WEST ORANGE, NJ — The RSVP Center of Essex & Hudson Counties, which is sponsored by Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ, was pleased to meet with West Orange Mayor Robert Parisi and Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Rutzky at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School on April 5, which was Mayor’s Day. RSVP Reading Buddies volunteers visit […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Mountain YMCA had a banner 2016, boosting enrollment in child care and summer camps, exceeding expectations for the annual Memorial Day duck race in Maplewood, and extending its reach far beyond its walls. “South Mountain YMCA is a powerhouse, creating innovative opportunities across Maplewood and South Orange for children, families and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students in kindergarten and first grade at Gregory Elementary School enjoyed some very special gym classes during the month of March, thanks to physical education teacher Lisa Asman. Asman wanted to complement the English language arts activities celebrating Dr. Seuss and Read Across America activities at Gregory School and designed an […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual Multicultural Expo at Liberty Middle School on March 22 celebrated the cultures and diversity of the students, staff and community with activities, food and performances. Principal Bob Klemt was enthusiastic about the event, dressing in traditional German garb. “The kids were so excited putting this together, and they did […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Grammy-winning gospel music producer and singer Rev. Milton Biggham brought the house down with his fundraising educational concert for Seth Boyden on March 26. More than 400 people attended “The Story of Gospel: A Unique American Art Form.” The legendary Biggham gathered a host of veteran gospel musicians for the event, including […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Dr. Joshua Schor, medical director at Daughters of Israel in West Orange, was named the 2017 Medical Director of the Year by The Society of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. He was presented with the award during the society’s annual conference in Phoenix, Ariz., on March 17. “Identifying one individual to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Following a well-received send off concert at West Orange High School on March 6, the wind ensemble traveled to the Music For All National Festival in Indianapolis, which ran from March 9 to 11, and wowed adjudicators, clinicians and audiences. “It was a great trip,” Director Lew Kelly said in a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A day before heading to this establishment, I was speaking with my friend, Paul, and I mentioned I would be reviewing St. James’s Gate. Paul was born in Ireland and he frequents the pub. He said it is just like the pubs in Ireland and the best one in the area. I […]
Tight finances, limited state aid force district to make cuts, average homeowner to pay $271 more
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education approved the 2017-18 school year’s preliminary budget, which increases taxes by 4.09 percent and uses all of the school district’s banked cap accumulated during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years. The proposed budget, which only Vice President Irv Schwarzbaum voted against during the board’s special […]
Livingston Animal Shelter denies residents’ allegations of mismanagement
SOUTH ORANGE / LIVINGSTON, NJ — The police captain in charge of the Livingston Animal Shelter told the News-Record that the shelter will soon have an isolation room in which sick animals can be kept away from healthy ones, thus bringing it into compliance with state law and satisfying a major grievance South Orange and […]