ROSELAND, NJ — Eight local residents received awards in the annual Essex County Parks Photography Contest. Winners were awarded in adult and youth categories and were recognized on Saturday, Sept. 24, during the annual Fall Family Festival at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland. “We congratulate the winners of the Essex County Parks Photography […]
ORANGE, NJ — Longtime Elks Lodge 135 member Matt Mulligan celebrated his 83rd birthday on Tuesday, Sept. 20, and then he and the other members of his Irish-American clan took a trip to Texas. “I feel good,” said Mulligan on Saturday, Sept. 17, during the Orange Elks annual picnic fundraiser at the lodge on Main […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange was represented at the New Jersey Statehouse on Thursday, Sept. 22, when East Orange City Council President Ted Green and state Assemblyman Jamel Holley traveled to Trenton to discuss a bill pending before the Assembly’s Law and Public Safety Committee to ban the sale of realistic-looking toy guns to […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Arts Unbound, in collaboration with Essex Junior Academy, a school in the Essex Regional Educational Services Commission, and Cedar Grove Superintendent Laurie Newell, will host Arts Accessible, a festival celebrating inclusion and the arts on Friday, Oct. 14. The festival unites New Jersey support coordination agencies, senior centers, and schools specializing […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Domestic violence affects every community. It thrives when we are silent, but if we take a stand and work together, we can end domestic abuse. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Rachel Coalition, a division of Jewish Family Service of MetroWest, is excited to join together with the community at […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange Elks Lodge 135 members hosted their annual picnic fundraiser at the lodge‘s headquarters on Main Street on Saturday, Sept. 17. “Our main mission is on behalf of children with challenges, and veterans,” Susan Reinhardt, who serves as the chairperson for Children With Challenges at Elks Lodge 135, said Sept. 17. […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange’s Italian American Organization hosted its 15th annual Italian American Festival on Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11, at the intersection of Mechanic Street and Lincoln Avenue, in the heart of the Little Italy section. That the second day of the celebration fell on the 15th anniversary of 9/11 was not […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — When the East Orange Schools reopened Thursday, Sept. 8, East Orange Recreation Department Director Osner Charles and a host of men from the community were at the front doors of schools across the city to greet the returning students. This effort by the men of the community was part of what […]
ORANGE, NJ — Ebenezer Baptist Church in Orange topped off its weeklong revival event by hosting its Men’s Ministry Prayer Breakfast at the church on Saturday, Sept. 10. The spirit of Irvington was in the air at the event in the persons of East Ward Joint Block Association Vice President Glenn Gamble and the Rev. […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Rachel Coalition, a partnership of nine Northern New Jersey organizations, working together to provide services and support programs for victims of domestic violence in Essex and Morris counties, is seeking volunteers for its Court Advocate Program. This 40-hour hands-on training program educates participants to assist domestic violence victims with emotional and […]