CEDAR GROVE, NJ — The Essex County Department of Public Works will hold a Paper Shredding and Used Tire Recycling Day for county residents on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the DPW, 99 West Bradford Ave. in Cedar Grove. “Along with our Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day and Computer & […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Temple B’nai Abraham will celebrate the installation of its new senior rabbi, David Z. Vaisberg, during Shabbat services on Friday, Sept. 13, at 6:30 p.m. Vaisberg will be installed by Rabbi Lawrence A. Englander, founding rabbi of Solel Congregation, Mississauga, Ontario — Vaisberg’s hometown. The temple is located at 300 E. Northfield […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — New Jersey Monthly magazine recently released its biannual list of “the top towns” in the state, ranking each municipality from best place to live to worst place to live based on a number of criteria. In the 2019 list, Essex County ranged the gamut, with two towns in the top 20, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges will hold its annual golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 16, at the Montclair Golf Club, 25 Prospect Ave. in West Orange. This year’s event is expected to be the largest in the tournament’s 25-year history, with more than 170 golfers signed up to play. The […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Glee Club is looking for men who sing — in the shower, in the car, anytime, anywhere, simply because they love it. The club will host its annual open sing on Monday, Sept. 9, at 7:45 p.m. at the DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood. No pressure, no […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr., NJ State Sen. Teresa Ruiz and Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced the dedication of the “Patrolman Daniel ‘Danny’ J. Smith Memorial” on Wednesday, Aug. 28. A native of Bloomfield and a member of the old Essex County Police Department, Smith was fatally shot on Sept. 17, 1984, […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Sunday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon, the Jewish Learning Program of Temple B’nai Abraham, 300 East Northfield Road, Livingston, will host the JLP Camp Day and Welcome. Families are invited to welcome the new year at TBA, as well as the temple’s new rabbi, David Z. Vaisberg. There will […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women’s Job Club is opening its doors to the public for a job search program on Thursday, Sept. 12, from 9 to 11 a.m. Matthew Alcalde, managing director of Adecco Medical & Science of NJ and NY, with facilitate a panel discussion on jumpstarting […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled has launched the public phase of its $10 million capital campaign. The “Building an Extraordinary Future” initiative to construct a new 17,300-square-foot facility at 310 Eisenhower Parkway, Livingston, will enable not-for-profit JSDD to expand the residential, advocacy and community services it provides for individuals with developmental […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — PSE&G is warning New Jersey residents that scammers have spoofed one of its phone numbers in attempts to obtain personal information. PSE&G recently received an escalating number of phone calls from people claiming to be returning missed calls that appear to have been made from a PSE&G phone number. “If you […]