WOAC features two new exhibits

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council will host two new exhibitions — “Invasion,” featuring new collages by Lisa Suss, and “Mind’s Eye,” featuring paintings by Carol Black-Lemon — as part of its Welcome to the West Orange Arts Center 2018 programming. The opening reception will be Saturday, Jan. 13, from 1 to […]

Maplewood celebrates Black History Month

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In honor of Black History Month, the township of Maplewood has launched a coordinated initiative to highlight and promote related events and activities taking place throughout the community. Working in conjunction with local organizations such as Maplewood Memorial Library, the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race, SOMA Film Festival, 1978 Maplewood Arts […]

County, Livingston to host public meeting on Riker Hill Art Park

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and Livingston Mayor Shawn Klein will host a public meeting about the Essex County Riker Hill Art Park Master Plan on Thursday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. at Livingston Town Hall, 357 S. Livingston Ave. The purpose of the meeting is to gather input from the […]

Celebrating MLK Day with the CCR

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race presents its 17th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance & Fair on Monday, Jan. 15. This event is free and open to the public. At 2 p.m., the observance will be held in the Columbia High School Auditorium, 17 Parker Ave. in Maplewood. Hundreds […]

Poetry Out Loud finals to be held at WOHS on Jan. 10

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The spoken word will be highlighted at the 12th annual Poetry Out Loud finals on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at West Orange High School, 51 Conforti Ave., beginning at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. The Poetry Out Loud website describes the vision of the competition as “a contest that encourages the nation’s […]

West Orange student works with Booker

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange resident Stephen Van Cauwenberge, a junior double major in political science and history at Caldwell University, interned this fall semester in U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s Newark office. During the summer of 2017, Van Cauwenberge also interned with the West Orange Township Council researching upcoming legislation, including the newly approved […]

Actor John Amos reads his new book to children at Orange school

Photo by Chris Sykes From left, Montclair Child Development Center Deputy Director of Operations Roslyn Terry, Orange at large Councilwoman Donna K. Williams and Montclair Child Development Center front desk engagement clerk Hitomi Rogers stand behind of a mockup of East Orange native and actor John Amos’ children’s book ‘A World Without Color,’ following the […]

Bloomfield health officer receives state recognition

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield’s Health Officer Michael Fitzpatrick has received a Certificate of Achievement from the NJ Local Boards of Health Association on Thursday, Dec. 14. Fitzpatrick has been with the Department of Health and Human Services since 2009, following a career in both the private and the public sector. He was nominated for the […]

Town police give holiday gifts to 300 kids, 130 families

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Thursday, Dec. 21, the Bloomfield Police Department gathered in the Bloomfield Municipal Courtroom to continue its long-standing annual holiday toy drive, where more than 1,500 new toys were given to Bloomfield children and families. Bloomfield Police officers had been storing the donated gifts in the Youth Aid Division, and after Thursday’s municipal […]