MONTCLAIR, NJ — Students from Montclair, South Orange, West Orange, Newark and other towns in Essex County will present “For the Love of Charlie Brown” at the Montclair Art Museum this weekend. The musical features all of the beloved “Peanuts” characters and songs from “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” “Snoopy” and various Peanuts television […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Interfaith Hospitality Network recently received a $7,500 grant from Coldwell Banker to help homeless families in Essex County. The grant will help further IHN’s mission of helping homeless and at-risk families with emergency shelter and housing support. “We are incredibly grateful to Investors Foundation for their generous donation. The need for emergency […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — “The Wizard of Oz,” by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Erin Detrick, comes to Montclair Studio Playhouse with performances Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. from Feb. 15 to 23. When Dorothy drops into the Land of Oz, only one thing is certain: She must find a way back to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes at RWJBarnabas Health will provide free cardiac and concussion baseline screenings to young athletes on Saturday, March 7, from 8 a.m. to noon at Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. When preliminary testing to identify serious cardiac problems is […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Vanguard Theater Company will partner with Montclair Film to present a conversation with acclaimed playwright Jeremy O. Harris, author of the Broadway sensation “Slave Play,” as he discusses the art of writing, the power of representation and the works that have made him one of the theater’s most electrifying voices. This event […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Impact100 Essex awarded its third annual grant to Meeting Essential Needs with Dignity, a network of 20 food pantries throughout Essex County, at its annual meeting held at Seton Hall University. MEND received a $120,000 grant that will enable the nonprofit organization to source, store and transport fresh produce to its […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking high school juniors to participate in the annual ECPO summer internship program. This five-week program is designed to expose high school students to careers in law, law enforcement and government. The summer internship program will run from July 6 through Aug. 7 for students completing […]
NEWARK — In the Super Essex Conference/Essex County Championships, the Montclair High School girls swim team took the top prize, and the boys took second place to Seton Hall Prep. The final score for the boys was 268.5 to SHP’s 289. The girls’ final score was 217, a 35-point lead over second-place Livingston. The Championships […]
MONTCLAIR — The 2019-2020 season is proving triumphant for the Montclair High School Mounties swim team. After jump-starting the season by delivering a rare loss to the boys of Seton Hall Prep, the Mounties are plunging through a winning streak. In coach Koenigfest’s words, “The season couldn’t be going any better. The boys started out […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented a 2020 budget of $769.9 million on Jan. 10. According to the county, this budget stabilizes the county’s financial plan and addresses the challenges due to the ongoing national economic conditions; layoffs have been avoided since 2004 and budgets have been unveiled before the […]