MILLBURN, NJ — As one of the nation’s leading professional theaters and recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, Paper Mill Playhouse has a well-earned reputation for launching both performers and shows to Broadway. Since their inception in 1996, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater have ignited […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest held its annual gala, “An Evening of Laughter,” on Wednesday, June 1, outdoors at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in Millburn. This year, JFS honored the legacy of Maxine Myers and renamed its volunteer department the Maxine Myers JFS Volunteer Services Department in her memory. Myers was a cherished […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — New traffic signal equipment was installed at the intersections of Bloomfield Avenue and Municipal Plaza and Bloomfield Avenue and Grove Street in Bloomfield. The improvements are part of a $6 million project to upgrade nine intersections throughout Essex County. “Traveling along county roads and through these intersections are part of our daily […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Congratulations to the winners of the “I Am East Orange” poster and essay contest. Entrants were tasked with the assignment of designing East Orange through their own lens. The winners were selected at the State of the City address, where guests hand picked their selections from more than 60 participants’ entries. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Lynn Kay, a resident of West Mill Gardens in West Orange, recently joined the Golden Residents Club, which was created in 2020 to show appreciation to Garden Communities’ loyal residents. Kay has rented the same West Orange apartment for 52 years. To recognize this, the developer held a Golden Resident event […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — PSEG recently announced the graduates of its first supplier diversity mentorship program. The six-month program supports the New Jersey CEO Council’s pledge to spend an additional $250 million on procurement with state-based, diverse companies by 2025. As part of that pledge, PSEG committed to increase its business with diverse suppliers to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The “Inspired Minds: Young Artist Exhibition” is a visual arts program designed to nurture and enrich the next generation by celebrating young artists in the region. This annual program provides a comprehensive, professional gallery experience to art students from submission, selection, exhibition and possible sale of their artwork. This year, “Inspired […]
ORANGE, NJ — June 11 was a great day at Monte Irvin Orange Park for the Orange Week 2022 Color Festival. All enjoyed Heywood Avenue’s Color Run, the East Orange School District’s STEM Festival, vendors, free raffles, zumba, yoga, the Mighty Marching Tornadoes, Heywood’s cheerleaders, Orange’s step team demonstration and the Orange Fire Department, with […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — June 7 was a monumental day in the Bloomfield Fire Department’s nearly 139-year history as the organization welcomed its first female career firefighter. Congratulations to Stephanie Orgueira-Aponte on her first day protecting the residents of Bloomfield. Orgueira-Aponte recently completed a rigorous training curriculum at the Passaic County Fire Academy, as well as […]
TRENTON, NJ — On June 8, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved Community Energy Plan Grants for 46 municipalities throughout New Jersey, totaling $820,000. In late 2021, the board redesigned the program to incorporate a greater emphasis on equity and overburdened municipalities. The redesigned program also simplified the grant application process and reduced […]