BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In culmination of Black History Month, Carteret Elementary School in Bloomfield held its first Wax Museum Day on Tuesday, March 1. Although Black History Month was celebrated during February, better late than never, especially since Bloomfield elementary school wax museum presentations have become an anticipated fixture on the school calendar for any […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The towns of Glen Ridge, Maplewood, Montclair, South Orange and Verona, all members of the Sustainable Essex Alliance, collectively announced on March 2 the launch of an innovative new pilot program that will help residents save money, improve their quality of life and protect the environment, all at the same time. […]
O RANGE, NJ — Orange High School’s Tornadoes FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team participated in the FTCNJ Northern League Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 20, with 22 other teams. The Orange Tornadoes played five qualification matches and showed great effort in each game. At the end of the qualification matches, the top four ranked teams chose […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 20th annual Garden State Film Festival will have an entry from Bloomfield resident Tom Ryan, who continues in the horror genre with a tale from his second four-story anthology. Ryan’s work regularly shows at film festivals, and his first anthology was four short films grouped together as “The Theatre of Terror.” […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey Apportionment Commission approved new state legislative maps on Feb. 18, drawing new lines for senate and assembly districts that will go into effect in 2023, after the 2022 election. Delayed because of the pandemic, the newly redrawn districts are the result of the 2020 census results. The commission […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School’s state champion football team was honored alongside Irvington Police Department officers who were promoted, and there was a speech and book signing by the Rev. Al Sharpton at Mayor Tony Vauss’ annual State of the Township address on Feb. 24. Held at Transcend Worship Center, it was the first […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — In celebration of Henry Chapman Night — a night dedicated to Henry S. Chapman, 1837-1926, a chief benefactor of the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge — the club welcomed resident Kris Ramanathan to speak. On Friday, March 4, Ramanathan, the CEO of software company Netomat Inc., discussed cryptocurrency. According to Ramanathan […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School’s theater department will be back in the school’s auditorium for its annual musical after a two-year COVID-19–induced hiatus. Triumphantly twirling across the stage, newspapers in hand, the students will bring “Newsies” to the stage, opening March 11. It’s the first big show to be staged since […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Superintendent of Schools Scott Cascone said during a public health update at the Feb. 28 Board of Education meeting that the West Orange School District chose to allow for mask wearing to be optional as of March 7, when Gov. Phil Murphy lifted the statewide mandate for everyone to […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Police Department introduced 26 new fleet vehicles to its inventory on March 3, with 24 more expected to arrive by July. The 50 new vehicles will replace outdated squad cars with high mileage. Mayor Ted R. Green, with the support of Police Chief Phyllis Bindi, Public Safety Committee […]