SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Origami master Alice Baldwin Jones leads South Orange Public Library’s 150+ origami project in celebration of 150+ years of library service in South Orange. The origami will be part of the library’s grand birthday bash on Saturday, Sept. 17. Photos Courtesy of Melissa Kopecky
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Join your neighbors, community, family and friends at the third annual New Jersey Children’s Alliance Heroes for Children 5K Family Fun Run/Walk at the South Mountain Recreation Complex Clipper Pavilion in West Orange on Saturday, Oct. 1. Be a superhero for the children of New Jersey at this fun, family-friendly charity […]
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD – The South Orange-Maplewood Cougars 11U Red baseball team finished its summer travel season with a record of 19-5-1. After kicking off the season with a Memorial Day Tournament win, the Cougars entered league and district play with high expectations. The Cougars, in their second year of play in the New Providence Gold […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — CASA for Children of Essex County will host an information session at the South Orange Public Library, 65 Scotland Road, on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 6:30 p.m. for citizens interested in learning more about advocating for children in foster care. CASA volunteer advocates are appointed by the Family Court to gather […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, was the stage for an evening of conversation and socializing at the Women’s Connection Summer Soiree on July 20. Members heard from New Jersey State Assemblywoman Mila Jasey and South Orange Village President Sheena Collum, the panelists for “Women’s Changing Roles in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — JCC MetroWest presents an exhibit of paintings and mixed media by Gaelen Juried Art Show award winners Lorraine DeProspo and Ellen Hark. The exhibit, which takes place in the Gaelen Gallery East at the Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC, Ross Family Campus, 760 Northfield Ave. in West Orange, will be on […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — As of Aug. 5, the township announced that it was reviewing final construction and installation plans for the first phase of work on the sanitary sewer line that services existing businesses and residences along Maplewood Avenue. Unless a change is forced, the work will begin Wednesday, Aug. 10. The work will take […]
Gail F. Longo, 76, formerly of West Orange passed away on Tuesday, the 2nd of August 2016, at Chandler Memory Care in the presence of one of her twin daughters, Gina. Gail moved to West Orange in 1962 and worked at the West Orange Public Library 1970 until her retirement in 2003. Gail […]
ORANGE – Monte Irvin Giants Baseball accomplished many feats during the 2016 summer season – from winning the Monte Irvin Giants Wood Bat Classic at Monte Irvin field to being runner-up in the Suburban High School League to opening eyes at the July 4th Wood Bat Showcase in Washington, DC. A huge congratulations to the […]