SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Playin’ Around South Orange, supported in part by Valley National Bank, kicks off for the fifth year on Saturday, Aug. 26, at noon, bringing live music and art in the form of hand-painted pianos and outdoor performances to five separate South Orange locations. The SOPAC-presented project runs from Aug. 26 through […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Eighteen years ago, a group of Temple B’nai Abraham members, led by Rabbi Clifford Kulwin, began reading together. Since then, the members of the TBA Book Group have read more than 200 books together, and continue to read and discuss together with enthusiasm and enjoyment. If you like to read, and can […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Police Department held a Junior Police Academy graduation Friday, Aug. 11, in Town Hall Council Chambers. This event was for high school-aged students. The BPD had this year initiated an academy for middle school-aged students and a graduation ceremony for those students was held July 28. For the older students, this was […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Four 80-year-old oak trees were cut down in the parking lot of the Shillelagh Club on Prospect Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 1, amid a dispute about whether the club had obtained the necessary permits to cut them. The West Orange Tree Protection and Removal Ordinance reads: “Any person desiring to cut […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Monday, Aug. 14, a sizable crowd descended on the Maplewood Farmers Market to take advantage of the fresh fruits and vegetables being sold, as well as artisanal food. The Maplewood Farmers Market takes place on Mondays, from 2 to 7 p.m., at 1848-1852 Springfield Ave., between Yale and Oberlin streets. Ample […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death and women are often treated differently than men. Join Dr. Marc Cohen, director of cardiology at Beth Israel Medical Center, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, from 7:15 to 9 p.m. at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women as he discusses […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Pleasantdale Seniors is starting its 41st year on Wednesday, Sept. 13. The group’s meetings are held at the United Presbyterian Church, 20 Old Indian Road in West Orange, at 11:30 a.m. on the second Wednesday of the month from September to June. The church has parking and handicapped access. New members […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange senior citizen survey, created with the assistance of Montclair State University, is now complete and the township is looking for residents to take the survey and help make West Orange more senior-friendly. This survey is an anonymous needs assessment that gives residents 55 years and older the opportunity […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Borough Council decided unanimously on Monday evening to table the second reading of an amendment to the current noise ordinance. They did this after listening to a resident, Cheryl Tuosto, express her concerns that the noise ordinance is not being enforced equitably. The borough, Tuosto and her husband, Richard, are currently […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Above, Teresa Gernitis celebrated her 100th birthday Aug. 10, at Brighton Gardens of West Orange, a senior living facility, where she was joined in the festivities by Brighton Gardens employees. Photo Courtesy of Susan Haberman