Following Orlando tragedy, Maplewood pride stays strong
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Residents from Maplewood and beyond celebrate at the North Jersey Pride Festival in Memorial Park on June 12. The crowd remained hopeful at the annual celebration of equality and love despite the terrorist attack in Orlando, Fla., the previous night. Photos by Yael Katzwer
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The city of East Orange’s second Music Arts and Culture Fest took place in City Hall Plaza on Saturday, June 4, across from the train station, which served as both a temporary art gallery and a shelter from the sporadic rainfall that threatened to cut the event short. “When I was […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual Edison Middle School honors breakfast on May 31 recognized 187 students for their exceptional academic accomplishments throughout the school year. Students were recognized in three categories: 14 on the principal’s list, reserved for those achieving an “A” in all subjects in all semesters; 69 on the AB honor roll, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Before their Saturday, June 4, show at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta dropped by Seton Hall University for an interview on WSOU 89.5 FM. Speaking with WSOU’s music director Mike Colantuoni, Jasta discussed the band’s new album, “The Concrete Confessional,” and how their seventh studio effort reflects […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kessler Rehabilitation Center, the outpatient network of Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, marked the official opening of its newest center at 563 Northfield Ave. in West Orange with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Mayor Robert Parisi. Parisi was joined by Susan McCartney, member of the West Orange Township Council and president of […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange City Council Chairman and 3rd Ward Councilman Ted Green will host the 10th annual Diamonds Among Men Father’s Day Breakfast, celebrating the bonds between fathers, sons and daughters, Saturday, June 18, at Langston Hughes School, 160 Rhode Island Ave. “The doors open at 8:30 a.m.; we’re going to probably […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss and the Irvington Municipal Council are bringing music back to the township’s streets this summer with the Taste of Irvington’s “Jazz in the Square” music series scheduled for three Thursdays: June 16, July 21 and Aug. 18. The headlining acts scheduled are Dimension Band and Valerie Adams on June […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Sunday, June 5, was a historic day for Maplewood’s Boy Scout Troop 5, with 10 young men earning the coveted title of Eagle Scout, the highest Scouting rank. Matthew Girardi, Joshua Heacock, Donald Jones, Jack Kelly, John Meusel, Russell Popa, Tyler Rivera, Tajeer Robinson, Adam Yawdoszyn and Campbell Zachara were awarded the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — There are a lot of things a 13-year-old girl could request for a birthday present, but for Maplewood Middle School seventh-graders Anna Paul and Liv Knutsen, there was only one thing they wanted: donation money to help construct a well that would provide clean drinking water for those in need as part […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington NAACP will host the play “A State of Profiling,” on Saturday, June 11, at 11:30 a.m. at the VFW Hall, 56 Chestnut Ave., in Irvington. The play, written by Georgiana Hart and directed by Robert Pape, is about the NJ state troopers racially profiling a carload of minority students on […]