By Lurie Silberg Correspondent MAPLEWOOD -A group of seniors from the Winchester Gardens continuing care retirement community are tackling the climate crises head on, forming The Ecological Sustainability Committee in the hopes that thinking locally will translate to thinking globally for future generations. “We are trying to think globally and act locally,” said Daniella […]
IRVINGTON — A ceremony was held Monday in Civic Square in recognition of Veterans Day. The Irvington High School band provided music and the Irvington High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps provided numbers with more than 100 students marching to the event from the high school. The Rev. Vincent Taylor gave an invocation at […]
The Orange Housing Authority hosted a senior billiard tournament between the residents of Washington Manor in Orange and the residents of Norman Towers in East Orange on Nov. 6. The mayors of Orange and East Orange were on hand as were city of Orange and East commissioners, chief of police, and chief of the fire […]
EAST ORANGE — The Grammys came to East Orange last week. The Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts hosted a day full of seminars on how to break into show business featuring Grammy Award winning singer and actress CoCo Jones and other music industry professionals who are part of the Record […]
Bloomfield observed Veterans Day on Monday with a parade from Town Hall to the war monument on Franklin Street. Only perhaps two dozen chairs were arranged for the ceremony, but there was a fair number of veterans on hand, all standing. The weather was fine, sunny with occasional gusts of wind. The emcee of the […]
The Gas Lamp Junior Mainstage Players will present “Singin’ in the Rain” on Friday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov 17, at 1 p.m. The stage musical is based on the 1952 movie musical starring Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood, Debbie Reynolds as Kathy […]
The first Chinese settlement on the East Coast was in Belleville in 1870. Most people, even in New Jersey, have never heard of this history. But recently, educators and community leaders from Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) New Jersey and Belleville Historical Society held a Zoom event for the community to learn about this forgotten […]
The Nutley-based Phoenix Center helps students with autism and other disabilities explore and participate in various vocational activities with an eye towards getting a job. Students participate in experimental, supervised educational activities designed to expose them to the requirements and responsibilities of specific job titles and to assist them in gaining employment skills and making […]
NUTLEY — A Trunk or Treat event was held Sunday, Oct. 27 at Vincent United Methodist Church. For a $5 donation, kids got a chance to get treats at more than a dozen trunks parked in the church parking lot and the opportunity to try different crafts and games. Proceeds from the event went to […]
EAST ORANGE — The East Orange Chamber of Commerce has begun meeting again following a hiatus of several years. Entrepreneurs, business owners and elected officials attended meetings on Sept. 18 and Oct. 16 in the East Orange Public Library to hear presentations from the newly elected leadership of the chamber. The meetings were the first […]