ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — NO LAUGHING MATTER — Less than five years after actor Joaquin Phoenix roamed the streets of downtown Newark as the maniacal Clown Prince of Crime, Hollywood returned to the Garden State to film pivotal scenes for ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ in Belleville. The upcoming sequel to the original, critically acclaimed 2019 blockbuster […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley Rotary held its third annual Classic Car Show on Franklin Avenue, between Chestnut and Centre streets in Nutley, on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 1 to 6 p.m. The event featured classic and antique cars, street rods, muscle cars, customized cars, trucks and motorcycles. Attendees were able to view the cars while […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — On Aug. 11, Belleville residents came out for a night of music, dancing and funk at the town’s dance party with the Alternate Groove Party band held outside Belleville High School. Attendees brought lawn chairs and blankets, settling in for an evening of good vibes and community. Photos by David VanDeventer
ORANGE, NJ — After two years of virtual celebrations, the city of Orange relaunched its celebration of the Caribbean with a Caribbean Heritage Day Festival on Saturday, Aug. 13. The free family celebration featured food, music and culture in Monte Irvin Orange Park. This year’s event performances included the Pan Evolution steel pan band; moko […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Class of 2022 graduated from East Orange Campus High School on Thursday, June 23, at Paul Robeson Stadium. The new alumni were supported by friends, family, district staff and town leaders. Shekinah Glory Mba was valedictorian, and Amaya Arrington was salutatorian. Photos by David VanDeventer
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — “Friendship” was the word during an assembly last week in the gymnasium at Fairview Elementary School, as fourth graders explained the qualities a person needs to be a friend. The attributes or ingredients were given in “friendship pie recipes,” and, from this, the audience learned that friendship requires many ingredients to turn […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Space. The final frontier. These are the seemingly endless voyages of pop culture icon William Shatner, who made a brief but memorable May 19 rendezvous at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in downtown Newark. It felt just like 1982 all over again as a nearly packed house inside Prudential Hall re-experienced […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Pop culture titan and inexhaustible force of nature William Shatner has played a wide variety of roles during his long and illustrious life: Shakespearean stage actor, television series hero, matinee idol, recording artist, author, director, husband, father, philanthropist, equestrian, globetrotting goodwill ambassador and product pitchman. For his upcoming May 19 appearance at the […]
The historic Asbury Park boardwalk once again played host to an all night extravaganza of bright lights and big names as the New Jersey Hall of Fame returned to the Jersey Shore. The red carpet induction ceremony, held on May 6 within the Grand Arcade, was a star-studded celebration of all things New Jersey as […]
ASBURY PARK — Astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly were inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame on May 6 at Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park. The brothers grew up in West Orange and their alma mater, formerly Pleasantdale Elementary School, was renamed Kelly Elementary School in their honor a few years ago. Photos by […]