SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Public Library and performer Bobaloo have been making great events together for more than 15 years and the events only get better each year. Everyone is welcome, and in costume if so pleased, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m. for this year’s seasonal music and stories with Bobaloo.
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Members of the Maplewood Police Union PBA 44/44a — including, from left, Det. Carlos Baez, Sgt. Christopher Black and Patrol Officer Mathew Jones — have been collecting non-perishable foods, clothes, water, baby food, diapers, batteries, flashlights, first aid kits and more to donate to the Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico. Dropoffs […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — As they do every year, families from Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange gathered to pick apples and enjoy the outdoors in celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. An enduring holiday symbol is the apple, usually dipped in honey to signify a sweet new year. Pre-school and religious school […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Leaf collection in South Orange begins Oct. 23 and will go through Dec. 6. Leaves are only to be placed curbside when your street falls under an open zone on the leaf map; to see if your section is being collected, visit https://main.govpilot.com//web/?id=418&ust=NJ and click “Leaf Map.” Leaves should be piled […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 2017 Muckers Ball was a huge success on Saturday, Oct. 14, helping to raise funds to conserve Thomas Edison’s electric charging station in the Glenmont Garage. The event, which featured live music and food donated by local eateries, celebrating Edison’s spirit of invention as well as the hard work of […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Friday, Oct. 13, students from Columbia High School traveled to Carnegie Hall for the 10th annual Sphinx Virtuosi concert. Sphinx Virtuosi is one of the nation’s most dynamic professional chamber orchestras; comprised of 18 of the nation’s top black and Latino classical soloists, these alumni of the internationally renowned Sphinx Competition […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Fireman Sparky was on-hand for the West Orange Fire Department’s open house for fire prevention on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the West Orange Public Library. Children got to play on trucks and take home books. Photos Courtesy of West Orange Township
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Akil Khalfani, director of the Africana Institute at Essex County College and a professor in the college’s division of social sciences, will be honored by the Delta Pi Chapter in Hillside of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa on Oct. 28. The West Orange resident will be honored for his […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Each fall, Essex County collects leaves along county roads. Residents whose properties are on county roads may place their leaves in biodegradable bags or sweep the loose leaves into piles at the curb. To organize leaf collection on county roads, Essex County is divided into four sectors. There will be three […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood recently celebrated the completion of its table tennis courts upgrades. According to Andrew Haines, who represents Maplewood Platform Tennis, the maintenance was necessary because the courts get a lot of ply and had many problems with screens, structure and courts. The Township Committee budgeted $35,000 for the project, which was completed […]