LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Rainbows program, which lies at the heart of NCJW’s commitment to women and children, is seeking volunteer facilitators for its fall session. The Rainbows peer support program is for children coping with grief, separation, divorce, death, abandonment or other painful transitions and will help guide them through these difficult situations. To […]
MAPLEWOOD (updated Tuesday July 12, 12:16 p.m.) – Maplewood fencer Amber White won a seventh-place medal in Cadet Women’s Saber at the USFA National Championships in Dallas, Tex. White, a 15-year-old rising sophomore at Kent Place in Summit, also placed ninth in Juniors, and won a fifth-place medal in Div. II. White earned her “A16” […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield Babe Ruth League presents “A Day in Cooperstown” on Thursday, July 28. The Bloomfield Babe Ruth League is seeking 26 players to make up two teams that will play a game at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. – Bustin’ Babes vs. Larrupin Lou’s. The rest of the day will be spent […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Mayors Council Rahway River Watershed Flood Control voted at its recent meeting to endorse the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ strategy for initial flood mitigation in the upper Rahway River Basin, according to a recent release from the Mayors Council. Known as Alternative 4a, the plan is a revision of one […]
GLEN RIDGE – The annual Glen Ridge High School Alumni Boys’ Soccer Game will take place Thursday, August 11, at George Washington Field at 6:15 p.m. All GRHS boys’ soccer alumni can attend the game, even if they do not wish to participate. Family members can also attend. Following the game, everyone at the game […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A community coalition is using a $10,000 grant from Partners for Health Foundation to run a community garden and improve the town’s walkability, according to a press release. “We’ve launched efforts that encourage families to eat healthier and would allow them to safely walk from one end of town to the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Ron Darling, World Series champion, former All-Star and award-winning television analyst, will be greeting fans and signing copies of his latest book on Thursday, July 21, at 7:30 p.m. at Words Bookstore, 179 Maplewood Ave. in Maplewood. Prior to the book signing, Darling will speak and be interviewed by NY1 correspondent Budd […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Rabbi Zvi Karpel, chaplain at Daughters of Israel in West Orange, was named “Healthcare Chaplain of the Year” on June 28 by the Rabbinical Council of America at the organization’s annual conference, which took place at the Woodcliff Lake Hilton. Photo Courtesy of Renee Glick