IT’S A CELEBRATION — Flood’s Hill in Meadowland Park hosted a Juneteenth celebration on Friday, June 20, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The event included live music from Valerie Adams & the Dimensions Band, inspiring words, various food trucks, and culminated in a fireworks show just after dark.
The Meadowland Park Conservancy in partnership with South Orange Village and with sponsorship from Realtor Natalie Farrell hosted Trouble Ahead, a Grateful Dead tribute band, on Wednesday, June 11 in the park. The band was part of the Skate House Sessions, a new acoustic music series held on Wednesday evenings in June in Meadowland Park […]
ORANGE — A rally and short march was held Friday, June 6 as part of a veterans “Call to Action” national rally held to coincide with the anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France during World War II. The rally was held in Monte Irvin Park in front of the statue of Irvin, which is […]
WEST ORANGE — About 30 people turned out for a Planning Board meeting last week to hear a consultant talk about the stormwater plan for a nearly 500 unit residential development proposed for land on the Second Watchung Mountain Ridge. A presentation was given by Mark Gallagher of Princeton Hydro on the Wetlands Impact of […]
ORANGE — It was a rainy day and Terrence Murray’s kindergarten class was forced to stay inside during recess. Terrence didn’t mind. He gathered up a bunch of the other boys in his class and all the blocks they could find and they began to build things. “I knew from a very early age, literally […]
Maplewood Avenue was closed off Thursday, June 5, for Village Night Out. The annual event featured extended hours at local merchants with special promotions, prizes and music from Crystal Pepsi and the Zimas, an alt-rock band playing covers from the ’90s.
MAPLEWOOD — The North Jersey Pride Festival was held on Sunday in Memorial Park. The event, one of the largest family-friendly LGBTQ Pride celebrations in the tristate area, is a free community celebration. The event included music and performances on a stage in the park’s natural amphitheater, a vendor court with a wide range of […]
The West Orange Street Fair returned on Saturday, June 7 with local crafters, vendors, street performers, a classic car show, beer and wine garden, a bungee trampoline and free all-day admission to the Thomas Edison Museum. Vendors from West Orange and elsewhere set up booths, selling food, clothing, pet items, storm windows and martial arts […]
IT’S BACK! — The South Orange Farmers Market opened for its 34th season on Wednesday, June 4 in the Sloan Street Parking Lot across from the train station. The market will open weekly on Wednesdays from 1 to 6 p.m. through Oct. 29 and will be held rain or shine. The market featured Jersey Fresh produce, pickles […]
EAST ORANGE — Artists took over some local streets last weekend to create murals in East Orange and Orange as part of an effort to enhance safety along Freeway Drive. Murals were painted in East Orange at South Harrison Street and Freeway Drive West and in Orange at South Essex Avenue and Tony Galento Plaza. The […]