Nassan’s Place honors police, educator, podcaster, volunteer

Nassan’s Place honors police, educator, podcaster, volunteer

Fresh off the red carpet of the HollyRod DesignCare 2024 event, where she was an honoree, Nadine Wright-Arbubakrr presided over Nassan’s Place Annual Community Awards Gala on Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Galloping Hill Golf Club in Kenilworth. The event included a cocktail hour, dinner, and a night dedicated to raising awareness about autism while […]

‘Jersey Boys’ is a lovely stroll down memory lane

‘Jersey Boys’ is a lovely stroll down memory lane

REVIEW Bursting with energy and iconic hits, the Paper Mill Playhouse season opener “Jersey Boys” tells the dramatized true story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, one of the most successful singing groups in pop-music history. This story is quintessential “Jersey” meets “the American Dream” as we learn that the group got started singing […]

Honoring our Revolutionary War veterans

Honoring our Revolutionary War veterans

With an eye on the American Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, Bloomfield Cemetery is considering how to observe the occasion. Cemetery Superintendent Mary Jones said one possibility may be a QR-coded tour of the gravesites of Revolutionary War veterans. There are 33 known Bloomfield Cemetery gravesites of these […]

Library almost ready for patrons

Library almost ready for patrons

MAPLEWOOD — The library is nearing completion and could be ready for visitors by the end of the year. A tour of the very active construction site was given last week to members of the media by Library Director Sarah Lester, township Committee Member Vic DeLuca and the architects from Sage and Coombe. The library […]

Residents plead for theater as redevelopment plan is unveiled

Residents plead for theater as redevelopment plan is unveiled

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Every seat at the Woodland was filled recently when the draft of the Movie Theater Redevelopment Plan was presented. Many attendees were in red and black, to show they were in support of saving the historic theater. Mayor Nancy Adams and Paul Grygiel, a planning and real estate consultant, hosted the event […]

Court dedicated to native sons

Court dedicated to native sons

Keir Lamont Gist, known professionally as Kay Gee, stood on the basketball court bearing the logo of his hip hop group in the center circle and marveled at how far he had come. “This is the greatest feeling ever, who would have thought? I’m from 18th Street, right over there,” KayGee said, pointing in the […]

Kids enjoy big trucks on recycling day

Kids enjoy big trucks on recycling day

The Bloomfield Department of Public Works and Park Maintenance held its annual Big Truck Day and Electronic Recycling, on Saturday, Sept. 14, in the parking lot of Universal Technical Institute, on Broad Street. It was an opportunity for residents to jettison E-wastes, including computers, TVs, VCRs and the like. For parents, there were also heavy-duty […]