WEST ORANGE, NJ — JCC MetroWest presents an exciting and unusual exhibit of felting and other fiber arts by the Northeast Feltmakers Guild. The exhibit takes place in the Gaelen Gallery East at the Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC, Ross Family Campus, 760 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. The exhibit will be on view Nov. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Students who attend Columbia High School, South Orange Middle School and Maplewood Middle School are invited to a screening of “13th” on Monday, Nov. 7, from 6 to 9 p.m., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m., in the CHS Auditorium, 17 Parker Ave. in Maplewood. A student “open mic” will follow the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County recently announced a partnership with the nonprofit Sea Turtle Recovery from Northfield, N.J., to operate the Prudential Sea Turtle Recovery Center at Turtle Back Zoo. Currently under construction, the Sea Turtle Recovery Center is the first facility of its kind in New Jersey and will enable Turtle Back to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, Nov. 5, at noon, Our Lady of Sorrows RC Church, located at 217 Prospect St. in South Orange, will celebrate its annual Mass of Remembrance in memory of departed family members, friends and parishioners. All are welcome to join together in prayer and fellowship. Light refreshments will be served […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The county unveiled plans to develop the Ronald J. Mount Lion and Hyena Exhibit at Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The exhibit is named after the late Ronald J. Mount, who was a major supporter of the zoo and a member of the Zoological Society of […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The GenWealth Group will again serve as a coat collection site for the annual Jersey Cares coat drive. Thanks to this drive, more than 30,000 “gently used” winter coats will be distributed to men, women and children in need throughout New Jersey. “Each time someone comes through our doors and drops a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Garden Club will meet Monday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., to hear speaker David Culp discuss “The Layered Garden.” Culp, an expert herbaceous perennial gardener, national gardening lecturer and vice president of Sunny Border Nurseries, will show attendees how to create a layered […]
Sigrid Christensen Novak, 73, of South Orange, died on October 25, 2016. Her loving, devoted husband was at her side. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the first daughter of Lawrence Christensen and Grace Crutchfield Christensen. Sigrid graduated from East Washington High School in 1960 and earned a bachelor’s of arts in sociology from Bucknell […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Vocational Technical School District invites seventh- and eighth-grade students from Essex County and their parents to attend the “Essex County Seventh & Eighth-Grade Annual School Fair.” The fair will be Saturday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Essex County Newark Tech, 91 W. Market St. in […]
VERNON, NJ — Thirty-eight Maplewood Middle School students tested their mettle on Oct. 22 at the 2-mile Spartan Race at Mountain Creek in Vernon. The students were led by head coach Ray Mantes of MMS’ YouthNet “MMS Fitness” after-school enrichment club. The club is co-led by assistant coaches Mike Berezny and Jamie Felder. Mantes, Berezny […]