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]. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — JFS MetroWest will begin offering a support group for teenagers experiencing depression and anxiety on Tuesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. starting Tuesday, Jan. 9. The group will meet at JFS offices located at 256 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 105 in Florham Park. The group will allow teens to communicate and share […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Green Hill in West Orange celebrated Christmas with its residents with festive decorates, delicious food and an ugly sweater contest. Photos Courtesy of Amy Simon
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange will host two free rabies vaccination clinics for dogs and cats in January. The first will be Saturday, Jan. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Public Works Department, 25 Lakeside Ave. in West Orange, and the second will be Wednesday, Jan. 10, from 3 to 4 p.m. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Civic Organization presents it 48th annual Martin Luther King Jr. program on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 3 p.m. at South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road in South Orange. Barbara Heisler, CEO of GlassRoots-Newark, will serve as the keynote speaker. Community awards will be presented to performer, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The achievements of four Seton Hall University educational leaders were recognized with their induction into the “Irish Education 100” honor roll at a ceremony in New York City on Dec. 13, hosted by Irish Consul General to New York Ciaran Madden. Honorees included Deirdre Donohue Yates, founding dean and professor of […]