LIVINGSTON, NJ — “My America” opened Sunday, June 25 at the ACL Art Gallery, 2110 Town Center Way in Livingston. Meet local artists and see the amazing talents of some of your neighbors. Refreshments will be served. The “My America” show runs until Sept. 11. In keeping with the theme of “My America,” artists will […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Registration is now open for July computer classes at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women. Classes on basic Excel will be Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning Monday, July 10, from 9 to 11 a.m. and running for six sessions. Intro to Word will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Tuesday, […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — An Evening of Laughter took place June 6 at Temple Bnai Abraham in Livingston, where more than 300 people came out to support JFS of MetroWest, celebrate the 20th anniversary of Rachel Coalition, the domestic violence division of JFS, and honor Andrea and Bryan Bier of West Orange and Lisa and Erik […]
Mayors want better equity, communication from NJT
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — After weeks of being sidelined, municipal officials from several towns finally met with NJ Transit representatives June 7 to discuss the burden local communities will shoulder this summer as the Morris & Essex Midtown Direct trains to Penn Station are diverted to Hoboken. The diversion will last for approximately eight weeks […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Clerk Christopher J. Durkin will hold several outreach events throughout the summer. They will be held as follows: Saturday, July 1, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at West Orange Park & Ride, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange; Wednesday, July 5, from 2 to 7:30 p.m. at Nutley Parks […]
NEWARK, NJ — PSE&G filed June 1 for a modest increase in residential gas bills that would take effect this coming fall. If approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, this would be the first gas supply rate increase in nine years, according to a press release from the utility. While the proposed […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — A multi-chamber networking barbecue event will be Tuesday, June 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Livingston Bagel, 37 East Northfield Road in Livingston. Come one, come all, and network with Chamber of Commerce members from West Orange, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn and Short Hills, North Essex and South Orange Chambers. You don’t […]
ORANGE, NJ — During a special presentation held at Orange Town Hall on Wednesday, May 24, the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders honored Gayle Edelstein, Allison Edelstein and Jamie Schneck for being selected to represent Team USA in the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Israel this July. The Maccabiah is most notably referred to as […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Division of Senior Services recognized the writing talents of eight Essex County residents during the annual Essex County Senior Legacies Writing Contest celebration luncheon on Wednesday, May 24. The Legacies Writing Contest encourages Essex senior citizens to write essays about the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In a moving afternoon of solidarity and friendship, NCJW/Essex sponsored a Lunch and Learn with the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, a national organization focused on building relationships between Muslim and Jewish women. The program, “Creating a Movement of Muslim & Jewish Women Changing the World,” attracted more than 150 people and […]