RCS Women’s Dinner draws large crowd

WEST ORANGE, NJ — More than 70 women attended the Chabad of West Orange’s annual Rosh Chodesh Society Women’s Dinner on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Chabad of West Orange Co-director Altie Kasowitz opened the evening by welcoming all the guests and introducing Pearl Herson to recite a chapter of Tehillim for the land and people of […]

Local artist shows her work in international locales

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Ellen Hanauer, a West Orange native and resident of Livingston for more than 30 years, has an upcoming solo exhibition at the historic artist colony Montsalvat in Melbourne, Australia. This edition of laser-printed anatomical mandalas on paper is part of the SciArt work she has been creating for more than 25 years. […]

Jacob Febo takes sixth to lead Bloomfield HS wrestling at ECT

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Sophomore Jacob Febo finished in sixth place in the 113-pound weight class to lead the Bloomfield High School varsity wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament, Jan. 18-19, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Febo was the lone placewinner for the Bengals, who finished 20th in the team standings.

February programs at TSTI

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, located at 432 Scotland Road in South Orange, invites area residents to several programs in February, as follows: TSTI’s series on hot topics in Israel today continues on Thursday, Feb. 1, with “The Big Questions.” Michael Levi from the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest will lead a discussion […]

Victor Cruz to speak at TBA’s annual sports breakfast

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Temple B’nai Abraham Men’s Club is hosting its annual sports speaker breakfast series on Sunday, Jan. 28, at the temple, 300 E. Northfield Road, Livingston. This year’s event will feature Victor Cruz, former New York Giant and Super Bowl XVLI champion, as guest speaker. Breakfast and check-in begin at 9 a.m., […]

WOHS winter color guard invitational set for Jan. 27

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 13th annual Mid-Atlantic Indoor Network Winter Guard Competition will be held in the Tarnoff Gymnasium at West Orange High School, 51 Conforti Ave., on Saturday, Jan. 27, from 4 to 9 p.m. West Orange High School will host the event and the varsity and JV color guards will perform in […]

Release your inner artist with Chabad

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Chabad of West Orange will hold a “Paint Night” on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at 401 Pleasant Valley Way. Join old friends and make new ones while creating your own masterpiece. This event is BYOB. Admission is charged. Payments can be made at www.chabadwestorange.com/donate or at the door. All […]

Friends of MML to hold three bag-of-book sales

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Friends of Maplewood Library are three upcoming bag-of-books sales on Saturday, Jan. 27, Feb. 3 and Feb. 10. The Jan. 27 sale will run from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., and will feature books from all genres and items such as DVDs and CDs. The […]

ValleyArts celebrates ‘Roberto’ Burns with poetry and tequila

ORANGE, NJ — Every year the poetry of Robert Burns is celebrated, bringing together lovers of the craft to commemorate the life and influential work of the poetic legend. This year, on Friday, Jan. 26, ValleyArts, in partnership with Atticus Review and Garden State Kitchen, is hosting, “‘Roberto’ Burns Night,” an evening filled with poetry, […]