PHOTOS: Glen Ridge HS track teams at Penn Relays
The Glen Ridge High School boys’ and girls’ track and field teams competed at the Penn Relays held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa., April 26-28.
PHOTOS: Glen Ridge Baseball & Softball Opening Day Celebration
The Glen Ridge Athletic Association held its Opening Day Celebration on Saturday, April 28, which included a parade of players.
‘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 […]
OLS community members travel to Guatemala to build homes
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On her 10th build in Guatemala last month with Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village Program, Barbara McCarthy brought six young adults from the Our Lady of Sorrows community with her to work on a home for a needy family. Together with Wendy Lamotta, director of Round 2 Resources, there were eight volunteers […]
Orenstein Memorial Lecture focuses on Pirkei Avot
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Congregation Beth El will present the Rabbi Jehiel Orenstein Memorial Lecture, “New Eyes on Pirkei Avot,” by Rabbi Gordon Tucker, on Sunday, May 6, at 4 p.m. at the synagogue, 222 Irvington Ave. in South Orange. This event is free and open to the community; the lecture will be followed by […]
24 Hours of Live Music
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — From noon on Saturday, May 5, to noon on Sunday, May 6, the South Orange Village Center Alliance will kick off its second 24 Hours of Live Music Festival. This free Live Music Bender will be an Arts Unbound ArtBender fundraiser to supports artistic opportunities for people with disabilities. Participation and […]