Bald eagle spotted in West Orange
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange resident Jack Greenberg spotted a bald eagle in a tree on the Essex County Golf Course in West Orange from Pleasant Valley Way on Christmas Day. Photos Courtesy of Jack Greenberg
Maplewood Garden Club presents ‘The Pen & the Trowel’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Explore the writing-gardening connection on Monday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., Maplewood, when the Maplewood Garden Club hosts Marta McDowell. She teaches landscape history and horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden and lectures widely. For years she has been interested in writers who garden […]
Learn about Arthur Szyk with Beth El
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Join Congregation Beth El in South Orange for a private tour of the “Arthur Szyk: Soldier in Art” exhibit at the New York Historical Society on Sunday, Jan. 7. This private tour of a fascinating and revealing exhibit at the New-York Historical Society will explore the activism of Szyk, the Polish-born […]
Winter KinderConcert at Oheb Shalom
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation will host a Winter KinderConcert on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 3 p.m. featuring oboist Lynne Cohen and flutist Jill Sokol. Admission is charged. Oheb Shalom is located at 170 Scotland Road in South Orange. Visit www.OhebShalom.org for details.
WSOU collects more than 350 pounds of food for local food bank
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — As part of its commitment to community service, student-run WSOU 89.5 FM at Seton Hall University continued its annual participation in the “Students Change Hunger” program, collecting more than 350 pounds of food for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. WSOU became involved with Students Change Hunger because of the tremendous […]
West Orange High School pep rally launches winter sports season
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The winter sports season at West Orange High School officially kicked off Dec. 14 with a rowdy pep rally featuring the WOHS cheerleaders, bowling, swimming, boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball, ice hockey and wrestling teams. The boys’ and girls’ step teams also made special appearances. Teams performed skits or dance routines that […]
Senior men’s softball players sought
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Older than 49? Or 59? Or 69? The North Jersey Senior Men’s Softball League has openings to fit many ages and playing levels for its New Jersey teams. Games are played on weekday evenings, Tuesday mornings and Saturday mornings. For info on evening teams, contact Tony Ciavatta at 973-520-8858 or [email protected]. […]
NAACP to host acclaimed author
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Oranges & Maplewood Unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will host a presentation by acclaimed author and speaker Khalil Gibran Muhammad of Harvard University on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 3 p.m., at Elmwood United Presbyterian Church, 135 Elmwood Ave. in East Orange. Muhammad will be […]
TSTI events in January
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, invites the wider community to the following free events in January: On Thursday, Jan. 4, Michael Levi, the community shaliach from the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest will present “Israel as a Melting Pot” at 7 p.m. Levi will discuss how Israeli […]
NJ Transit’s mobile app provides more ticket options
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit has upgraded its mobile app to offer additional features and functionality and an enhanced user experience. “Our goal is to make the NJ Transit mobile app the single source for all of the travel information our customers need, from purchasing tickets to viewing schedules and receiving alerts,” NJ Transit Executive […]