WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Nikhil Badlani Foundation unveiled another piece of traffic safety–related art on June 22, this time in the front hallway of Kelly Elementary School. To make the collage that illustrates various traffic safety issues, Kelly art teacher Nicole Siebert worked with students to draw and decorate the mural after the NBF’s […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Pamela Urban, a kindergarten teacher at Central School, is retiring today, June 30. An educator in the school district for 17 years, she spent 15 years at Linden Avenue School and the last two at Central. She began her teaching career at age 28 at an independent school in Teaneck, teaching […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley resident Jess Appel has just finished starring in the off-Broadway play “Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares” at the historic Gene Frankel Theatre in Manhattan. Appel played the roles of Owl, Cactus and Jaguar in the story, which centers on a young Salvadoran American girl named Maya coming of age in Phoenix, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office took control of the Internal Affairs unit of the Irvington Police Department, it announced in a press release on June 22. No reason was given for the action. “The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has taken over the day-to-day operations of the Internal Affairs unit of the Irvington […]
NEWARK, NJ — On June 23, Newark Public Schools hosted graduation ceremonies for more than 2,300 seniors from across 14 district high schools in celebration of the Class of 2022’s remarkable accomplishments. Family, friends, staff and community members witnessed the achievements of this very special and historic class with 434 seniors achieving a grade-point average […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Irvington High School marching band, the East Orange Silver Steppers and dancers from Concepts in Choreography in Orange performed at the Essex County Commissioners’ inaugural Juneteenth Jam, celebrating the holiday that was signed into law by President Joe Biden last year to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Terry Nevins, an English and special education teacher at Bloomfield High School, will retire this month after 41 years in the district. Growing up in the township, she attended Watsessing Elementary School and South Junior High School. She is a 1977 graduate of BHS and received her Bachelor of Arts from William […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 2022 Glen Ridge High School commencement was held at 6 p.m. on June 17 at Hurrell Field with 141 graduates listed in the program. The seniors proceeded across the field in pairs under a nearly cloudless sky. The sun on their white gowns and dinner jackets created a powerful impression […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Two years ago, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, photographer Cassandra Saint-Jean couldn’t do her job the way she normally would have. She and her husband had previously worked together shooting events and clients, but working from home wasn’t possible for them. So Saint-Jean looked to a new creative […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Diane Bentley, a Bloomfield High School family and consumer science teacher, is retiring at the end of this month. She has been a district teacher since 1997. Bentley grew up in South Orange and graduated from Columbia High School in 1971. She received her teaching certification from Montclair State University in 1972 […]