MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair Art Museum announced that the immersive video, sound and print installation “From My Home to Yours: Caroline Monnet and Laura Ortman” will open on May 7 and run through Jan. 1, 2023, with an accompanying performance series. Museum members are invited to an exhibition preview on May 7 at noon before […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia, Councilwoman Sarah Cruz and Councilwoman Jenny Mundell announced a new initiative called “Clean & Strong Bloomfield,” that encourages community engagement by soliciting feedback from residents as well as town employees about quality-of-life issues, suspected criminal activity, infrastructure or roadway issues, or any situation that detracts from a safe […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Tuesday, April 26, the Essex County Board of County Commissioners held its 2022 “Essex County Celebrates Youth” event via Zoom. The event is held yearly to acknowledge outstanding young people throughout the county who have accomplished and contributed a great deal early in their lives. This year the board recognized: […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit Police Chief Christopher Trucillo announced that, on Thursday, May 5, a team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police will examine all aspects of the NJ Transit Police Department’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. “The NJ Transit Police Department is made up […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University professor James J. Kimble has again shed new light on the origins of the “We Can Do It!” poster commonly referred to as “Rosie the Riveter.” Originally produced in 1943 by J. Howard Miller for the Westinghouse Corp. as part of the factory production effort during World War […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Latino American Chamber of Commerce has appointed four new members to its board of directors: Lily Sanchez Ruiz, Yuri Bisono, Deysi Castillo and Jose Ramirez. Sanchez Ruiz, an admissions counselor for the Community College Opportunity Grant program at Union County College, has been appointed the second vice president for […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The inaugural Belleville Farmers Market will be held Saturday June 18, township officials recently announced, followed by the third Saturday of each month through October, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The market is intended to be a place where vendors will sell fresh fruits and vegetables, sharing the venue with small-business […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — With a cast of 130, the junior version of the musical “Legally Blonde” will be performed by students of Ridgewood Avenue School under the direction of Heather Ballantyne on May 6 and 7. Including backstage hands and front-of-house help, another 30 students are involved with the show. Ballantyne, who has been […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council will present an eclectic art viewing experience for artists and art lovers in a range of media with a pop-up art gallery show from May 7 to 21 at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, West Orange. This exhibit features West Orange Arts Council […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — South Orange, Maplewood, Orange and West Orange residents are rallying around Anthony Brooks and his family in an effort to find him a kidney donor. Brooks lost one of his kidneys to cancer in 2017, and now the disease has spread to his remaining kidney. Now looking for a living kidney […]