MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Who says children don’t eat vegetables? Let children pick their own collard greens, then blend the leaves with olive oil, garlic, sunflower seeds and lemon juice. Voila: pesto! Blend kale with apples and berries for smoothies. Saute collards and carrots with olive oil and salt for a tasty stir-fry. Greens pesto, kale […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The holiday weekend is shaping up to be a busy one. In addition to Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 23, and the kickoff of shopping season with Black Friday sales on Friday, Nov. 24, high schools in East Orange will also be celebrating Alumni Weekend. On Thursday, No. 23, the alumni of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Exterior building restoration is nearing completion at Edison Village, the site along Main Street being redeveloped by Prism Capital Partners, according to a press release from Prism. According to Eugene Diaz, principal partner at Prism, the project has progressed at a rapid pace. Edison Village, representing the largest non-waterfront adaptive-reuse project […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Security measures for the Ashenfelter 8K and Tom Fleming Mile races on Thanksgiving Day will be increased in the aftermath of the New York City incident earlier this month when a truck was purposely driven onto a bicycle path along the Hudson River, killing eight cyclists. The driver, who is suspected of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Neighborhood Improvement Corporation and its executive director, Deborah Simpkins, held their free annual pre-Thanksgiving community dinner for residents Friday, Nov. 17, at the organization’s headquarters on 16th Avenue. They’ll host a second event for senior citizens Wednesday, Nov. 23. “We’re having a Thanksgiving luncheon for the seniors and we’re also […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange Fire Department will host its annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner at the Chief Martin DeMarzo Fire Headquarters, located at the corner of Lincoln and Central avenues, on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the firefighters are inviting everyone from the city community to take part […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A half-day interfaith symposium on Oct. 26 at The Life Christian Church in West Orange brought together 120 community members from all over Essex County, including 55 faith based leaders. The symposium, organized by the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention Team of FAMILYConnections, provided information on how to help members of […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The NJ State League of Municipalities has announced that Mayor Michael Venezia has been elected to its executive board. Venezia was elected Nov. 17 by NJ mayors. According to Michael Darcy, the NJSLM executive director, Venezia had been recommended by the outgoing board president, West Caldwell Mayor Joseph Tempesta Jr., who said Venezia […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School Thespian Society will present its fall production beginning tonight and running through Saturday, Nov. 16 to 18. The show is “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later.” It will be staged at Westminster Arts Center on the Bloomfield College campus. “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later,” is about a murder […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, Nov. 18, South Orange Village President Sheena Collum hosted her annual birthday party with the South Orange and Maplewood community and announced that more than $12,000 was raised by 200 donors in two weeks to tackle food insecurity at Columbia High School. “I think many of us often take […]