Van Tassel Funeral Home, on Belleville Avenue, held its eighth annual Pet Memorial Day on Sunday, Sept. 8. The second Sunday in September is designated as National Pet Memorial Day, an observance established in 1972 by the International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories. The day has provided people with the opportunity to remember their […]
The Zoological Society of New Jersey recently hosted their 8th Annual BARKtoberfest: Pet Adoption Event & Marketspace. It was held at the Berson Family Center at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo. Families came out to meet adoptable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens from local animal shelters and rescue groups. There was also a pet costume […]
West Orange resident Ciarán Brosnan recently captured a national title at the Irish Under 17 Track and Field National Championships. On July 21, Ciarán, 16, traveled back to Ireland to represent his father’s track club, An Ríocht, at the National Championships. Despite having raced extensively up and down the East Coast of the United States […]
There are no coincidences in deep space. So while Sunday, Sept. 8, was National Star Trek Day, the date in 1966 when the world was introduced to Capt. Kirk, Mr. Spock and the Starship Enterprise, the current month-long Star Trek memorabilia exhibit at the Glen Ridge Public Library is just a coincidence, according to Bob […]
Six hostages were recently murdered after being held by Hamas in Gaza for 11 months. One of the hostages, Hersh Polin-Goldberg, 23, was an American. The other hostages included Carmel Gat, 40; Eden Yerushalmi, 24; Alexander Lobanov, 32; Almog Sarusi, 27; and Ori Danino, 25. In their memory, more than 500 multi-faith participants marched from […]
The new school year started last week for the 7,228 students in the South Orange-Maplewood School District. The school year began, Thursday, Sept. 5, with Columbia High School Principal Frank Sanchez back on campus after he was reinstated to his position over the summer following a tumultuous six months that saw him arrested on assault […]
C’MON, GET HAPPY! — A purple-robed Adam Sandler has been filming ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ in South Orange. Sandler is making the sequel to the 1996 film for Netflix with Kyle Newacheck directing. Details of the plot have not been released. The original movie was about a hockey player who turned to golf after things didn’t […]
SOUTH ORANGE — The Joseph A. Unanue Latino Institute at Seton Hall University will welcome political strategist and philanthropist Luis A. Miranda Jr. for a fireside chat on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. The fireside chat will feature a personal and interactive discussion with Miranda on his life, Latino culture, community activism and his […]
Why must summer end? Well, it must and at the Glen Ridge Community Pool on Labor Day weekend, particularly Monday, Sept. 2, folks were reconciled to a final splash. When asked if they had thoughts about the passing season and what it meant to them, they said they did. Adam Wasserman said that, during the […]
BLOOMFIELD — Varitage, the soccer themed brew pub, has created a special beer for a joint promotion with former professional player and New Jersey soccer legend Giuseppi Rossi. “Giuseppi is a Jersey guy and was the perfect fit to help us build on what we started,” said Mark Costa, the co-founder/CEO/head brewer of Varitage Brew […]