MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In one of the most shocking and infamously haunting incidents in art history, Vincent Van Gogh, consumed with paranoid delusion, sliced off his left ear. After a relatively short hospital stay, he returned to the Yellow House but could not maintain his mental equilibrium. A South Orange-Maplewood Adult School class on Thursday, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Ethical Culture Society of Essex County will host a screening of “Seymour: An Introduction,” the Ethan Hawke documentary about legendary piano teacher Seymour Bernstein, on Saturday, March 17, at 4 p.m. Following the movie, there will be a question-and-answer session with Bernstein. Born in Newark, Bernstein was a piano prodigy before […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8 and National Women’s History Month this March, Green Hill recently saluted its founding women. Green Hill was founded in 1866 by 13 women and called the Society for Relief of the Respectable Aged Women in Newark, New Jersey. The nonprofit enterprise began […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race will host a special program for families with children in preschool through middle school on Tuesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. at the Montrose Early Childhood Learning Center, 356 Clark St. in South Orange. This program will discuss how racial dynamics in […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – For a team that went winless at 0-14 last season, winning the Suburban League Boys 8th grade Basketball Championship was just a dream for this year’s South Orange Middle School team. Playing against powerful and experienced teams from Essex County, SOMS held its own during the regular season with a 10-4 […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield High School senior football standout Joe Bumpus, pictured at right, was among the recipients of the Scholar Athlete Award given by the Essex County Chapter of the National Football Foundation during a ceremony held at Mayfair Farms in West Orange on March 6. With him is BHS assistant football coach Eddie […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 14th annual West Orange Rotary “Taste of the World” event raised more than $20,000 on Feb. 26. It was the Rotary’s biggest event to date, with more than 500 members of the community in attendance as food and beverage vendors filled the ballroom at Mayfair Farms. Samplings of entrees, appetizers, […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — At its March 6 meeting, the Maplewood Township Committee honored local women who have dutifully and honorably served the communities of Maplewood and South Orange. The committee also issued a proclamation in recognition of Women’s History Month. “In service to our towns these strong and principled women have volunteered […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Women United Way of Essex and West Hudson will host its fifth annual Women United Breakfast, in celebration of Women’s History Month, on Thursday, March 15, at 8:30 a.m. at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, 350 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange. The keynote speaker will be Victoria Pratt, a former Newark […]
WEST ORANGE / ORANGE, NJ — New Jersey Theatre Alliance presents Luna Theater’s “Walking the Valley: 48 Hours Play Project” on Sunday, March 18, at 3 p.m. This event is part of the Alliance’s Stages Festival, the state’s largest annual theater festival that provides free and discounted theater events for all ages throughout the month […]