Maplewood Farmers Market returns!

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Township of Maplewood is preparing for its 24th season of sponsoring the Maplewood Farmers Market. The Market will again be at its new location at 1848-1852 Springfield Ave. between Yale and Oberlin Streets starting June 4 and running until Nov. 19. The market will be open each Monday from 2 to […]

Columbia HS Athletic Hall of Fame induction to be held May 10

The 2018 Columbia High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony and dinner will take place Thursday, May 10, at Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange. Cocktails begin 6 p.m. Dinner is at 7 p.m.                 The 2018 inductees are: Doug Richardson,  1974, Track Ed Lewis, 1980, Lacrosse Lenny Armuth, 1981, Soccer John Mairo, […]

‘A Red Carpet Night’ celebrates community members

LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Saturday, April 21, Temple B’nai Abraham held its 2018 annual event, “A Red Carpet Night,” which honored TBA members Joni and Alan Cohen, Nancy and Richard Dinar, Ethel and Robert Singer, Suzanne and Jeffrey Weinick, and Randi and Scott Wolfson, who have distinguished themselves in their dedication and commitment to the […]

$48,000 awarded to NJ Communities for floodplain reforestation projects

EWING, NJ — Sustainable Jersey announced recently that more than $48,000 was awarded to seven New Jersey municipalities and one school district for floodplain reforestation projects. The Roots for Rivers Reforestation Grant and Technical Assistance Program is a partnership between The Nature Conservancy and Sustainable Jersey. The grant recipients are Bernardsville, Chatham, Fanwood, Mount Holly, […]

Patient artwork on display at Kessler

WEST ORANGE, NJ — An exhibit featuring the acrylic abstract paintings of New Jersey artist and former Kessler patient Joel Krause will be on display at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange, on Tuesday, May 8, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Krause’s paintings, which are vibrantly colorful and reminiscent of […]

‘Spring Into Action’ at the Baird

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Tuesday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., community seniors and active older adults are invited to the Baird Community Center, 5 Mead St. in South Orange, for a day of leisure activities including art, fitness, learning and more. The event will include a continental breakfast and lunch and […]

Why does evil exist?

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Attend a lesson from the Jewish Learning Institute on why evil exists on Tuesday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Chabad of West Orange, 401 Pleasant Valley Way. Why do bad things happen to good people? The question has been asked — and answered — for thousands of years. But even […]