MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Friends of Maplewood Library are holding a one-day bag-of-books book sale on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall, Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. in Maplewood. For just $8 someone can fill a bag — supplied by Friends — with their mix of hardbacks or paperbacks. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — JCC MetroWest presents the Des-Arad exhibit, the results of the 2016 Des-Arad Artist Exchange between the United States and Israel, Mud & Soul Clayworks in Fairfield and painter Orna Greenberg, in the Gaelen Gallery East at the Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC, Ross Family Campus, 760 Northfield Ave. in West Orange, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Rosemary Gorman, a registered professional nurse with past experience in intensive care, oncology and home care, will give a presentation at Winchester Gardens’ auditorium, 333 Elmwood Ave. in Maplewood, on Monday, Jan. 16, at 2:30 p.m. Gorman is currently the program director of geriatric health and disease management at the Barnabas Health […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Village recently upgraded the software application for SO Connect, the app residents can use to report a concern, such as inoperational streetlights and broken curbs. This new application has greater integration into the village’s department processes to ensure concerns are addressed as quickly as possible and provides alerts keep […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The 28th annual Ted Jasieniecki Bloomfield High School Alumni Basketball Game will take place on Friday, Jan. 13, at the BHS main gym. The event is organized by the Bloomfield Educational Foundation. The schedule is as follows: • Sixth Grade Girls Game: Fairview vs. Franklin, 6 p.m. • Sixth Grade Boys Game: […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage, 555 Valley Road in West Orange, will be holding several courses for adults this winter and spring. To register for any or all classes, visit https://lunastage.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0NF000001dKFRWMA4. • The civic playwriting class for new and novice writers will meet Tuesdays, Feb. 14 through April 24, with no class April 11, […]
Barbara Fidnick (nee Ballas) of Bloomfield, New Jersey, age 79 died on January 1, 2017. Barbara was a life long Bloomfield resident. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter, mother Julia Ballas, father Albert Ballas. Dear sister of Robert Ballas. Graveside services: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 9:0 AM, Glendale Cemetery, […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Sunday, Jan. 29, the Men’s Club of Temple B’nai Abraham will hold its annual sports breakfast at the temple, 300 East Northfield Road in Livingston. Men’s Club is excited to present this year’s guest speaker Willie Randolph, two-time World Series champion, former N.Y. Yankees player and former N.Y. Mets manager. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Rachel Coalition, an Essex County nonprofit dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence, recently received a donation from DAVITA, a West Orange dialysis center, as part of its “Way of Giving Campaign.”
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Bettie Adams, an RSVP volunteer with the Reading Buddies program, says the program has helped her to feel needed and appreciated post-retirement. As a retired teacher, she missed working with children and says of the program, “Children are our future. It’s a positive way to give back to the community.” Through […]