MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association will meet Wednesday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the gazebo on Springfield Avenue next to the Hilton Library in Maplewood to celebrate its 23rd anniversary. Anniversary cake and drinks will be served; wear your dancing shoes for an evening of swing music with Maplewood’s Swing Town Band. […]
MAPLEWOOD / MILLBURN, NJ — On Tuesday, May 29, Essex County and the South Mountain Conservancy unveiled four new outdoor sculptures in the Wildflower Sculpture Park in South Mountain Reservation. Inaugurated in 2012, the Wildflower Sculpture Park is a collaborative initiative by the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs and the South […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — For the recent 10th annual Montclair Art Museum exhibit, “Art in Bloom,” selected local artists used flower arrangements to capture the essence of an artwork held by the museum. Glen Ridge floral designer Tova Garrett was asked to work from a sculpture by Cyrus Edwin Dallin named, “Appeal to the Great Spirit.” […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Join your South Orange neighbors at a town hall-style meeting to hear highlights of the Baird Community Center renovation and share your thoughts and comments on the future design of the building on Wednesday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at the Baird, 5 Mead St. in South Orange. The village of […]
ORANGE, NJ — At a special meeting of the Orange City Council on Thursday, May 24, business administrator Chris Hartwyck introduced Mayor Dwayne Warren’s Calendar Year 2018 budget proposal, which council accepted. The proposal not include specific numbers, tax increases or tax decreases. The council approved the resolution introducing and approving the budget by a […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — It’s always an incredible sight to watch Washington Elementary School students forming a human chain from the school, across Franklin Avenue, and into the Holy Trinity-West Orange Food Pantry where, on May 25, 1,001 cans of non-perishables were delivered one by one. The West Orange Police Department Community Services Unit blocked […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Nikhil Badlani Foundation will hold its annual Musical Celebration and Tribute to Nikhil on Tuesday, June 12, at 6:45 p.m. at Liberty Middle School, 1 Kelly Drive in West Orange. The celebration will feature performances by the students and instructors from the Music For Nikhil program. Admission is free. For […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Joseph Saintil, owner of Jacob’s Taxi company on Central Avenue in East Orange, was honored for his dedication to the Haitian-American community in New Jersey on Saturday, May 26, at Irvington’s Haitian flag-raising celebration, organized and sponsored by at large Councilwoman Charnette Frederic’s Civic Association and the Ring the Bell for the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The National Honor Society inductions were held on May 23 at West Orange High School, welcoming 66 juniors and seniors into its prestigious ranks. Co-advisers Anna D’Elia and Olivia Del Spina organized and emceed the event along with the 2017-18 officers: President Charles Aborisad, Vice President Gerard Eatman, secretary Tanveer Qureshi […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — If you haven’t seen Nike’s new commercial featuring a young LeBron James getting his first tattoo, “Chosen 1,” in Las Vegas, you will. And when you do, you’ll be seeing West Orange High School senior and actor Dane Clarke II playing James thanks to some ingenious CGI. “Chosen 1” was the […]