SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — New trees paid for by a grant from New Jersey Urban Community Forestry and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will begin being planted throughout South Orange in late April, just in time for Arbor Day on Friday, April 30. The South Orange Environmental Commission and Green Team, which won […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka, along with a coalition of local leaders and technical experts, announced April 15 the launch of the Resilient Northeastern New Jersey initiative. This joint effort between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Jersey City, Newark, Hoboken, Bayonne, Hudson County, Ironbound Community Corporation and HOPES Community Action Partnership, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A virtual meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 28, at 6 p.m., in which the speakers will discuss how to prevent opioid misuse/abuse among student athletes and adults with chronic pain. The event will be hosted by the Bloomfield Municipal Alliance Committee, Bloomfield Department of Health and Human Services, Essex County […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Cherry blossom–lined Mertz Avenue in Belleville was transformed into an open-air yoga studio for approximately 50 people who spent Wednesday afternoon, April 14, holding the lotus, the downward dog and other poses. The “Street Yoga Under the Cherry Blossoms” event, led by yogi Michelle Petersen of Signature Fitness, was another sign of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council presents “Dear Mama: Perspectives on American Motherhood,” curated by Marina Carreira. “Dear Mama” will open for in-person, timed-entry visits at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road in West Orange, on Saturday, April 24, and be on exhibit through Saturday, May 22. A majority of […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — When Makers Month started on March 19, the South Orange Public Library asked people to take home a blank puzzle piece and decorate it in whichever way their imaginations took them. The library has now put the pieces back together, creating connections through community creativity.
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Thursday, April 29, the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race and Seton Hall University will co-host Conversations on Race, an annual community dialogue on race-related issues. This year’s event, titled “Racial Justice in Education,” will be virtual and is free and open to all. The featured speaker is […]
SOUTH ORANGE — There seems to be a national day for everything these days. Case in point: April 26 is National Pretzel Day. The Meadowland Park Conservancy, hot off of the success of its celebration of National Puppy Day in March, is bringing twisted fun to South Orange on Sunday, April 25, from noon to […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued a statewide directive to law enforcement on April 19, instructing prosecutors to waive mandatory parole disqualifiers — commonly known as mandatory minimum prison terms — for nonviolent drug offenses. Directive 2021-4 addresses both current and past cases. Going forward, it directs prosecutors to waive the mandatory […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Adler Aphasia Center, New Jersey’s premier provider of support services for those diagnosed with aphasia and their families, is opening a new location in West Orange at Congregation B’nai Shalom. The Maywood-based organization is known for utilizing group treatment to help its members regain conversational skills and resume their daily life […]