Kathleen Cahill (nee McDonough) 75, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at home in Bloomfield. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. The funeral mass will be offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church at […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Shabbat Project 2016 was a huge success, with close to 100 participants at the challah bake, more than 340 participants at Friday night dinner, 50-plus at the Shabbat House luncheon, and close to 200 at the havdalah concert, according to a press release. The Shabbat Project, a project […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall School of Diplomacy and International Relations is proud to host a major address by Transportation Security Administration administrator Peter Neffenger; he will discuss “Entrepreneurship in Government: Lessons from TSA’s Transformation” on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 4 p.m. in Seton Hall’s Jubilee Hall Auditorium. The program is free to […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass on Nov. 9 and 10, 1938, was a series of violent anti-Jewish pogroms that happened in Germany under Hitler’s regime. The name reflects the devastation of Jewish businesses, homes and synagogues — broken glass covered the streets. This year recognized the 78th anniversary of Kristallnacht. […]
WHIPPANY, NJ — Evoking the sights and sounds of urban life through music, the Hanover Wind Symphony recently presented a concert, “A Night in the Big City,” at Memorial Junior School, 61 Highland Ave. in Whippany. For further information about the Hanover Wind Symphony, and about upcoming concerts, including the “Christmas Presence IX” concert on […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Greater Essex County NJ Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc. recently announced the grand opening of a new reading corner at FAMILYConnections in Orange during National Family Reading Month. A celebration and ribbon-cutting were held Sunday, Nov. 20, to mark the opening of this space, which was designed by […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Kidde Fire Safety has issued a recall on Kidde hard-wired combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms. The alarm can fail to continue to chirp when it reaches its seven-year end of life — even if the batteries are replaced — leading consumers to believe it is still working. This poses a risk of […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Moving forward with its vision of creating a 21st-century library, the Maplewood Memorial Library board of trustees has awarded a contract to Sage and Coombe Architects LLP to create a conceptual design for the Main Library at 51 Baker St. The design process will fully engage the public over approximately six months, […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — For Andrea Spielman of West Caldwell, the words of encouragement that she heard from the staff at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women helped her get on the right path after having just left an emotionally abusive relationship. “I learned to have faith and believe in myself,” Spielman said […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Fugitive Apprehension Team has arrested Ryan Espinosa, 29, of East Orange for an aggravated assault that occurred on Saturday, Nov. 12. At approximately 11 p.m., a 35-year-old male victim was walking in the area of 4th and Mount Pleasant avenues, when he was shot at by a suspect from inside […]