SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The opportunity to experience a handpicked series of foreign films about Israeli culture, all directed by Israeli filmmakers, is now available to cinema enthusiasts and history buffs at the South Orange Performing Arts Center and the JCC MetroWest in West Orange as part of “La Cinematheque Film Club,” hosted by South […]
Sabre maven thrusts her way into international esteem
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Saturday, Sept. 10, Maplewood held a motorcade, parade and meet-and-greet to celebrate hometown hero Ibtihaj Muhammad, who earned a bronze medal for fencing as a member of Team USA’s Sabre Team at the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Muhammad, who earned national recognition for being the first […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation will host a Red Cross blood drive on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 170 Scotland Road in South Orange. Save lives in New Jersey by donating blood at this event organized to honor the memory of Avia Bearg. For more information, visit www.OhebShalom.org.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The staff of student-run WSOU 89.5 FM at Seton Hall University got a Labor Day treat when Touché Amoré dropped by the station for a visit. The band spoke at length with WSOU DJ Ryan Stetz about the writing process for their new album “Stage Four,” out Sept. 16 on Epitaph […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The village and the South Orange Village Center Alliance celebrated the grand opening of Pet Wants in South Orange, the first store of this national franchise to open in New Jersey, on Saturday, Sept. 10, with a “leash-cutting” ceremony. Activities at the event included face painting of dog and cat faces […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Happy fall from the Maplewood Health Department! Maplewood will hold two flu clinics — one on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the other on Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon — at Town Hall, 574 Valley St. The clinic is open to all residents, 18 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Award-winning Maplewood author Marina Budhos will be celebrating the publication launch of her latest young adult novel, “Watched,” at Words Bookstore on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 5 p.m. Budhos will be joined in conversation with Maplewood resident Helen Wan, author of “The Partner Track,” and, following the presentation, Budhos will be signing […]
NEWARK, NJ — In response to quality of life complaints, Newark Police arrested four women and nine men for prostitution in the area of Clinton Avenue and 20th Street to Hawthorne Avenue and Birks Place on Friday, Sept. 9, according to a Sept. 10 press release from the Newark Police Department. The women arrested are […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Civilizations may come and go, but ancient Egyptian culture, one of the earliest and greatest, has left an indelible impression throughout world history. HaGar AbdelRahman and John Branigan, guest curators in association with the master’s of arts program in museum professions at Seton Hall University explore the influence of ancient Egyptian […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — To help neighbors in need, all local residents are invited to register for the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges’ 22nd annual golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 19. Admission is charged and includes the full day of golf and all evening activities. Proceeds from the event at the picturesque Montclair Golf Club […]