Imagine welcomes new facilitators for Newark location

Imagine welcomes new facilitators for Newark location

NEWARK, NJ — Recently, Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss staff members Sonia Nunez, Newark program manager, and Ashley S. Allen, Newark training and education manager, trained a new team of facilitators to join Imagine’s rapidly growing Newark Night of Support. Many of the new facilitators will be facilitating Imagine’s groups that meet at […]

Two-car collision in Roseland leaves one dead

ROSELAND, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Roseland acting Police Director John Matheis announced Jan. 10 that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office’s Crime Scene Investigations Bureau is investigating a two-car collision in Roseland that apparently caused the death of Christine Perrella, 70, of Caldwell. On Jan. 9 at 12:11 p.m., […]

Gather around Durand-Hedden’s historic open hearth on Jan. 22

Gather around Durand-Hedden’s historic open hearth on Jan. 22

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Visit Durand-Hedden House & Garden on Sunday, Jan. 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. for an annual tradition: open-hearth cooking expert and historical interpreter Margaret Quinn demonstrating cooking techniques based on an 18th-century Dutch-American cookbook. Menu items will include stewed duck, cabbage salad, pumpkin cornmeal pancakes and oliekocken. Children can participate in […]

Chinese and American artists explore spirituality at Walsh Gallery

Chinese and American artists explore spirituality at Walsh Gallery

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University presents “Matter + Spirit,” a traveling exhibition featuring 25 artists from China and North America — including Lauren Schiller, professor of fine arts at Seton Hall University’s College of Communication and the Arts. The exhibition is the result of a gathering of North American […]

Nutley Unico gives Lifetime Achievement Award at January meeting

Nutley Unico gives Lifetime Achievement Award at January meeting

NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley Unico, a chapter of Unico National, held its monthly meeting Thursday, Jan. 5, welcoming new members Sharon Balsamo, William Cutillo, Daniel Ervolino and Joseph Trentacost.  The Mille Grazie Award was given to Maurice Ferraro for his service to Nutley Unico, and the highlight of the evening, besides the outstanding menu, was […]

Hundreds celebrate Three Kings Day in Belleville

Hundreds celebrate Three Kings Day in Belleville

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The sound of children’s delight was heard over and over again during a Three Kings Day drive-through event at Belleville High School on Jan. 6. The celebration, presented by Mayor Michael Melham and the township council, has quickly become one of the town’s most popular, festive events. For more than two hours, […]

West Orange hardware store celebrates centennial

West Orange hardware store celebrates centennial

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The year 1923 was a big year for innovation — Garrett Morgan received a patent for the traffic light, cathode ray tubes for television were invented by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin and Clarence Birdseye established the modern frozen food industry. And on Main Street in West Orange, Schneider Hardware made its first […]

Clara Maass hosts teddy bear clinic for Three Kings Day

Clara Maass hosts teddy bear clinic for Three Kings Day

NEWARK, NJ — Newark’s 29th annual Three Kings Day Celebration was held Friday, Jan. 6, at the Essex County College Gymnasium. The event was hosted by state Sen. M. Teresa Ruiz, Mayor Ras J. Baraka and the Newark Municipal Council. At the event, Clara Maass Medical Center hosted a teddy bear clinic to help children […]