WEST ORANGE, NJ — The nonprofit First Friends of New Jersey and New York will hold its sixth annual benefit dinner on Tuesday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m. at Mayfair Farms, 481 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. The event will feature guest speaker Margaret Mayce, who will discuss “The Crisis of Refugees and Migrants […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Beginning on Tuesday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m., Rabbi Mendy Kasowitz of Chabad West Orange will be offering “What Is? Rethinking Everything We Know about Our Universe,” a fascinating, new six-session course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute. This course draws on the wisdom of Chasidic teaching to reexamine the most […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Saturday, March 25, Maplewood Recreation hosted its 34th annual spring egg hunt at Memorial Park. The weather was chilly, but the energy was high as children of all ages came to the start line by noon to get their grabs in. The lawn was sprinkled with 11,000 eggs and all vanished […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County hosted a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Wednesday, April 4. “Dr. King was one of our nation’s greatest leaders and one of his last public appearances was his visit to Newark, just a week before he was taken from […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School PTA will hold a clothing drive on Saturday, April 14, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The PTA will have a clothing drive drop in front of the West Orange High School Auditorium, 51 Conforti Ave. The drive will be accepting all clothing, coats, jackets, baby items, […]
Photos by Chris Troyano: Glen Ridge athletes at Cedar Grove/Verona Relays, April 7. GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School boys’ and girls’ track and field teams enjoyed fine performances at the Cedar Grove/Verona Relays on Saturday, April 7. The boys’ team took first place overall with 55 points. The following are GRHS […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ and girls’ track and field teams enjoyed an auspicious start to the season. The girls’ javelin team of Aicha Naouai and Jackie Drucker took first place at the Mountie Relays at Woodman Field in Montclair on March 31. At the Metuchen Relays on Saturday, April 7, Kaela […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – 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, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Human Relations Commission, with the support of the West Orange Recreation Department, is hosting a community softball game on Sunday, April 29, at 1 p.m. at Degnan Field in West Orange. This is a communitywide invitational event, so sign up for a team or as an individual player […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Spinning, the art of twisting a fiber such as wool into thread or yarn, and weaving that thread or yarn to create cloth is a skill dating back thousands of years. On Sunday, April 15, from 1 to 4 p.m., Durand-Hedden visitors will have the opportunity to explore this tradition and witness […]