SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Several young parents who grew up at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, have taken the Jewish trope “from generation to generation” to heart. Once students in TSTI’s religious school and Hebrew High, they have selected its Iris Family Center for Early Childhood Education for their youngsters. Among […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s philosophy can be summed up in this quote: “A picture must be an amiable thing, joyous and pretty — yes, pretty! There are enough troublesome things in life without inventing others.” Renoir’s joie de vivre made him one of the most beloved impressionist painters. On Thursday, April 26, from 7 […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced Friday, April 13, that Essex County was participating in nine special partnerships to increase awareness about and help raise funds for the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Arc of Essex County, the New Jersey Children Alliance, Stop for Nikhil, The Valerie Fund, the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Lions Club of West Orange gives $500 to EIES, a South Orange-based nonprofit that records volunteers reading newspapers and other material for blind people to listen to; from left are Lions Club President Roger Schneider, Lions Directors Matthew Schwartz and Robert Sochor, EIES Executive Director Frank Scafidi and Lions secretary Dr. […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ – Two swimmers captured titles, two team records were broken, and one more swimmer qualified for the national championships, as the YMCA of Montclair Dolphins swim team punctuated a highly successful season at the recent SunKissed Invitational Junior/Senior Swimming Championships of the USA in Charlotte, N.C. The meet draws hundreds of swimmers from […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Liberty Middle School will present its spring musical, “Alice in Wonderland Jr.,” on Thursday, May 3, and Friday, May 4, at 7 p.m. at the school, located at 1 Kelly Drive in West Orange. The classic Lewis Carroll tale of Alice and her adventures in Wonderland comes to life with a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — What’s the difference between diversity and integration, and what do those terms mean in SOMA, in the region and across the country given the changing demographics everywhere? These and related issues will be discussed at the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race’s annual Conversations on Race on Wednesday, May 9, from 7:30 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council presents “Art from the Heart,” an exhibition of art fueled by passion, at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road. The exhibit will be open during the WOAC’s Mother’s Day Shopping Boutique from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – On Wednesday, May 2, at 7 p.m., Thomas Edison National Historical Park welcomes guitarist Mdou Moctar and his band from Agadez, Niger; Mdou Moctar will make sound recordings at Edison’s West Orange Laboratory using a 1909 wax cylinder phonograph. Internet users can watch live streaming video of the recording session via […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School will present its Eva Samo Lecture on Wednesday, April 25, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Columbia High School’s Black Box Theatre, 17 Parker Ave. in Maplewood. Colorism or color bias — the preference for or presumed superiority of people based on the color of their skin […]