Congregants from St. Andrew & Holy Communion in South Orange and St. George’s Episcopal Church of Maplewood held a joint service on Sunday, Oct. 6, with pets invited for an annual blessing. The blessing is done in connection with the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, which this year fell on Friday, Oct. 4. […]
MAPLEWOOD — Oheb Shalom Congregation of South Orange held a Rosh Hashanah celebration in Memorial Park on Wednesday, Oct. 3. About 200 people were in the park’s natural amphitheater for the service billed as “a free service of love, forgiveness, and new beginnings for families of all faiths, no faiths, and the faith curious.” Rabbi […]
WEST ORANGE — Target has signed a lease for a 211,500-square-foot space at West Orange Plaza. “As one of the country’s most desirable anchor tenants, Target will add vibrancy and economic activity both to West Orange Plaza and the surrounding community,” said Sidney Singer, vice president of leasing at Levin Management Corporation (LMC). “At a […]
Fresh off the red carpet of the HollyRod DesignCare 2024 event, where she was an honoree, Nadine Wright-Arbubakrr presided over Nassan’s Place Annual Community Awards Gala on Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Galloping Hill Golf Club in Kenilworth. The event included a cocktail hour, dinner, and a night dedicated to raising awareness about autism while […]
EAST ORANGE — John Amos, an East Orange native who appeared on television and in movies including “Roots,” “Good Times,” and “Coming to America,” was remembered last week after it was announced that he had died on Aug. 21. Amos was 84 and living in Los Angeles when he died. He was born in Newark […]
REVIEW Bursting with energy and iconic hits, the Paper Mill Playhouse season opener “Jersey Boys” tells the dramatized true story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, one of the most successful singing groups in pop-music history. This story is quintessential “Jersey” meets “the American Dream” as we learn that the group got started singing […]
When Belleville resident Jhann Torres’ parents immigrated from Ecuador, they hoped for a brighter future for their children despite the challenges of not speaking English. Throughout his life, Torres’ parents instilled in him the values of hard work and education, even though they were unsure how they could afford college. Jhann took on the responsibility […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair Kimberley Academy football team defeated Garfield 7-6 to improve to 6-0 on the season. MKA has been turning heads lately taking on all comers from in and out of state. The Cougars, who are in Non-Public B and play an independent schedule, were home at Van Brunt Field in Montclair […]
LITTLE FALLS, NJ — The West Essex Regional High School football team defeated Passaic Valley 14-0 for its fifth win in a row to improve to 5-1. It was a highly anticipated matchup that everyone in the greater Essex County area was talking about this past week as the highly-touted Knights of West Essex made […]
New Jersey-based nonprofit TEEEM, which stands for The Empathy Equality Entrepreneurship Mission, aims to inspire humanitarianism in schools. TEEEM’s free educational programs and curriculum educate youth on global issues and humanitarianism. This includes six East Orange schools: Benjamin Banneker Academy, Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School of the Performing and Fine Arts, East Orange STEM […]