the holidays.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County will present a winter holiday emergency food distribution event to help families negatively impacted by the pandemic or facing food insecurity on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 9 a.m. at Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. There will be 1,000 frozen turkeys and boxes of nonperishable food available […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — To contribute to enhancing, beautifying and protecting the environment, JESPY joined the South Orange Environmental Commission’s Shade Tree Group and the Department of Public Works on Nov. 28 to plant three shade trees in the area of Meadowbrook Place. In attendance were several JESPY clients and staff; Barbara Bour, an active […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey President and CEO Darrell K. Terry Sr. was inducted into the East Orange Hall of Fame on Nov. 30. Terry was a member of Hart Middle School’s first graduating class. He went on to graduate from East Orange High School […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — On Sunday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m., Vanguard Theater staff will perform at the Home for the Holidays Cabaret fundraiser. This one-night-only affair will feature founding artistic director Janeece Freeman Clark, performing with her husband, 10-time Broadway performer Dwayne Clark; Jason Tyler Smith from the national tour of “Rent” and Vanguard’s sold-out […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior John Osajie has received a full scholarship, including all fees, tuition, room, board and books, from Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tenn., thanks to the QuestBridge organization. QuestBridge is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1994 and based in Palo Alto, Calif., with a goal to […]