MAPLEWOOD — The Durand-Hedden House & Garden will host guest lecturer Gregory Pope for an afternoon talk on April 14 about what New Jersey looked like 20,000 years ago in the era of the Late Pleistocene glaciers. Attendees will get a chance to imagine First Mountain covered with hundreds of feet of ice, with debris […]
WEST ORANGE — A celebration of the music of Nat King Cole was recently presented at Nia Fellowship Baptist Church by Community Concerts for Peace and Love. The evening kicked off with Bufford School of Music students, a local neighborhood music school, led by Greg Bufford. The Rev. Al Platt, pastor of the church, modestly […]
A Food Stroll and Pub Crawl will be held in South Orange on Sunday, April 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. The family-friendly event, organized by South Orange Downtown, showcases the district’s diverse culinary landscape and unique retail offerings, according to a press release from SOD. For one day only, strollers can enjoy bites from […]
Isaiah House, a homeless shelter on North Munn Avenue in East Orange, recently announced it was receiving a $2 million grant from philanthropist and billionaire MacKenzie Scott and her organization, Yield Giving. “This is real. I could not speak,” said Zammeah Bivins-Gibson, executive director of Isaiah House. “I kept saying ‘Thank you God’ over and […]
SOUTH ORANGE — The Friends of the South Orange Public Library will hold a Spring Jewelry Sale to benefit the library over the first weekend in May at the newly-renovated Baird Community Center, 5 Mead St. The Friends Spring Jewelry Sale will feature a large selection of jewelry – thousands of pieces of fine jewelry, […]
A South Orange doctor will be honored for his work helping deaf and hard of hearing children. The Sound Start Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting children born deaf or hard of hearing in New Jersey, will be honoring Dr. Jed A. Kwartler at their upcoming annual gala. “Sound Start chose Dr. Kwartler as its […]
The Great Hall at the Woodland was filled to capacity as people gathered to share their views regarding the Maplewood Theatre Redevelopment area. The late February meeting was one of two held by the township after the committee adopted the Planning Board’s recommendation to designate the properties facing Maplewood Avenue, bounded by Inwood Place and […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Anthony Labib of Nutley was a sophomore reserve guard for the Montclair Kimberley Academy boys basketball team, which finished with a 14-9 overall record, including winning the Super Essex Conference—Freedom Division title with a 12-2 divisional mark. Labib will be one of the youngsters set to return in the 2024-2025 season for […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley residents Daniel and Adrian Canizares, brothers, were key underclassmen for the Montclair Kimberley Academy ice hockey team, which went through the rigors of a 1-15-2 rebuilding season in 2023-24. Daniel, a junior goaltender, split time in the nets and started eight games for the Cougars, while finishing with 240 saves and […]
SOUTH ORANGE — The South Orange Performing Arts Center will celebrate its arts education programs during the month of April with music, art and dance from Columbia High School students. “Throughout the years, SOPAC has been diligently working behind the scenes to support the arts education programs offered to the students in our community,” explains […]