WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual Daughters of Israel Women’s League “Shop, Lunch and Play” event was held Monday, Sept. 26, at Crestmont Country Club in West Orange. Once again a huge success, the event, which included a card party, luncheon and vendor boutique, was underwritten by Marcia Robbins-Wilf. All proceeds from the event went […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Joseph A. Unanue Latino Institute invites you to its annual fundraiser gala, “Rumba 2016!,” to be held at the New York Athletic Club on Wednesday, Oct. 19. This year, distinguished honorees include New York Yankees legend Bernabe “Bernie” Williams; Lillian Rodriguez Lopez, vice president of sustainability and customer PAC support […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — At a special meeting on Sept. 29, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education approved two new administrators: Melissa Butler as the interim K-12 supervisor of English language arts and Dion Patterson as assistant principal at Maplewood Middle School. Butler has been an ELA teacher at South Orange Middle School since September 2005. […]
CALDWELL, NJ — At a first-ever open house sponsored by the Essex Photo Club for the area’s amateur photographers, William Gutsch of Caldwell, former chairman of New York’s famed Hayden Planetarium, will discuss the intricacies of photographing the northern lights at a club meeting at the United Methodist Church of Caldwell, 8 Academy Road in […]
ROSELAND, NJ — Eight local residents received awards in the annual Essex County Parks Photography Contest. Winners were awarded in adult and youth categories and were recognized on Saturday, Sept. 24, during the annual Fall Family Festival at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland. “We congratulate the winners of the Essex County Parks Photography […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Classic Film Festival is looking for movie lovers who would like to serve on a steering committee to ensure the festival’s continuing success. Ken Mandel, who has been running the festival, is looking for help and for people with fresh ideas and energy who will rejuvenate the festival […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The “Contemporary Artists Forum XIV” exhibition currently running at 1978 Arts Center in Maplewood will close on Monday, Oct. 10. Many of the artists in this exhibit have made a lifetime commitment to their art. They pursue their work with passion and intelligence. Although very different in terms of style, school and […]
UPDATE: Harvest Day has been postponed until Oct. 16 due to the rain. MONTCLAIR, NJ — On Sunday, Oct. 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. at 108 Orange Road, the Montclair Historical Society and Montclair Community Farm Coalition are partnering for a fall harvest event. Activities include museum tours, hearth cooking demonstrations by the fire, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Midtown Direct Rep recently announced a new partnership with the township of Maplewood. Beginning with the 2016-17 season, MDR will present its staged readings and other productions as the resident theater company of The Woodland, located at 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. MDR’s newly named staged reading series, “Theater at The Woodland,” […]
Mark Charles “Mark Charles is everything we want in a Nutley football player. He comes to work hard and get better every day. He is what we call a ‘lunch pail’ guy: goes about his job every day quietly and matter of factly with everything he has got to give. He asks great questions, and […]