SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, will host a special weekend of music with The Pursuit of Harmony, the musical duo of Jewish-American singer and songwriter Michael Ochs and award-winning Palestinian peace activist and songwriter Alaa Alshaham. The musicians will be in residence at TSTI, located at 432 […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ – The Montclair High School girls swim team snapped a seven-year losing streak against perennial Essex County powerhouse Caldwell on Monday, Dec. 4, coming from behind in the last three events to pull out a thrilling 92-78 victory. The girls’ win was the highlight of a week in which both the girls and […]
ORANGE, NJ — According to at-large Orange Councilwoman Donna K. Williams, 2016 mayoral candidate Janice Morrell and the Rev. Anthony P. Johnson of the Committee for an Elected Orange School Board, the Orange Board of Education failed to meet the first filing deadline for paperwork needed to facilitate the change from a Type 1 District […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — 1978 Maplewood Arts Center presents “FRESH 10.0,” the 10th annual Advanced Placement art students exhibit. This year’s AP art students are from Columbia High School in Maplewood, Arts High School in Newark, Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights, West Essex Regional High School in North Caldwell and Elizabeth High School’s Upper […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents packed the lawn of Town Hall for the finale of the town’s annual Holiday Open House on Dec. 2, after a day of events to celebrate the holiday season. Beginning bright and early at 9 a.m., the Washington Elementary School Gymnasium was filled with almost 200 people for breakfast with […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Woman’s Club is commemorating its 101st year of service and members came together to celebrate at their former home base on Woodland Road in Maplewood, announce donations to several town organizations, and to blow out the candles on a birthday cake. The Woman’s Club sold the building, rebranded as The […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington suffered its fifth homicide of the year on Monday, Dec. 4. On Tuesday, Dec. 5, acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino and Irvington Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers announced the Irvington Police Division and Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide-Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the fatal shooting of Marco Angamarca-Yupa, 29, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A theater troupe from the George Street Playhouse came to Watsessing Elementary School on Friday, Dec. 1. Four performers and a stage manager/sound engineer presented an age-appropriate musical comedy, “Austin the Unstoppable.” This was a 45-minute show about the importance of making healthy eating and recreational decisions. The troupe has been touring the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Center Alliance will have a Holiday Pop-Up Space at 78 Washington St. for shoppers this Saturday, Dec. 9. A pop-up is an unused retail space being used temporarily by an outside concern for any number of attractions. This past summer, the BCA used the same Washington Street space as an art […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The holiday season is here and the Rotary Club of Irvington has launched its annual Spirit of Sharing Holiday Toy Drive, and the Friends of the Irvington Public Library are gearing up for their annual Holiday Party. “Please donate an unwrapped new toy to the Irvington Public Library for its annual ‘Spirit […]