MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association’s Thursday, Aug. 17, meeting will take place at the Park Wood Diner, 1958 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood, at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to this annual event; you don’t have to be an HNA member to share an evening out with friends, as well as new acquaintances. Pay […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The second Greater Northern NJ Heart Walk will be Sunday, Oct. 22, at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with the kids’ heart challenge at 9:30 and the walk at 10. Proceeds will be used to raise awareness and support prevention of cardiovascular disease […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced recently that Bomani Duncan, 20, of Bloomfield entered a guilty plea, admitting to using Twitter to recruit gang members and sell guns. He also pleaded guilty to possession of a handgun. Assistant Prosecutor Joseph A. Giordano, who handled the case, said under the terms […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — If you or someone you know is turning 65 or retiring this year, the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women has a program in September not to be missed. Take the mystery out of Medicare with this educational workshop on Thursday, Sept. 7, from 7:15 to 9 p.m. when Dan […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Thursday, Aug. 3, marked the first of what is destined to become an annual trip for Maplewood and South Orange seniors on the Spirit of New Jersey Cruise. The group of sightseers met at DeHart Community Center in Maplewood to begin the adventure aboard a bus to the ship […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The 1978 Maplewood Arts Center is hosting the City Without Walls METRO 31 [Redux] show, a traveling showcase of small works from artists across the Metropolitan area, starting Aug. 19. This year’s show features 58 works by 48 artists chosen by jurors Margaret O’Reilly of the New Jersey State Museum, ARTNOIR co-founder […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The inaugural year of the West Orange High School dance program “raised the barre” for students and dancers, and even more is planned in the 2017-18 school year. Dance teacher Melissa Sande is more than up to the task of developing the program, which completed the first year of Dance I. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Working to improve relations between the Maplewood Police Department and the community, police held a fun National Night Out celebration on Aug. 1. Photos Courtesy of Christopher Black
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Early Childhood Education Director Carol Paster, far left, and Religious School Director Mindy Schreff, third from left, from Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange recently attended Hidden Sparks, a four-day course for educators held in Manhattan. The “Learning Lenses” courses were designed to help teachers learn how to observe, reflect, and […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose reported on Aug. 6 that Newark police had arrested Oziona Okoro, 18, of Maplewood, who was wanted in connection to a carjacking that occurred on Dawson and Thomas streets in Newark on Friday, July 18. At approximately 3:40 p.m., at the corner of Dawson and […]