MONTCLAIR, NJ — On Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m., local architect and historian Mark Wright, of Wright and Robinson Architects, will present “McKim and His Followers: Domestic Architecture in Montclair.” He will speak about the oldest surviving house designed by Charles Follen McKim, founder of the famous 19th-century architectural firm of McKim, Mead & […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Wednesday, Feb. 15, and Wednesday, March 1, at 7 p.m., Temple B’nai Abraham’s 2017 Bloom Lecture Series will offer perspectives on the Media and the Holocaust with lectures on “The Anne Frank Phenomenon” and “The Holocaust on American Television,” led by professor Jeffrey Shandler, chair of the Bildner Center for Jewish […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Senior Holiday Party was held at The Manor in West Orange on Wednesday, Dec. 28, according to a recent press release. Guests danced to the music of the Kate Baker Band. Photos Courtesy of Estrella Bianchi
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Memorial Library is set for an educational and memorable Black History Month with a month of events planned. The Main Library is located at 51 Baker St. and can be reached at 973-762-1622; the Hilton Branch is located at 1688 Springfield Ave. and can be reached at 973-762-1688. For more information, […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, at approximately 4:45 p.m., Victor A. Brantley, 26, of Newark was fatally shot in the vicinity of Garside Street and Bloomfield Avenue. A second male, who just happened to […]
Jennie (Jean) Marie Bowden (Complitano), age 89, formerly of Bloomfield NJ, died Wednesday February 1, 2017 at the Twin Pines Health Care Center in West Grove, PA. She was the wife of the late Robert James Bowden who died in 1989 and with whom she shared thirty-eight years of marriage. Born in Belleville, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Sadot Council, 32, of Newark, was convicted on Thursday, Feb. 2, by an Essex County jury of the murder of Anthony Mayse, 33, also of Newark, following a trial before Superior Court Judge Richard T. Sules. According to Assistant Prosecutor Adam Wells, who tried the case, Mayse was shot and killed on […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Department plans to purchase new computers thanks to the recently received grant of $2,500 from the Walmart Foundation, according to a press release from the township. The department plans to purchase two new desktop computers to place in the West Orange Police Community Service Unit for use […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 31st annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day will be Tuesday, Feb. 7. Celebrate the WOHS girls’ basketball team and the team’s amazing undefeated season as they host Millburn High School for games. This is a family-friendly event and children enter for free. There will also be concessions, a […]