Glen Ridge Photos – Sept. 29th
Bloomfield Photos – Sept. 29th
Irvington HS cross-country/track coach Marvin Hawkins achieves 400th career victory
IRVINGTON, NJ – Desmond Marfo finished first overall in 19:58 and the Irvington High School boys’ varsity cross-country team defeated North 13th St. Tech, 22-36, Sept. 27, at Branch Brook Park to give head coach Marvin Hawkins his 400th career victory as a cross-country and track and field coach. Michael Veltz took second in 20:19; […]
Arts Unbound hosts Arts Accessible Festival in Cedar Grove
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Arts Unbound, in collaboration with Essex Junior Academy, a school in the Essex Regional Educational Services Commission, and Cedar Grove Superintendent Laurie Newell, will host Arts Accessible, a festival celebrating inclusion and the arts on Friday, Oct. 14. The festival unites New Jersey support coordination agencies, senior centers, and schools specializing […]
Saving your seeds with the Maplewood Garden Club
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Shanyn Siegel will address the Maplewood Garden Club at its next meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. Did you know that the seeds inside ripe heirloom tomatoes are fully developed and can be saved and replanted next season? Even if you only have […]
Christ Episcopal Church to unveil new nursery school classrooms in Oct. 4 ceremony
Christ Episcopal Church in Bloomfield and Glen Ridge will be officially opening and dedicating its newly renovated nursery school classrooms and church space during an open house on Tuesday, Oct. 4, starting at 6:30 p.m. Cutting the ribbons to the new spaces will be Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia. Blessing them will be The Right Rev. […]
Essex County to hold household hazardous waste collection day
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County will host a household hazardous waste collection day on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 125 Fairview Ave. in Cedar Grove. Though free for all county residents, they must provide proof of residency at the site; commercial and large quantity users may not drop off […]
Join Rachel Coalition at candlelight vigil
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Domestic violence affects every community. It thrives when we are silent, but if we take a stand and work together, we can end domestic abuse. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Rachel Coalition, a division of Jewish Family Service of MetroWest, is excited to join together with the community at […]
Two WOHS teams selected as finalists in prestigious engineering challenge
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Two West Orange High School teams have been selected as finalists in the STEAM Tank Challenge sponsored by the U.S. Army in conjunction with the N.J. School Boards Association. Both teams will present their work at the NJSBA Workshop in Atlantic City to be held Oct. 25 through 27. Utilizing the […]
Daughters of Israel introduces advances in rehab
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Daughters of Israel, a nursing facility with a rehabilitation center for subacute care, has just introduced the OmniVR, the first virtual rehabilitation system designed specifically for the needs of medically complex patients, including aging adults, according to a recent press release. At first glance, one might think the OmniVR is a […]