Shores of Africa Penguin Exhibit opens at TBZ

WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Friday, May 4, Turtle Back Zoo opened the new Shores of Africa Penguin Exhibit. The African penguins will join the giraffes, lions and hyenas in the African Adventure section of the zoo, bringing all of Turtle Back’s animals from the largest continent into the same area. “Our penguins always have […]

Scouts have record-breaking townwide food drive

NUTLEY, NJ — The recent food drive conducted by the Nutley Boy Scout Troop 147 and Cub Scout Packs 141 and 142 saw a record collection for the Nutley Food Pantry, housed at the local Nutley Family Service Bureau office, formerly the Red Cross office, on Chestnut Street. As of this date 27,633 food items […]

Coben inducted into New Jersey Hall of Fame

ASBURY PARK — Bestselling mystery author Harlan Coben was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame on May 6 at Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park. The author was born in Newark and grew up in Livingston; many of his novels have scenes that take place in and around Essex County, including in South Orange […]

Celebrating Rosh Sivan at TBA

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Rosh Hodesh is the Hebrew term for the beginning of the month on the Jewish calendar, which has evolved into a women’s holiday. Temple B’nai Abraham’s Sisterhood, The Women’s Connection, joins together, led by Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz, a few times a year to welcome the new month with conversation, learning, spiritual […]

SHP cuts the ribbon on new JV baseball field

WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, May 5, Seton Hall Prep honored two stalwart supporters of the school with a pair of dedications at the Kelly Athletic Complex on Prospect Avenue. That morning, G. Kelly Martin ’77 cut the ribbon on the Junior Varsity Baseball Field as President Msgr. Michael E. Kelly dedicated the field […]