WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Friends of the West Orange Public Library will hold a fall book sale on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a once-in-a-lifetime, collector-level event, according to Friends. A great selection of thousands of books […]
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Richard Codey that aims to ensure that substance abuse instruction in public schools incorporates the most current, evidence-based standards and practices was signed into law Sept. 6, according to a release from Codey’s office. “Our schools are responsible for teaching our children about drugs, their negative effects […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Village Committee will be kicking fall into high gear with the return of its Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival on Irvington Avenue. Back for its third year, the festival will spotlight at least 15 area food trucks, four live bands and local restaurant specials, as well as a […]
EWING, NJ — Sustainable Jersey for Schools announced Sept. 6 that 83 schools achieved the Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification in 2016, though many others are working toward it. The 83 schools come from 24 different school districts across 13 New Jersey counties. In two years, 118 schools have achieved Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — WSOU 89.5 FM, the student-run radio station of Seton Hall University, will air special programming in observance of the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001. The programming includes: “Thank God For Monday” on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 8:30 a.m. Since the inception of “Thank God […]
NEWARK, NJ — Last week an appellate court upheld a 2014 decision not to strip a sheriff’s officer convicted of harassment of his ability to hold a public job. The ruling supports Superior Court Judge Mitzy Galis-Menendez’s decision that allows John Warnock — who was found guilty of harassing a woman outside a West Orange […]
NEWARK, NJ — Join the Essex County freeholders on Saturday, Sept. 10, in Branch Brook Park, the Prudential grove area off of Park Avenue in Newark, from noon to 6 p.m. for the Essex County Freeholder’s second African Caribbean Festival. This free event will celebrate, as Bob Marley said, “One love, one heart, let’s get […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Hear Claudia Thornton present “Made in the Shade” at the Maplewood Garden Club’s meeting on Monday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. in Maplewood. How do we evaluate shade conditions and determine what actions are needed to grow a successful shade garden? Thornton, landscape architect, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The public is invited to attend “Essex County Remembers,” a solemn ceremony at the Essex County Eagle Rock September 11th Memorial that will mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedies in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. The annual ceremony will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11, beginning at 8 p.m. […]
