NEWARK, NJ — The NJ Transit board of directors recently adopted a Fiscal Year 2017 operating budget and capital program that supports continued investments in infrastructure and equipment to maintain the system in a state of good repair and enhance the overall customer experience, according to a recent press release from NJ Transit. “The operating […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s College of Education and Human Services inaugural Higher Education Distinguished Speaker Series begins Monday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m. in McNulty Hall 101-Science Amphitheatre with a special guest, world-renowned research professor Philip Altbach. Altbach’s lecture on “The Global Academic Revolution: What Does It Mean for the U.S.?” will […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Six speakers presenting topics focused on South Orange’s history, libraries and communities will speak at the second bi-annual symposium presented by South Orange Historical and Preservation Society and South Orange Public Library on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. at South Orange Middle School, 70 Ridgewood Road in South […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Recreation is offering a new, age-friendly exercise program, called Zumba in the Circuit. This is a fun activity for all fitness levels, so please join in and give it a try. A free, introductory class will be Thursday, Nov. 3, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at 106 Burnett Ave., next door […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “Pol!t!co: (Do) You Know Your Place?” — an artistic take on the presidential election — will run from Wednesday, Nov. 2, through Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Pierro Gallery in the Baird Center, 5 Mead St. in South Orange. The will be an opening reception on Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 7 […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “Can we all get along?” It’s as important a question as any in this day and age — and it’s one that the Sister Rose Thering Fund for Education in Jewish-Christian Studies will explore in detail. The fund’s annual Dr. Marcia Robbins Wilf Lecture will take place on Sunday, Nov. 6, […]
VOORHEES, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a drought warning for the following 14 counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. The drought warning designation is an exercise of the DEP’s non-emergency authority and aims to reduce the likelihood or severity […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Israel Involvement Committee at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange and the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ will co-host a talk by Seth M. Siegel, a writer, activist and entrepreneur, on Monday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. Siegel will discuss the transformative agricultural and […]
TRENTON, NJ — The N.J. Assembly on Oct. 20 voted 71-0 to launch an investigation into the safety and financial practices of NJ Transit, giving the Assembly Judiciary Committee subpoena power to conduct an inquiry, according to a press release. The Judiciary panel is working on the inquiry with the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee; this […]
EWING, NJ — Sustainable Jersey for Schools recently announced the recipients of the 2016 Sustainability Champion award, the Green Team Collaboration award and the Sustainability Makes $ense award. This year, three schools in Atlantic County — Reeds Road Elementary School, Alder Avenue Middle School and Egg Harbor Township High School — received the Sustainability Champion […]