SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — March is Makers Month at the library and activities are scheduled all month long, for all ages and interests. On Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m., local author Jamie Berry will do a reading from her middle-grade novel, “Hope Springs,” and make Jolly Rancher lollipops for students in grades 3-5. On […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Mosaic Dance Company is visiting two ancient civilizations with a performance entitled, “Through Her Eyes: Women of the Near East Through the Ages.” Morgiana Celeste Varricchio, the dance company’s creator, said the roles of two powerful women will be illustrated. “The performance opens with […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Mayor Michael Venezia cut the ceremonial ribbon Friday, March 10, for a newly turfed Vassar Field. Also upgraded and opened for the season was the Carla D. Ward Field, at Clark Pond South. Sceurman said the funding for the improvements came from a $503,000 Green Acres grant the town matched by 25 […]
SOUTH ORANGE — The campaign slate of Sheena Collum, Summer Jones, Jen Greenberg, and Olivia Lewis-Chang formally kicked off their runs for South Orange Board of Trustees, promising to focus on property taxes, economic development, community engagement, and sustainability. “For the first 100 years since being incorporated in 1869, there wasn’t a single woman on […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Ladies Professional Golf Association has scheduled four prestigious golf tournaments in New Jersey this year. The first event, the Cognizant Founders Cup, is planned for May 10 to 14 at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton. The event celebrates and honors the 13 founders of the LPGA Tour. A kick […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Middle School Drama Club will present two performances of the 2008 Broadway musical “13” next week The story is about a 12-year-old Jewish boy named Evan Goldman who learns that having a few good friends is more important than chasing hollow popularity. A NYC kid, Evan has high […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — About 300 Cicely L. Tyson Middle/High School students who passed the 2022 state test got to enjoy popcorn, snacks, soda, and a private showing of the movie “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” “We contacted Newark screens, co-owned by NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal and made arrangements,” said Assistant Principal Ameenah Poole. “Six school […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — There were a lot of things to like at the Achieve Foundation’s Mardi Gras night but Committee Chair Barbara Cokorinos’ favorite was the wide range of ages among those in attendance. “The people attending crossed generations,” Cokorinos said. “You had to be over 21 but there were definitely people whose kids […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — When the Columbia High School theater and music teachers met with the senior drama students last summer to choose this year’s musical, there was one show at the top of both of their wish lists: “Something Rotten.” The musical comedy set in 1595 the chronicles the rivalry between William Shakespeare and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Motivational speaker Carla Harris will be at the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge on Tuesday.Photo Courtesy of Carla Harris Motivational speaker Carla Harris will speak to the Women’ Club of Glen Ridge. In an interview with this newspaper, Harris discussed how every action in the workplace has a leadership value or […]