WEST ORANGE, NJ — Fifth-grade student Atticus Horne won his second National Geographic Bee, or Geobee, on Feb. 2 at Gregory Elementary School. Ryan Hains was runner-up. The school bee, in which students answered questions on geography, was the first round in the 29th annual National Geographic Bee. Thousands of schools around the United States […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — All is well at Green Hill following the first big snow of the winter. Residents are warm and toasty, getting their exercise in, socializing with friends and enjoying the beautiful snow scenes on the 23-acre property outside their windows. Maintenance has done an exemplary job, working non-stop, clearing the sidewalks and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange native running as a Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey has filed a civil motion against the Bergen County Democratic Committee in the chancery division of New Jersey Superior Court seeking to nullify the committee’s convention results after he was not invited to participate. Robert Hoatson wrote […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School’s wind ensemble has been invited to perform at the 2017 Music for All National Festival, presented by Yamaha, the nation’s most prestigious festival for school instrumental music ensembles. The 26th annual festival will take place in Indianapolis from March 9 to 11. WOHS wind ensemble is under […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Dr. Joshua Schor, medical director of Daughters of Israel in West Orange, led a post-screening conversation on “Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End,” based on the bestseller by Dr. Atul Gawande. The event, sponsored by Greater MetroWest CARES, took place Jan. 30 at the Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The guest speaker for the West Orange High School Student Council’s annual Black History Month Dinner urged the young black people in attendance to never forget where they came from, stressing that “if you love a brother, help a brother.” Reggie Miller, a motivational speaker and youth mentor, told those in […]
Edison parents worry over self-esteem of non-honors pupils
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Several parents are speaking out against the way the honors program is organized at Edison Central Six School, arguing that grouping all the honors students together is stigmatizing to those not involved with the program. The root of the issue is Edison’s three-team approach to scheduling, in which students attend classes […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Oranges and Maplewood unit of the NAACP will conduct public workshops at local libraries to celebrate the accomplishments and cultural heights that the people of the African diaspora have achieved. The documentary film “Hidden Colors” will be screened. “Hidden Colors” is about the real and untold history of people of […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Oranges-Maplewood NAACP has organized free screenings of the documentary “Hidden Colors” at libraries in Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange and Maplewood throughout February in honor of Black History Month. This documentary is not to be confused with the film of the same name currently showing in theaters. “This year, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is investigating a string of bomb threats at Jewish Community Centers throughout North America in January, including one that forced West Orange’s JCC MetroWest to evacuate Jan. 31. FBI spokeswoman Samantha Tucker Shero told the West Orange Chronicle that the […]