An opportunity for residents to have knives sharpened, sweater holes darned, small appliances set working again, lamps rewired or other things fixed was offered by the Glen Ridge Environmental Advisory Committee, at the Ridgewood Avenue train station, on April 13. This was the second time around for the borough volunteer fix-it endeavor known as the […]
Alzheimer’s New Jersey held a walk on Sunday, May 5, at South Mountain Reservation in West Orange. Ken Zaentz, president and CEO of Alzheimer’s New Jersey, spoke to participants, and Alex Lee, a news reporter for WPIX-TV, emceed the event. Marissa Tufaro, from Morris Plains, sang the national anthem. Jay Alford, an Orange native and […]
WEST ORANGE — Poppy and her merry band of Trolls embark on a musical adventure May 9 through the 19 when “Trolls Jr.” opens at the JCC Metrowest in West Orange. Set after the events of the first film, audiences will return to Bergenland, where the Trolls love to sing, dance, and perform. Trouble […]
The Love+Unity Week begins on Monday, May 13. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Chalk The Walk will take place at West Orange Town Hall, 66 Main St. Hosted by Councilwoman Tammy Williams, the community is invited to create sidewalk chalk drawings with messages of Love +Unity while enjoying music and a special performance by […]
Big talent was showcased on a small scale. The West Orange Arts Council (WOAC) recently held the opening reception for “UNTITLED Small Works” at the West Orange Arts Center Gallery and Gift Shoppe at 551 Valley Road. The exhibit featured the work of 23 artists: Kim Alexander-Cook, George Anderson, Luis Alves, Andrei Averbuch, Balkrishna, Tina […]
“Trauma” is a melancholy song about fear, stemming from a dark childhood experience. It’s a true story about Carl Brister’s first-hand experience of sexual abuse as a child. “I processed it over time,” Brister said. “When I wrote the song, I came to understand that often traumatic situations relegate us to stay in dark and […]
The Orange Housing Authority had an Eight-Ball tournament on the pool table in the lobby of their building at 340 Thomas Blvd. Walter McNeil, who is the executive director of the Housing Authority, took home the championship. About two dozen people, including residents and visitors, watched the event, which also included lunch.
Photos by Carlos Sanchez MAPLEWOOD — The Achieve Foundation held its annual Maker Madness event at Columbia High School on Saturday, April 27. The event featured LEGO master Corey Samuels and 28 stations that included a beekeeper, robots and water powered rockets. More than 1,200 children and family members attended the event. Helping out were […]
An exhibit of watercolors by borough resident Barbara Messenger, at the Glen Ridge train station, is a lovely display of 16 seascapes in muted tones, some with swaths of untouched paper. A number of the compositions are dominating sandscapes dividing the sea and horizon from a house or two and trees. In “Island Picnic, N. […]
WEST ORANGE — A soft opening and ribbon cutting was held on April 20, celebrating the re-opening of Thomas Edison’s Black Maria. The Black Maria is a replica, constructed in 1954, of the World’s First Motion Picture Studio. It’s located at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park (TENHP). The re-opening of the Black Maria […]