EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Men of Essex Inc. has selected track phenom Cory Poole of East Orange Campus High School STEM Academy to be the recipient of the 2017 “Essex Award.” The 59th Annual Essex Awards Dinner will be on Wednesday, May 17, at 7 p.m.. at Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club, 100 […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Aspiring Kindness Foundation, which raises money for first responders, emergency service providers, and fire prevention and education programs, has announced its fifth annual charity golf outing at the Forest Hill Field Club in Bloomfield on Monday, June 19. Reflecting the origins of the charity that was formed in the aftermath of […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Proving that little hands can make a big difference, more than 150 children and their parents, along with 50 members of the Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills took part in the fifth annual “Kids for Kids,” which is a children’s volunteer event organized by JLOSH in partnership with 10 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Green Hill will offer a free community event, “Financial Options for Caregivers,” on Tuesday, June 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 103 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange. Learn about financial options for caregivers as Calea Stiles-Schatz of Allied Wealth Partners explains that caring for older adults can negatively impact health, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Beginning May 22, the Hilton and Maplecrest jitney buses will undergo a few minor route and schedule alterations. New stops added to the Hilton Route are as follows: Stop 4: Indiana Street and Lexington Avenue; Stop 5: Millburn Avenue and Manley Terrace; Stop 6: Valley Street and Broadview Avenue; and Stop 7: […]
NEWARK, NJ — Hassan Hutson, 32, of Newark, and Marquise Robinson, 22, of East Orange, are being sought by Newark police for separate shooting incidents. On Friday, May 5, at approximately 9 p.m., police responded to the 700-block of South 19th Street on a call of a man shot. Police located the 36-year old victim, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On May 12 at the South Mountain Annex, students, parents, teachers and volunteers collaborated to create a new opportunity for nature on the school’s grounds. The effort is part of an ongoing project that began with the desire to get children outdoors for active learning and play. The vision is to […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the leading suicide research and prevention organization in the United States, is hosting a training session on suicide prevention that focuses on the whole family. This innovative style of therapy, “attachment-based family therapy,” is the only empirically supported family therapy model designed to treat adolescent depression. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Saturday, May 20, from 4 to 6 p.m., the Maplewood Arts Council is hosting a free workshop for artists and arts organizations looking for effective ways to promote their work at the Burgdorff, 10 Durand Road in Maplewood. “There is so much amazing work happening in Maplewood — from individual artists […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Division of Senior Services hosted the county’s annual Older Americans Heritage Month Celebration on Wednesday, May 10, in the Essex County Robert O’Toole Building in Cedar Grove Park. May is recognized as National Older Americans Month. During the ceremony, DiVincenzo presented […]