WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual District Band Night returned to West Orange High School on Oct. 15 as students from Edison, Liberty and Roosevelt middle schools joined forces with the award-winning Mountaineer marching band. Middle school band teachers Joe Romano, Ryan Krewer and Roger Bryson, along with high school band teachers Lew Kelly, Erin […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Sarah Canfield, a West Orange–based artist, will debut her new sculptural, lightbox paintings and mixed media works in the Art Fair 14C at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City from Nov. 12 to 14. Canfield’s exhibit will include mixed media and pastel works as well as backlit, sculptural pieces that stack layered, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Jenna Rosa has spent the last few weeks trying to reach an ambitious fundraising goal. Nominated as a Champion of the Year through Best Buddies International, a nonprofit organization that teams neurotypical people with those who have intellectual and developmental disabilities to build friendships and career opportunities, the West Orange native […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the Essex County Retirees Education Association held their annual food drive on Oct. 13 and donated “Soup for Seniors” to the Holy Trinity–West Orange Food Pantry located at 315 Main St. West Orange Board of Education President Terry Trigg-Scales helped to coordinate the drive and dropped off the donations. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — METAvivor Research and Support held its third annual global landmark campaign, #LightUpMBC, to shine a light on the importance of awareness and funding for metastatic breast cancer research. Every year, more than 685,000 people worldwide die from metastatic breast cancer, also known as Stage IV or advanced breast cancer, for which […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School seniors Kiley Capstraw and Ayush Narain were selected as the first-ever “Homecoming Royalty” during the West Orange–Montclair football game in Suriano Stadium on Oct. 15. After discussions with WOHS students, faculty and administration, the WOHS Class of 2022 elected their top two choices for “Homecoming Royalty,” rather […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — This year’s annual South Mountain Reservation Family Campout, held on Oct. 2 and 3, welcomed 180 children and adults to Summit Field for a weekend of outdoor adventure, nature programming and an introductory experience to camping.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A West Orange fire truck got a tow on Saturday, Oct. 9, after stopping just a few hundred feet from Fire Headquarters on Valley Road — not because it broke down, but because strongman Lee Richards offered to pull and push the 70,000-pound ladder truck as part the West Orange Fire […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The South Mountain Conservancy recently expressed gratitude to the many volunteers who went through the South Mountain Reservation in search of damaged trails to report. With their feedback, the conservancy was able to compile a prioritized list of all major erosion problems caused by Tropical Storm Ida. The Hobble Falls culvert […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The eighth annual West Orange High School Marching Band Invitational, held on Oct. 9 in Suriano Stadium at WOHS, entertained crowds throughout the day as Class A, AA, AAA and AAAA bands performed. The invitational welcomed bands in the New Jersey Marching Band Directors Association circuit, sending the competition season into […]