IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School girls’ track and field team is off to a fair start this season. They rebounded from two dual meet loses against Nutley and West Essex by defeating Barringer and Orange to move to a 2-2 record this spring. The Blue Knights are led by several individuals who have […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz of Temple B’nai Abraham will receive her doctor of divinity, honoris causa, from her alma mater, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. This honor comes upon her completion of 25 years in the rabbinate. A graduation ceremony will be held Thursday, May 3, at Congregation Emanu-El in Manhattan. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — With Mother’s Day just around the corner, find unique one-of-a-kind gifts for the special ladies in your life or treat yourself at a Mother’s Day Shopping Boutique, hosted by the West Orange Arts Council, on Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the West Orange […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County, New Jersey: From Newark in the east to Fairfield in the west, Essex County’s residents reflect many different cultures, interests, and issues. Women who celebrate these cultures, interests and issues from a limited-government, liberty-loving, pro-social perspective have formed to create Essex County NJ Republican Women. Upcoming meetings will focus on education, immigration, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School seniors E.J. (Erik) Akerblom and Meghan White have been named as Essex County Athletic Director’s Association Scholar Athletes. White is co-captain of the girls’ softball team. Her grade-point average is 4.6261 and she is in the top 5 percent of her class at WOHS. She is secretary […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — What longtime Maplewood resident Tom Kerns remembers keenly from the four months his wife underwent radical spinal surgery and rehabilitation in 2006 is the outpouring of support from the community. People they knew — and many they didn’t — offered to make meals, drive their daughters to activities and do whatever else […]
NEWARK, NJ — Pillar College will hold a faculty symposium, “God, America and Politics: Discussions on Justice,” on Thursday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The symposium will examine the intersection of religion, politics and justice and to develop a deeper understanding of the role that religion plays in contemporary culture. Pillar College […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Families are invited to the South Mountain YMCA on Saturday, April 21, for Healthy Kids Day, a free, fun-packed event to inspire children and their parents to engage their bodies and minds all summer long. From noon to 3 p.m., guests can tackle both a climbing wall and fitness obstacle course, and […]
MONTCLAIR / ROSELAND, NJ — The Master Gardeners of Essex County are busy planning their annual plant sale. The sale will be held at the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens, 474 Upper Mountain Ave. in Montclair, on Friday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday, May 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Choreographers are a rare breed of innovators. Moving dancers through space with humor, passion, elegance and power is their specialty. Now, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and South Orange Performing Arts Center present “Artists Who Innovate: A Celebration of New Jersey Choreographers,” two spectacular evenings of performances from […]