WEST ORANGE, NJ — Meet adoptable dogs and cats while supporting local animal shelters and rescue groups during the second “BARKtoberfest.” The event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Turtle Back Zoo’s Berson Education Center, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. Attendees are encouraged to bring their […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — For an evening of uplifting jazz gospel and reggae fusion music, come to the South Orange-Vailsburg United Methodist Church on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 7:30. pm. On the playbill are vocalist Wincey Terry-Bryant; musician Dominic Palombi; and Exodus Supreme, led by recording artist Selah Jendayi. The church is located at 150 […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr., third from left, looks over some of the items collected from 1,624 residents during the Essex County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, Oct. 7. With DiVincenzo are, from left, Anthony Ore, Antwoine Jones and Roy Croom Jr. from MXI of Langhorne, Pa.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Village Apartments of the Jewish Federation, a senior living community in South Orange, is expanding its residential offerings with the addition of luxury one-bedroom, one-bath apartments for adults ages 62 and older. Applications are being accepted now for the 12 units, which are opening in late fall. Applications are available in […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — interACT Theatre Productions presents the musical comedy whodunit “Clue: The Musical” this month. The show runs for three weekends at the Baird Theatre on Three, opening Friday, Oct. 13, and closing Saturday, Oct. 28, for eight performances total. Friday and Saturday night performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday matinees […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The first-ever “Broadway Night” will be held in the Tarnoff Cafeteria at West Orange High School, 51 Conforti Ave., on Wednesday, Oct. 18, beginning at 7 p.m. The event will feature music from current, classic and contemporary Broadway smash musicals. Under the direction of Director John Hellyer, the high school glee […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced Oct. 10 that the two remaining defendants in the Short Hill Mall carjacking murder from December 2013 entered guilty pleas. Karif Ford, 35, of Newark and Hanif Thompson, 32, of Irvington pleaded guilty to their respective roles in the crime, which resulted in the […]
By Cynthia Cumming Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Sunday Oct. 15, 10:24 a.m.) – For the first time in West Orange High School sports history, the varsity girls’ soccer team has captured the Liberty Division championship of the Super Essex Conference. The unbeaten Mountaineers defeated Montclair Kimberly Academy, 4-1, Oct. 10 to clinch the title. In […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — While much in the world has changed since 1941, one comforting constant remains strong: the flow of boys and their parents to 60 Byrd Ave. in Bloomfield to participate in Boy Scout Troop 22. The still lively group has been chartered to St. Thomas the Apostle Church for 75 years, teaching life […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University welcomes artist Ryan Roa in his solo exhibition “It’s Complicated.” The New Jersey native’s art will be on view from Oct. 16 through Dec. 8. There will be an opening reception Thursday, Oct. 19, from 5 to 9 p.m. Consisting primarily of floor and […]