WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Drama Department’s production of “Our Town” faithfully represents the spirit of author Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, tugging at the heartstrings of the audience with humor, whimsy and pathos. “Our Town” tells the story of the everyday lives — and deaths — of the residents […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Astronaut Scott Kelly, 1982 Mountain High School graduate, is an American hero. Originally from West Orange, he started from humble beginnings. “If I was in school today, I would have been the kid that was diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. I would spend more time looking out the window or looking […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The last day for senior citizens to complete the West Orange senior survey is Tuesday, Oct. 31, when the results of the survey will be sent to Montclair State University to be analyzed by the Center for Research and Evaluation on Education and Human Services. The survey is designed to learn […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Glee Club’s first-ever “Broadway Night” played to a full house at West Orange High School on Oct. 18 in what is sure to become an annual event. High school singers performed popular and obscure Broadway showtunes solo and in groups. Many wore T-shirts from music camps or […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students in the Digital Music Production Club have produced an original all student produced “Mountaineers School Spirit Song” as part of their club activities. Students Jon Montuma, Jaquan Smith, Isiah Baskerville, Loucille Magloire and Mazen Dahroug visited club adviser Tyrone Corbett’s professional recording studio on May 18 to record vocals and […]
The 2017-18 high school hockey season is still a ways off, but some special things are in the works for the 60th year of league competition in the Garden State. For starters, a number of teams around the state hope to recognize the 100th anniversary of the NHL, which is December 19. On Dec. 19, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School drama department’s fall play will be “Our Town,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover’s Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens. First produced and published in 1938, “Our Town” has become […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Human Relations Commission, along with the West Orange Public Library and West Orange High School Unity Club, will host “Teen Talks” on Wednesday, Oct. 25, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 66 Main St. This panel and discussion will cover issues surrounding diversity, race, rights, privacy […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Monday, Oct. 16, the West Orange High School Mountaineer Mentors assisted West Orange senior residents in taking the township’s Senior Citizen Survey. In all, approximately 20 seniors and 40 students participated. Afterward the residents were instructed by WOHS teacher Mallory DeMarco in a session of chair yoga. If you have […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Scott Kelly is no stranger to trying new things — the former NASA astronaut did spend a year on the International Space Station from 2015 to 2016, after all. Now the West Orange native is about to share his experiences from the 12 months he was in space and discuss his […]