ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — FAMILYConnections, a local counseling and family services agency, has announced the start of a “Got Your Back” backpack drive to benefit students in the agency’s Outreach to At-Risk Youth and School-Based Youth Services programs. Donations of individual school items and full backpacks will be accepted through Sept. 1 and can be […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Rotary is hosting a Happy Hour for Charity to benefit the South Orange Rescue Squad on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 7 p.m. at SORS’ new headquarters at 62 Sloan St. Food will be supplied by Reservoir Restaurant, and beverages include beer and wine. RSVP to RotaryClubSOnj@gmail.com.
IRVINGTON, NJ — In the midst of an ongoing Public Safety Department Internal Affairs investigation into the work histories and criminal backgrounds of all current Fire Division personnel, Vicki Martignetti sent an email on Thursday, Aug. 10, to the Irvington Herald, complaining about the township’s failure to fulfill its contractual obligation to pay the health […]
WEST ORANGE / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A documentary made by Philip Kayal and Abe Kasbo that premiered at Seton Hall University last year is now making its way to national television. PBS is airing the documentary “The Arab Americans” on NJTV on Thursday, Aug. 31. The film, which tells the stories of Arab groups […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Seji Lusi and his partners at the Winning or Nothing T-shirt company, located on Springfield Avenue, are hosting the third annual Community Cookout and Back-to-School Bash on Saturday, Aug. 26, in Union Avenue Park. “We will be teaching kids how to make custom T-shirts on site,” said Lusi on Sunday, Aug. 13. […]
ORANGE, NJ — Residents were swift to comment when news broke that the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division recently ordered Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren to rehire a former assistant city attorney who said he was wrongly terminated because he blew the whistle on Willis Edwards, the former acting business administrator, deputy business administrator and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Community Pool welcomes all residents — whether they are pool members or not — to a “dive-in movie” event on Saturday, Aug. 26, at 6 p.m. The Maplewood Recreation Department and Maplewood Community Pool staff invite residents to enjoy some fun poolside activities, and swimming will be open for all […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 14th annual OSPAC Jazz and Brew Fest returns Saturday, Sept. 16, from noon to 9 p.m. at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Drive in West Orange. The event will feature, in addition to some finely crafted beer, music from Oscar Perez, Bill Charlap, Alyson Williams, Jeff Bradshaw, […]
ORANGE, NJ — The New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division recently ruled in the case of John P. McGovern v. city of Orange Township and Mayor Dwayne Warren that the mayor and the city must rehire McGovern. The former assistant city attorney was fired in 2013 for acting as a whistle blower against Willis Edwards, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Lyric Performing Arts Center in West Orange will host a five-week self-defense class for women, beginning Saturday, Sept. 9. All women, aged 13 and older, can participate in these sessions on Saturdays, Sept. 9, 16 and 23 and Oct. 7 and 14, from 9 to 10 a.m. at 106 Harrison Ave. […]