WEST ORANGE, NJ — The last 100 years and the people who have lived to see them were celebrated Feb. 28, as seven people who turned 100 or older were honored at Stratford Manor in West Orange. Ranging in age from 99 to 108, and born between 1909 and 1918, James Milligan, Lennox Agnes, Ida […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange author Charles Paikert has co-written a new book on college basketball, “Madness: The Ten Most Memorable NCAA Basketball Finals,” which features the 1989 Seton Hall – Michigan championship game. He will be reading from the book at Words Bookstore, 179 Maplewood Ave. in Maplewood, on Saturday, March 17, at […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — This month, interACT Theatre Productions presents the classic comedy “You Can’t Take It With You,” by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, at the Baird Theatre on Three. The show runs for three weekends with eight performances total, opening Friday, March 9, and closing Saturday, March 24. “You Can’t Take It […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “BOOKED 15” will run at the Pierro Gallery at the Baird, 5 Mead St. in South Orange, from March 10 through April 7. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, March 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. This annual members’ exhibition of the Book Arts Roundtable is always one of […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Hailed by The New York Times as “the greatest tap dancer who has ever lived,” Savion Glover brings his high energy and fancy footwork to the South Orange Performing Arts Center stage on Saturday, May 19, at 8 p.m. The OUT’KNiGHTz will be his percussion collaborators as he displays the singular […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The women of South Orange and Maplewood are coming together to celebrate Women’s History Month during the month of March, with Maplewood Committeewoman Nancy Adams and South Orange Village President Sheena Collum leading the charge. Kicking off with a cocktail hour at the South Mountain Tavern on Thursday, March […]
EDISON, NJ — At “Cooked and Uncorked: Putting Fire to Good Use,” a food and wine festival, held Feb. 26 at Pines Manor in Edison, firefighters from across the region came together for a cook-off. The event supports the New Jersey State Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association and The Burn Center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Hundreds of people came to The Woodland in Maplewood on March 4 to celebrate the Lunar New Year and usher in the Year of the Dog. The Lunar New Year is celebrated by many Asian cultures as a time to bond with your family, respect your ancestors and bring in the new […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In 1998, a small task force of the National Education Association came up with a plan to promote reading by celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday on March 2 and 20 years later the “Read Across America” program has had a global impact. On a smaller, though mighty level, West Orange elementary schools […]
MARTINSVILLE, NJ — Columbia High School photography students participated for the 13th year in a row in the annual Pingry multiple high-school photography exhibition in Pingry’s Hostetter Gallery. CHS student Ben Harris won a special recognition certificate. The exhibition ran from Feb. 8 through March 6.