SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, invites the public to experience Erev Rosh Hashanah like never before. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 5:30 p.m., the Afro-Semitic Experience will usher in the new year with its unique musical style. The group’s blend of jazz, klezmer, traditional and modern music […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County residents gathered at Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange early on Monday, Sept. 11, to commemorate the lives lost 16 years ago in the terror attacks of 2001. While overlooking the New York City skyline, the Essex Remembers ceremony honored the nearly 3,000 people who were killed, 57 of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss has a new job working for the Hillside Department of Public Works in Mayor Angela Garretson’s administration, but he insists he won’t be shirking his responsibilities in Irvington. “I’m not the DPW director. The position is general supervisor of DPW. I started on Sept. 5. This is not a […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In partnership the West Orange Arts Council, West Orange Public Library and the West Orange Hispanic Foundation, a collaborative exhibit, “¡Bienvenidos a las Artes!”, opens Sunday, Sept. 17, with a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, and in the library, 46 Mount […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association will hold a Maplewood Township Committee candidates forum on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood. The three candidates running for the two open seats are Mayor Vic DeLuca, Dean Dafis and Mike Summersgill. The candidates will respond to questions […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada has awarded an innovation grant to produce a Spanish-language curriculum for permanent diaconate formation. Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology of Seton Hall University and Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in Indiana will collaborate on the project. As […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield mourned the loss of life in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center with its annual Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony, on Monday. Three residents died in the tragedy: Cesar Alviar, Catherine Nardella and Daniel Rosetti. Recreation Department Director Michael Sceurman said recalling what happened made it a tough day for all […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Oscar Andrew Hammerstein III will hold a discussion of his book “The Hammersteins: A Musical Theatre Family” on Wednesday, Sept. 27, from noon to 2 p.m. at Winchester Gardens, 333 Elmwood Ave. in Maplewood. For additional information, call 888-816-8527.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Mayor Robert Parisi will host community meetings, along with business administrator Jack Sayers and Police Chief James Abbott, on Wednesdays in September and October from 7 to 9 p.m. at the following locations: the all-purpose room at Gregory School, 301 Gregory Ave., on Sept. 27; the all-purpose room at […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-term Care of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chose Green Hill in West Orange for a National Institute of Health study to “inform and advance care practices and policies for people with […]