SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University has appointed retired Lt. Col. Bryan C. Price, a nationally recognized expert of leadership development and terrorism, to serve as founding executive director of the university’s new Buccino Leadership Institute, a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary undergraduate leadership program. Price’s career is steeped in more than 20 years of distinguished leadership […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange-Maplewood Adult School will present “I Shall Not Be Silent: A Lesson For Today” on Thursday, Dec. 13, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at South Orange Middle School’s Little Theater, 70 N. Ridgewood Road in South Orange. Speaking before Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech at […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Monday, Nov. 26, the New Jersey Senate and Assembly majorities voted to move ahead with the Marijuana Legalization Act legislation, co-sponsored by Sen. Nicholas Scutari and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney, that would make marijuana use legal for adults age 21 and older. Scutari represents the 22nd Legislative District, which […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Celebrate the season at the Durand-Hedden House & Garden on Sunday, Dec. 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. with gingerbread houses, a paper ornament activity, treats and shopping. Children can also visit with a Victorian Santa, so be sure to have your camera ready. Gingerbread house contestants must enter by Dec. 8. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School cross country team held its awards dinner on Saturday, Dec. 1, with coaches Flecia Blake and Jason-Lamont Jackson presenting awards. West Orange High School seniors presented their two coaches with gifts, and provided younger teammates with advice on reaching for personal goals, and never giving up […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The National Association of Women Business Owners Central & Northern NJ chapter invites women business owners and professionals to its holiday dinner and business expo on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, 350 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange. The evening will include dinner, exhibitors with […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Chabad of West Orange celebrated Yud Tes Kislev, the “Rosh Hashanah of Chasidus,” at the home of Rabbi Mendy and Altie Kasowitz on Tuesday evening, Nov. 27 — 19 and 20 Kislev on the Jewish Calendar. Special guest, Rabbi Boruch Hecht, director of admissions at the Rabbinical College of America, shared […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Grotta Fund for Senior Care of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ recently announced a $15,000 grant to The Adler Aphasia Center as the recipient of its first Impact and Sustainability Award. Through this grant, Grotta acknowledged and honored the excellence and impact of the Adler Aphasia Center, […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Temple B’nai Abraham Social Action Committee collected turkeys and all the trimmings to benefit Newark Emergency Services for Families. The TBA Social Action Committee Co-chairwomen are Janet Penn and Ruth Ross. For more than three decades, NESF, a not-for-profit organization, has been serving the Greater Essex County community. NESF is committed […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Anna Pettigrew, 15, of South Orange, will join renowned professional guest artists when she performs “Toy Soldier” and “Archangel” in this year’s full-length production of New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble’s holiday classic “The Nutcracker.” Pettigrew is currently a sophomore at Columbia High School. NJDTE returns to the Memorial Auditorium at Montclair State […]