A Taste of Ireland will bring a “Celtic Christmas” to the South Orange Performing Arts Center this month. The show, which features some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians, will include Irish music, Christmas songs and a lot of dancing on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Cian Walsh, who lives in Cork, […]
Several activities last week, after the Monday, Nov. 11, official township observance on The Green, wrapped-up Bloomfield Veterans Day activities. Carteret Elementary School held its annual Veterans Day assembly Thursday, Nov. 14. On hand were four veterans: Eduardo Bosquez, National Guard, Saudi Arabia; John Sapienza, Marines, Vietnam, Purple Heart recipient; Michael Costantino, Army, Korea […]
Por el Departamento de Transporte de Nueva Jersey En 2023, se produjeron más de 600 accidentes mortales en las carreteras de Nueva Jersey. Estamos tan acostumbrados a ver estadísticas que es fácil olvidar que detrás de las cifras hay personas reales. Así que, vamos a decirlo de otra forma. En 2023, más de 600 […]
WEST ORANGE – Gov. Phil Murphy was in the township last week to highlight how his administration has invested more than $1 billion in expanding access to child care across the state. The governor also announced an additional $17 million in funding for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority Child Care Facilities Improvement Program. With […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Every seat at the Woodland was filled recently when the draft of the Movie Theater Redevelopment Plan was presented. Many attendees were in red and black, to show they were in support of saving the historic theater. Mayor Nancy Adams and Paul Grygiel, a planning and real estate consultant, hosted the event […]
The city of East Orange’s Rising Builders Program will launch six new training programs in high-demand trade industries this fall. The Rising Builders Program, created under the administration of Mayor Ted R. Green and led by David Sharp, coordinator of Employment and Training Programs for the Mayor’s Office of Employment and Training, is an innovative […]
For its monthly music program, the Bloomfield Public Library presented on Saturday afternoon, July 27, La Troupe Zetwal, a traditional folk dancing Haitian dance company. The four dancers — two were seven and eight-year-olds — performed in the library courtyard to recorded tracks. The temperature had let up a little outside, so the heat was […]
Fourth of July activities in Maplewood included a dog parade and costume contest. The parade included one very brave cat while the dog costume contest was won by Deputy Mayor Jamaine Cripe’s dog. .
An ice cream eating contest was held inside the DeHart Community Center. There were numerous categories for the kids ranging in age up to 18. The adult contest was won by Bill Timlin.
If there was ever a principal proud of a graduating class, it was Vincent Stallings. Stallings has been the principal of East Orange STEM Academy for the past six years—and he couldn’t contain his excitement for Class of 2024. During his powerful speech, he got offstage and went straight into the audience to continue, where […]