Under clouds and occasional rain, Freeman Gardens had its eighth annual Rake and Bake clean-up and fundraiser Saturday, April 5. Notwithstanding the weather, it was a pretty day with mothers and children strolling, peeking buds, pink and green, hinting of spring. There were also a few new entries on the accounting ledger for sale to […]
On Saturday, April 5, Glen Ridge was part of a nation in protest opposing a multitude of federal actions since the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Donald Trump. John S., a Glen Ridge resident and lawyer, said there were about 4,000 reasons he was protesting with the others gathered at Bloomfield and Ridgewood avenues. “The […]
A large doll collection donated to the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge will be displayed at the club this Saturday, April 5, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Billed as “Dreamscapes — an exhibition and sale of rare art dolls and mixed media pieces,” approximately 300 of the 350 dolls donated will be made available. […]
Beginner’s luck? Not likely. But the Glen Ridge High School History Club, composed of seventh- and eighth-graders, after their first-ever inter-school competitions, are now poised to compete in the national championships this May. They qualified by finishing second in the state championship, held at Ridgewood High School, on Jan. 20. For good measure, they then […]
The tradition-ladened Women’s Club of Glen Ridge held its annual fundraiser, My Favorite Doll’s Tea Party, on Sunday afternoon, March 9. This event surely is a red-letter day on many a little girl’s calendar evidenced by the number of them making their way to Snowden Place, clutching a doll with mother in tow. They gathered […]
The Glen Ridge Girls fourth-graders defeated Cranford on Saturday, March 1, to win the 2025 Clark Tournament Championship. The Ridgers were undefeated in the tournament, winning all four games in their bracket. Point guard Delancey DeSalazar and combo guards Dylan Siegel and Karolina Gabrys led all scorers in the tournament. DeSalazar dropped 10 points in […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Jonathan Dai proved he is one of the best high school fencers in the state. Competing as an independent, the Glen Ridge High School senior won the second-place medal in foil at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state individual finals at Hunterdon Central High School in Flemington on Saturday, […]
Celeste Varricchio, the founder and director of the Mosaic Dance Theater Co., said federal funding cuts will not affect her troupe and the National Endowment for the Arts wants art organizations to develop programming for the upcoming U.S. semiquincentennial. “But diversity, equality and inclusive programming is ineligible for federal funding,” she said. “They want programming […]
With this especially cold winter hardly moving toward spring and daffodils, the Glen Ridge Environmental Advisory Committee gave Mr. Jack Frost a much needed kick in the pants to vamoose by holding its first ever plant swap Saturday, Feb. 15. The modest yet enthusiastic event was held at the public library in a first-floor room. […]
Although the opening night reception is not until Saturday, March 1, works by Glen Ridge High School photography students can be seen at the NJ Transit train station now. These are students of arts educator Alyssa Herrera and their focus is portraiture. Herrera said the exhibit features selected portrait photography by Photo 1 and AP […]