SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — WSOU 89.5 FM is heading back to school this Labor Day with an A-to-Z-themed weekend. Beginning Friday, Sept. 2, at 6 a.m., WSOU will be playing the bands in their music library in alphabetical order, beginning with A Day to Remember and ending with Zao on Monday evening. Every letter has […]
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Jersey City police were dispatched to Woodlawn Avenue between Ocean and Garfield avenues in Jersey City at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Aug. 29 on a report of shots fired, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office. Upon arrival, police found an unresponsive male with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. […]
Arts Unbound provides support to marginalized groups
ORANGE, NJ — Arts Unbound, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the artistic development and achievement of seniors and people with disabilities, is currently exhibiting select works by local senior artists Karen Bokert and Siegmund “Siggy” Joseph at the Dora Stern Gallery at 544 Freeman St. in Orange. The show, which opened Aug. 27, will run […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Public Library will celebrate 150 years of history and service with a Birthday Bash on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. as part of Stay & Play weekend. Live music, dancing, tours of the historic Connett Building for adults, and children’s activities make this an event for […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Do you want to attain clarity, feel less stressed, tap into your innate creativity, sleep better, become more focused and productive, and have greater health and wellness in your life? If so, then beginning a practice of meditation can be the place to start. Not sure how? Don’t worry. There is no […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County will host its annual Sept. 11 ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 8 a.m. — with chamber music playing until 2 p.m. — at the Sept. 11 Memorial in Eagle Rock Reservation off of Eagle Rock Avenue in West Orange. This year’s ceremony, which is held by County Executive […]
NEWARK, NJ — Following the success of last year’s reorganization and consolidation of services within the Port Authority Bus Terminal, NJ Transit is again partnering with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for Phase Two of improvements to the quality of commute, according to an Aug. 23 press release. Beginning Sept. 3, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange resident Andre Preoteasa will be hosting a bake sale on Friday, Sept. 2, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the corner of Vose and Raymond avenues in South Orange with proceeds to be donated to the South Orange Police Department’s new technology fund. According to Preoteasa, this bake sale […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel is now accepting applications for fall 2016 for the Linda and Rudy Slucker Religious School. The school offers a comprehensive Reform Jewish education from grades K through 12, with innovative programs to meet the needs of its diverse students and their different learning styles, according to a release […]
Village promises to complete Lenox Avenue work, no timeframe yet available
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Members of the South Orange Board of Trustees’ Public Works and Infrastructure Committee told the News-Record that they hope next year to completely repave and install new curbing on the section of Lenox Avenue that New Jersey American Water dug up to lay its water supply line. Trustees Walter Clarke, chairman […]