BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Come enjoy “Songs of Peace and Joy” at the Bloomfield Chorale Holiday Concert and Carol Sing on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m. at Watchung Presbyterian Church, 375 Watchung Ave. in Bloomfield. Sacred music, holiday favorites and carols from different lands will be featured. Light refreshments will follow. Advance discounted tickets are […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The township will relax parking rules for the holidays from Nov. 22 through Jan. 1. West Orange will offer free metered parking from Thanksgiving Day through Christmas Day. Alternate-side parking rules are suspended through Jan. 1 and overnight parking enforcement is not in effect. Parking restrictions that allow the township to […]
NEWARK, NJ — Upcoming Amtrak track work at Penn Station New York will impact select NJ Transit peak period train service along the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line with scheduled service adjustments to run from Jan. 8 through May 28. The work will mainly affect a total of five trains per day, including […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Amedeo Modigliani, painter and sculptor, was born in Italy but spent most of his tragically short life in France among his avant-garde peers: Severini, Brancusi, Soutine, Gris and Picasso. He is known for portraits and nudes in a contemporary style characterized by the elongation of faces and figures. Award-winning art history education […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – On Saturday, November 18, the U12 Cougar Gunners won the division championship in the “A” flight of the Northern Counties soccer league. The Gunners finished the Fall season with a 7-2-1 league record and a 10-2-2 overall record, as they also won the Essex County Fall Tune Up tournament that was […]
Photos captions: St. Joseph’s 7th Grade White Team: First row from left: Owen Holt, Max Larson, Mike Pirone, Danny Guarnieri, Nicholas Alexander, Nicholas Franklin, Brendan Dawkins and Liam Laskowski Not Pictured is William Walsman. Second row: Coaches Kevin Larson, Mike Pirone, Greg Dawkins and Mike Laskowski. St. Joseph’s 5th Grade White Team: First row from […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — As Thanksgiving approaches, public schools across West Orange have been collecting non-perishable food items to be distributed to needy families. The township collects the donations from the schools and volunteers — in an initiative spearheaded by Social Services Director Patti Duffy — box an entire Thanksgiving meal, including a turkey and […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Association of NJ Environmental Commissions recently awarded the Essex County Environmental Commission with its Environmental Achievement Award for an ongoing series of roundtable programs where environmental issues are discussed. “We commend the Environmental Commission for creating a venue where information can be shared and dialogue started about timely issues affecting […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Pictured, The Community First Sports Club 12U team captured their Mid-New Jersey Youth Soccer Association flight championship with a 3-2 win over Cranford on Sunday. The Fire, consisting of Maplewood and South Orange players, finished with a 7-2-1 league record and also took second place in the Mount Olive Halloween Classic. Kneeling from […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Memorial Library and DCH Millburn Audi are teaming up to offer a job fair for those seeking employment on a multitude of skill levels in all career areas. The fair, which is free and open to all adults, will be Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon at the library, […]