EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange 5th Ward Councilwoman Alicia Holman joined forces with Royston Allman and the Ampere Civic Improvement Association, Treehouse Cares and chefs Sean Hassan and Aaron Black of Rhythm N Food catering to host the annual 1,000 Thankful Souls Community Dinner at Cicely Tyson School of the Performing and Fine Arts […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — For the second year, the JCC MetroWest community will honor four women who have made an impact at the Women of Valor brunch on Dec. 7. Featuring guest speaker and writer Francine Klagsbrun, the four honorees will participate in a panel discussion about what they have accomplished at JCC MetroWest. The […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Gas Lamp Players will be presenting, “A Christmas Carol,” with a cast of 105 adults, teenagers and children. According to its director, Kristy Graves, this production is the same as the one-act, Broadway musical version that had a running time of 90 minutes, but the Gas Lamp show will have an […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University has appointed retired Lt. Col. Bryan C. Price, a nationally recognized expert of leadership development and terrorism, to serve as founding executive director of the university’s new Buccino Leadership Institute, a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary undergraduate leadership program. Price’s career is steeped in more than 20 years of distinguished leadership […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange-Maplewood Adult School will present “I Shall Not Be Silent: A Lesson For Today” on Thursday, Dec. 13, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at South Orange Middle School’s Little Theater, 70 N. Ridgewood Road in South Orange. Speaking before Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech at […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — All hands will be on deck on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 5 p.m., at the township’s annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony and Holiday Gift Giveaway in D. Bilal Beasley Square, said Mayor Tony Vauss and Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs Director Donald Malloy. “I look forward to sharing our holiday events with our […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Monday, Nov. 26, the New Jersey Senate and Assembly majorities voted to move ahead with the Marijuana Legalization Act legislation, co-sponsored by Sen. Nicholas Scutari and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney, that would make marijuana use legal for adults age 21 and older. Scutari represents the 22nd Legislative District, which […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Celebrate the season at the Durand-Hedden House & Garden on Sunday, Dec. 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. with gingerbread houses, a paper ornament activity, treats and shopping. Children can also visit with a Victorian Santa, so be sure to have your camera ready. Gingerbread house contestants must enter by Dec. 8. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School cross country team held its awards dinner on Saturday, Dec. 1, with coaches Flecia Blake and Jason-Lamont Jackson presenting awards. West Orange High School seniors presented their two coaches with gifts, and provided younger teammates with advice on reaching for personal goals, and never giving up […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The price Bloomfield must pay a private developer for a parcel of land containing the historic train station on Lackawanna Place is about to go before a jury for the second time. Attorneys Kevin McManimon, for the township, and Anthony Della Pelle, for the developer, received pretrial instructions from Judge Robert Gardner, in […]