ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — MetroPass, a collaborative program between Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ and area synagogues, provides qualified newcomers to the community — or to synagogue life — with complimentary High Holy Day tickets. In its eighth year, this program is designed to lower the barriers of entry and to encourage Jewish people […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mt. Pleasant Elementary student Henry Chang, age 7, passed away on July 21 after a valiant battle with childhood cancer. Henry is survived by his mother, Heather Young, an art teacher at West Orange High School; his father Henry, an instructional aide in the West Orange School District; 5-year-old brother Derrick; […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Five students from West Orange High School were honored at Deutsche Bank in New York City for their outstanding performance on the Financial Literacy Certification test sponsored by the W!SE, or Working in Support of Education, organization on June 8. W!SE is an award-winning national educational nonprofit dedicated to improving lives […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Municipal engineer Leonard Lepore announced at the July 16 West Orange Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board meeting that the Main Street road diet will include lane, striping and parking changes to slow down traffic and increase road safety in the township. The project, which spans from Park Avenue to Tory Corner on […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Parents of infants through preschoolers are invited to an open house on Saturday, July 28, at the West Essex YMCA’s Peanut Shell Early Learning Center, from 9 a.m. to noon. The state-licensed Peanut Shell is the only childcare center in Livingston accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council is hosting pop-up exhibits at the gallery on Valley Road in West Orange for the summer, hosting small shows to showcase the work of local artists for a month at a time. The second of the three shows is hanging on the gallery’s walls now, and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — After nearly two years, the new executive director and members of the board of commissioners for the Newark Housing Authority decided early this year that they would make every effort to revive a former annual event meant to benefit high school students in need of financial support so they can pursue […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Incoming freshmen and students new to West Orange High School are invited to attend one of several orientation tours scheduled in July and August. Tours will be held at the school, beginning at 10 a.m., on Thursday, July 26; Tuesday, July 31; and Thursday, Aug. 16. Parents are invited to participate […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and Essex County Bar Association President Raj Gadhok announced July 19 that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Essex County Bar Foundation, the related charitable arm of the ECBA, are co-sponsoring a one-day gun buyback program this fall. The initiative is the first time in […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — More than 100 young performers will be taking the stage at Montclair State University’s Memorial Auditorium on July 27 and 28 as the Paper Mill Playhouse puts on its annual “New Voices” concert, the culmination of the theater’s Summer Musical Theater Conservatory. The show has a new theme each year, and this […]