A screening of the new movie ‘Wonka’ was in West Orange on Floods Field in Meadowlands Park on Wednesday, Aug. 28, as part of the South Orange Summer Nights series, which is put on by the South Orange Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs and the South Orange Performing Arts Center. People arrived for the […]
MAPLEWOOD — It’s been a whirlwind for Jacqueline “Jackie” Dubrovich. The Maplewood resident recently won a gold medal as part of Team USA in women’s team foil, at the Olympics in Paris. When Olympics commentator Jeff Bukantz asked her how it felt, she said, “It’s hard to put into words.” New Jersey Fencing Alliance hosted […]
Mosaic Dance Theater Co., the Glen Ridge troupe dedicated to the dance movements and folklore of the Mediterranean region — the Middle East, North Africa and southern Europe, will be performing at Freeman Gardens on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 4 p.m. The show will be a 30-minute excerpt taken from the complete 90-minute performances of […]
A growing number of Maplewood families will be simultaneously screening “Beetlejuice” from the comfort of their own backyards on Sept. 7. The event is intended to be a fun night out but also to show that “our creative town needs an in-person movie theater,” according to Angela Matusik, who is one of the organizers. Matusik […]
Each year the Maplewood Police Department participates in National Night Out. About 500 people usually show up for the free event, according to Officer Matt Jones. “The event helps build a relationship between the public and police department,” Jones said at DeHart Park where the event was held. “Everything is free. N&K Prime Marketplace donated […]
Latino Festival was held in Monte Irvin Park in Orange last weekend. The event was part of the Essex County Free Summer Music Concert Series. It included numerous acts over the two days of the event plus food trucks, vendors, dancing, activities for kids and recognition of the various countries that produce Latin culture.
Janétza Miranda played the Gazebo on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood on Friday, Aug. 23. Miranda, a Newark native, plays a variety of genres including jazz, soul, rhythm & blues, bolero, bomba y plena and hip hop. The last concert of the summer at the Gazebo is set for Friday, Aug. 30. The R&B band MPack […]
Joanne De Simone was a talented gymnast—and dancer but her real dream was motherhood. She began babysitting when she was 12 and teaching gymnastics when she was 14. She felt she had a real connection with children. However, for De Simone, motherhood was a rough start all around. She and her husband John were about […]
IRVINGTON — Experience the Legacy is set to host its fourth annual HBCU College Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Irvington High School Gymnasium. The fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and provide students the opportunity to network with current Historically Black Colleges and Universities students and alumni, speak with […]
It was Adult Swim Night at the South Orange Pool on Friday, Aug. 16. No children were allowed for the evening swim and adults were allowed to bring floats and guests. A live band, The Ricardo Grilli Trio, featuring Matt Baranello on drums, Jeong Park on bass and Ricardo Grilli playing guitar, entertained the […]