Maplewood Health Department events in March

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Health Department will hold several events and clinics during the month of March. They are as follows: A presentation by Alzheimer’s New Jersey, “Understanding Memory Loss,” will be offered on Wednesday, March 8, from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at the Maplewood Community Center, 106 Burnett Ave. Memory loss that disrupts […]

Help build better tomorrows with Arc

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 19th annual Building Tomorrows 5K Run/Walk will be Saturday, April 29, at the Clipper Pavilion in the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange. The 5K will begin at 9 a.m., the family walk at 10:30 a.m. and the fun fest at 10:45 a.m. For entry fee information and complete […]

Oscars glam at DOI

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Who says that Hollywood was the place to be for the 89th annual Academy Awards? Daughters of Israel had its own Oscars bash with all of the frills you can imagine, including a red carpet, live entertainment, life-sized movie star cutouts, glitzy apparel, champagne and dessert, and the presentation of its […]

WOHS, WOAC partner for art exhibit

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Through a partnership with the Visual and Performing Arts Program at West Orange High School, the West Orange Arts Council’s latest show features rising stars from the talented young arts community. The exhibit runs through Sunday, April 23, with an opening reception on Friday, March 31, from 7 to 9 p.m. […]

Montclair presents film series on race, civil rights

MONTCLAIR, NJ — For the fourth year in a row, the Montclair History Center, formerly the Montclair Historical Society, will host a film and discussion series on issues related to race, segregation, integration and civil rights. This year, the series will be hyperlocal, with films based in Montclair. All programs are free, thanks to a […]

SOMA Board of Ed affirms commitment to educating all children

SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — At the Feb. 27 South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education meeting, board members voted to affirm the South Orange-Maplewood School District’s commitment to educating all children. The board passed Resolution No. 3536, which states the district’s goal to education all children, regardless of ethnicity or immigration status. “The School District […]

WO’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 66th annual West Orange St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be Sunday, March 12, with the step-off at 12:15 p.m. from Town Hall at the corner of Main Street and Mt. Pleasant Avenue. Main Street will be closed to traffic at approximately 11 a.m. to allow for shuttle buses to transport […]

Deer management program culls 89 animals from reservations

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County recently announced that 89 deer and 56 unborn deer were removed from South Mountain Reservation and Hilltop Reservation during the 2017 deer management program. The program, which was held on six days between Jan. 17 and Feb. 14, is geared toward revitalizing the forest ecology by reducing the number […]