ROSELAND, NJ — Eight local residents received awards in the annual Essex County Parks Photography Contest. Winners were awarded in adult and youth categories and were recognized on Saturday, Sept. 24, during the annual Fall Family Festival at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland. “We congratulate the winners of the Essex County Parks Photography […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Classic Film Festival is looking for movie lovers who would like to serve on a steering committee to ensure the festival’s continuing success. Ken Mandel, who has been running the festival, is looking for help and for people with fresh ideas and energy who will rejuvenate the festival […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The “Contemporary Artists Forum XIV” exhibition currently running at 1978 Arts Center in Maplewood will close on Monday, Oct. 10. Many of the artists in this exhibit have made a lifetime commitment to their art. They pursue their work with passion and intelligence. Although very different in terms of style, school and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Midtown Direct Rep recently announced a new partnership with the township of Maplewood. Beginning with the 2016-17 season, MDR will present its staged readings and other productions as the resident theater company of The Woodland, located at 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. MDR’s newly named staged reading series, “Theater at The Woodland,” […]
ORANGE, NJ — Longtime Elks Lodge 135 member Matt Mulligan celebrated his 83rd birthday on Tuesday, Sept. 20, and then he and the other members of his Irish-American clan took a trip to Texas. “I feel good,” said Mulligan on Saturday, Sept. 17, during the Orange Elks annual picnic fundraiser at the lodge on Main […]
LEONIA, NJ — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and this year Davis, Saperstein & Salomon is teaming up with the Betty Torricelli Institute for Breast Care at Hackensack University Medical Center to raise awareness like never before. Seven years ago, Annette B., a case manager at the law firm, was diagnosed with triple negative […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Friends of the West Orange Public Library will hold its first major book sale Oct. 1 and 2, offering more than 25,000 titles for purchase in an effort to raise funds for the library. The “collector level” sale will feature a wide range of books spanning popular fiction, children’s stories, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Mark Bittman admits that his latest cookbook, “How to Bake Everything,” does not actually include every single recipe a person can make. But it does contain just about everything one could ever want. On Thursday, Oct. 6, at Words Bookstore, Bittman will be signing copies of his book, which features more than […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Arts Unbound, in collaboration with Essex Junior Academy, a school in the Essex Regional Educational Services Commission, and Cedar Grove Superintendent Laurie Newell, will host Arts Accessible, a festival celebrating inclusion and the arts on Friday, Oct. 14. The festival unites New Jersey support coordination agencies, senior centers, and schools specializing […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Essex County Parks Department invites the public to participate in “Ales N’ Tails Oktoberfest” at the Turtle Back Zoo. Visitors will be able to sample more than 50 craft beers during a festive evening benefiting the Essex County Parks Foundation. “Ales N’ Tails Oktoberfest” will be Saturday, Oct. 1, from […]