Two roses growing in the garden at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church have quite a story to tell. The story begins with a 7-year-old boy singing in the church choir before becoming a teen idol, rock star and television icon. David Cassidy, best known for his role as Keith Partridge on “The Patridge Family,” spent his […]
It was cold outside but a warm meal was cooking inside the Durand-Hedden House. Margaret Quinn, an open-hearth cooking expert and historical interpreter from Mercer County, was giving a demonstration, illustrating what cooking was like in the 1770s. Quinn, with assistance from Bernadette Rogoff of the Monmouth County Historical Society, gave the demonstration Sunday, Jan. […]
Holocaust Learning Experience (HLE) is now being taught at Roosevelt Middle School. HLE is a nonprofit program developed by MorseLife Health System in West Palm Beach and will implement HLE’s age-appropriate Holocaust education model for students in grades 5 to 12. The stated mission is to educate and transform generations to end antisemitism and combat […]
The writing process isn’t easy. It may take years to finish penning a book. But then there’s the publishing process, which can also take a very long time. So, what are the chances of a husband and a wife both having their books published in the same month? Raymond Patton and Kerry Allan of Maplewood […]
Before he was amazing, Kreskin was a pirate. “The public may have known him as The Amazing Kreskin, but we at Seton Hall celebrate the life of a cherished alumnus from the Class of 1963, who throughout the years remained engaged with the University,” said Anthony D. Bellucci, associate vice president of alumni engagement and […]
The Durand-Hedden House & Garden recently held its annual Holiday Open House, which included a Gingerbread House Contest, photo opportunities with Jolly Old Saint Nick, live music with harpist Odarka Stockert, and shopping at the charming Country Store. They were also celebrating the 100th anniversary of Woolley Home Solutions, with a new exhibit on their […]
I t was a gloomy, overcast day, but a bright light was spotted over the horizon. A helicopter appeared and circled the park where hundreds waited in anticipation. The song “Here Comes Santa Claus” began to play and the host yelled, “Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s Santa Claus! Make some noise for Santa!” It was the […]
Local seniors had a Thanksgiving luncheon courtesy of Our Lady of Sorrows Church and the South Orange Elks Club. The luncheon was open to all seniors in the community and is a long-time event. Alison McInerney, a parishioner at Our Lady of Sorrows, said they go to three senior housing places around town to let […]
Andrea Lyn Cammarato-Van Benschoten was born in Columbus Hospital in Newark and grew up in Belleville in the 1970s. “I loved it,” Cammarato-Van Benschoten said. “It was a primarily Italian-Irish neighborhood. We had a great street I grew up on. It was a time you could hop on your bike. No cell phones. No technology. […]
A Taste of Ireland will bring a “Celtic Christmas” to the South Orange Performing Arts Center this month. The show, which features some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians, will include Irish music, Christmas songs and a lot of dancing on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Cian Walsh, who lives in Cork, […]