Aida Jones has spent most of her adult life straddling two worlds. She is an abstract painter whose work has been exhibited in shows and galleries but she’s also the vice president of a company that produces software used by millions of people in thousands of companies. “My focus, the work I’ve done, has always […]
SOUTH ORANGE — The arts helped Svetlana “Lana” Rogachevskaya assimilate. A native of Ukraine, Rogachevskaya moved to Brooklyn when she was 19 and art helped ease the transition. “The reason I dedicated myself to the arts is that feeling of community,” she said. “Through the arts, I found my way to assimilate.” The South Orange […]
Photos By Joe Ungaro The township held its annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremony on Monday despite the threat of rain. The line of march included students from township elementary schools, scouts, politicians and members of local clubs including the Elks. The parade ended at town hall, where the national anthem was sung, an invocation […]
Photos By Joe Ungaro The South Mountain YMCA held its 25th Anniversary Duck Race in the Rahway River in Memorial Park on Monday, following Memorial Day services at Town Hall. More than three dozen volunteers helped plan, organize and execute the event. About 6,000 tickets were sold so there were six races, each with 1,000 […]
Belleville Mayor Michael Melham gave an elaborate “State of the Township” address last month, with a multimedia presentation and a party-like atmosphere to highlight initiatives underway in town. The mayor took center stage at Nanina’s in the Park on a Monday night in front of a capacity-filled room of supporters to provide an hour-long update. […]
The Bloomfield Public Library presented another of its monthly music performances on Saturday afternoon, May 18. This latest, without doubt the most sophisticated and playful fare yet, had jazz harmonica player, Yvonnick Prene, teamed with pianist, Samuel Lerner, for an hour of selections which drew heavily from the wellspring of Antonio Carlos Jobim, the Brazilian […]
The rainy day didn’t stop the love and unity. Hundreds of people gathered to participate in family fun which included food trucks, vendors, live music, poetry, and dance performances at the Love + Unity festival. Presented by national pop R&B recording artist, Carl Brister and Music Village, this is the ninth year of the annual […]
It was a dog day afternoon, literally. Mayor Susan McCartney invited the animal community, and dog lovers, to the official opening of the West Orange Dog Park, which was held on May 19. Instead of a traditional ribbon cutting, there was a leash cutting. Town historian Joseph Fagan introduced McCartney. Prior to cutting the leash, […]
The Glen Ridge High School Home and School Association, and the Glen Ridge Environmental Advisory Commission, sponsored its annual Glen Ridge Eco/Arts Fair this past Saturday, May 18, along Ridgewood Avenue. The event was essentially in two sectors along Ridgewood Avenue, divided by Woodland Avenue. Northward were the arts and craft-oriented vendors and southward were […]
Is your dog the cat’s meow? Is your cat so dog gone cute? Perhaps you have another pet worthy of being Pet of the Year, like a rabbit or reptile? If so, here’s your chance to enter the West Orange Library’s Dog/Cat/Pet of the Year fundraiser. The Friends of the Library are fundraising so they […]