MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange-Maplewood School District will screen “Beyond Measure,” a film of inspiring stories of innovation in education, as part of its discussion of intentional integration and innovation in the elementary schools. This event will be Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Clinton Elementary School, 27 Berkshire Road in Maplewood. The screening […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School’s drama club, the Parnassian Society, is participating in the Disney Theatrical Productions pilot program to produce “Shakespeare in Love,” based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, from Thursday, Nov. 15, through Sunday, Nov. 18, in the CHS Black Box Theatre. The fictional play combines how the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Village Apartments of the Jewish Federation, a community for independent seniors in South Orange, celebrated the grand opening of its new multi-purpose community space and luxury apartments, as well as renovations to common areas throughout the building, on Oct. 17. Among the attendees were residents and staff, invited guests, and […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Are you ready to move into the next phase of your life career-wise and don’t know where to begin? The Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women is offering another Job Club program to help you do just that on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Dr. Melissa Robinson-Brown, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Edison Middle School will host its annual open house event for fourth- and fifth-grade parents on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The open house provides parents with the opportunity to tour the school, meet teachers, receive important information regarding EMS course offerings, and learn how the school assists […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “What Is A Drawing?” at the Pierro Gallery, 5 Mead St. in South Orange, will run from Thursday, Nov. 8, through Saturday, Dec. 15. This is a group show that explores ways artists use drawing to think, to generate form, and to describe things and feelings. Artists in the show use […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Sosa Insurance Group held its grand opening at 450 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange on Friday, Oct. 12. The group offers plans insured through UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. and its affiliated companies. Since opening, the group has been busy meeting with seniors to discuss their Medicare plan options. Pictured at […]
NEWARK, NJ — For the 2018 Essex County Italian-American Heritage Month celebration on Friday, Oct. 19, the lobby of the Essex County Hall of Records was decorated in the festive Italian colors of red, white and green. The lobby was a standing-room only backdrop for the cultural event, at which Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — WSOU-FM news director Bob Towey was honored in October with two awards from the College Media Association. As part of the organization’s Pinnacle Awards, Towey was awarded first place in the “Best Radio Newscast” category and second place in the “Best Radio Special Event Coverage” category. WSOU is operated by Seton […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Each year SouthNEXT brings together local artists, speakers and performers to catalyze the kind of “creative collisions” that spark new ideas and inspire new solutions to some of the most pressing communal challenges of our times. Now in its fourth year, SouthNEXT ’18 kicks off Saturday, Nov. 10, with a full […]