ORANGE, NJ — Arts Unbound has announced the lineup for its fifth annual Friends of Arts Unbound art exhibit and benefit sale. Several new artists are joining familiar favorites to raise funds for the nonprofit gallery and art studio for people with disabilities and seniors. More than 30 artists will be supporting Arts Unbound programs […]
ORANGE, NJ — The special election to select two new members for the Orange Board of Education was delayed by a snowstorm on Tuesday, March 14, but the new election date, Tuesday, March 28, provides voters with a little more time to get to know the 19 candidates. A candidates forum is scheduled for Saturday, […]
ESSEX COUNTY — In East Orange/The Oranges and Irvington, where transit-fueled multi-family investment is facilitating a regional renaissance, Gebroe-Hammer Associates Managing Director David Oropeza has arranged four separate sales totaling 170 apartment-rental units and $12.82 million. In each of the transactions, the 30-year investment brokerage veteran exclusively represented the sellers and identified the buyers of […]
ORANGE/EAST ORANGE, NJ — The threat of a nor’easter, Winter Storm Stella, that was expected to dump between 10 and 18 inches of snow on New Jersey had officials in Orange and East Orange scrambling to make last-minute preparations for snow removal, street plowing and salting, and other essential emergency services. “Due to inclement weather […]
ORANGE, NJ — On Friday, March 17, students from Orange High School will visit the campus of Drew University in Madison to kick-off FilmBoot24, a 24-hour filmmaking bootcamp that is being presented by the non-profit organization, Cinema Ed. This pilot program, made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey Council on the Arts/Department […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Radical Orange youth social and political advocacy group has organized an Orange Board of Education Special Election Forum at First Unitarian Church of Essex County on Sunday, March 12, from 4 to 6:30 p.m., for the 19 candidates vying for the two available board seats on the Orange Board of Education. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Thanks to the support of South Orange and the Baird Community Center, Arts Unbound is bringing its participatory art program to local seniors at an affordable rate. These group fine art classes include quality visual arts instruction, first-rate art supplies and a professional teaching artist experienced in working with seniors. In […]
ORANGE, NJ — The injunction seeking to stop the Orange School District’s change from a Type 1 to Type 2 format was defeated Monday, Feb. 27. Residents voted on Public Question No. 1 to make the change from an appointed to elected school board by in the November 2016 election. Attorney Stephen Edelstein, hired by […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of the Oranges recently announced that Maplewood native Thomas M. Wester will be honored as its 2017 Young Irishman of the Year during its 116th anniversary dinner on Thursday, March 16, at Mayfair Farms, 481 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. This honor has been […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County hosted its 13th annual Irish Heritage Celebration on Wednesday, March 8. During the afternoon ceremony, County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. recognized Mary K. Murphy, executive director of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, as the 2017 Essex County Irishwoman of the Year and Essex County Clerk Christopher J. Durkin as […]