LIVINGSTON, NJ — Swimming at West Essex YMCA has been a major part of Amy Butcher’s life, from taking swim lessons as a young child to teaching lessons and lifeguarding as a 15-year-old West Orange High School sophomore. In between, Butcher swam on the pre-team, won awards as a member of the swim team, and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — NCJW/Essex is sponsoring a Lunch and Learn — “Creating a Movement of Muslim and Jewish Women Changing the World” — featuring the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, a national organization focused on building relationships between Muslim and Jewish women. The program will take place on Thursday, May 4, from 11:30 a.m. to […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair Film recently announced the winners of the 2017 Emerging Filmmaker Competition, a program co-presented by Partners For Health Foundation that screens work by students in grades four through 12 from the Tri-State Area and beyond. This year, more than 90 films were submitted in three categories: Cinemaniacs for grades four through […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Sunday, April 2, Temple B’nai Abraham held its annual Mitzvah Morning at the temple. The event was sponsored by temple groups including the Social Action and Membership committees, Men’s Club, Sisterhood, the Jewish Learning Program PTA, The Early School Parents’ Council and Teen Tikkun Olam. Some of the accomplishments included preparing […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Rachel Coalition recently held its Women to Women Luncheon, with guest speaker Evan Stark. The coalition works to provide support to those who have been victims of domestic violence. Photo Courtesy of Kimberly Colchamiro
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Tuesday, April 4, Temple B’nai Abraham’s Sisterhood joined together with women from the community to participate in a women’s seder led by Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz and spearheaded by Sisterhood Seder Chairwoman Donna Ellenbogen. More than 80 women joined in for a meaningful evening of spiritual awareness before the Passover holiday.
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Wednesday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., inside Temple B’nai Abraham, 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston, you can do your Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduation and birthday shopping at the spring annual marketplace sponsored by TBA Early School Parents’ Council. Admission and parking are free, and the community […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — When considering divorce, there are many elements that need explaining such as alimony, child support, division of assets and debts, and parenting agreements. The NCJW/Essex Center for Women is holding a women’s workshop that will do just that on Thursday, April 27, from 7:15 to 9 P.M. Join Pamela Cerruti, an attorney […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Maestro Anthony LaGruth and the Livingston Symphony Orchestra invite you to join them for their upcoming family concert, “A Night at the Movies,” on Saturday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Livingston High School, 30 Robert Harp Drive in Livingston. A celebratory salute to the music of the silver screen, the program […]
Livingston Animal Shelter denies residents’ allegations of mismanagement
SOUTH ORANGE / LIVINGSTON, NJ — The police captain in charge of the Livingston Animal Shelter told the News-Record that the shelter will soon have an isolation room in which sick animals can be kept away from healthy ones, thus bringing it into compliance with state law and satisfying a major grievance South Orange and […]