EAST ORANGE, NJ — When the Orange-Maplewood NAACP Unit hosts its Justice and Equality Rally on Sunday, Sept. 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Soverel Field Park, Springdale Avenue, East Orange, the Irvington chapter of the organization will be offering its support. The rally is being held in response to the recent events in […]
WEST ORANGE / MILLBURN, NJ — The Harrison Avenue Tavern is hosting a “halfway to St. Patrick’s Day” event on Saturday, Sept. 16, to support the family of Sean Cassels, a Millburn police officer and West Orange resident who died last year. The event will feature a barbecue and live music from bands Rocker Box […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Ivery Brinson, 30, of Newark, was sentenced to life in New Jersey state prison on Monday, Aug. 28, for killing mini-mart owner Narendrak Patel, 52, of Parsippany. In June of this year, an Essex County jury convicted Brinson of aggravated manslaughter, conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, felony murder, conspiracy to commit carjacking, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — When Seji Lusi and his partners at the Winning or Nothing T-shirt company on Springfield Avenue hosted the fifth annual W.O.N. Step Ahead Community Cookout and Back to School bash on Saturday, Aug. 26, in Union Avenue Park, the theme was “Giving back to our community that always has our Back.” For […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Mayor Michael Venezia has announced that an application by Bloomfield to enter the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge has been accepted. The challenge is a competitive process whereby communities of all sizes, world wide, propose universal solutions to its own municipal problems. The winning municipalities would receive funding and technical support to implement their proposals. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington Housing Authority tenants met with representatives from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, which subsidizes public housing in the township, on Wednesday, Aug. 16, in the Community Room at 624 Nye Ave. Residents voiced their concerns regarding new management, since David Brown, the IHA’s former executive director, was fired […]
ORANGE, NJ — Arts Unbound presents new work by Arts Unbound artists in the Dora Stern Gallery at Arts Unbound, 544 Freeman St. in Orange, from Sept. 7 through Oct. 21, with an opening reception on Thursday, Sept. 7, from 5 to 8 p.m. This exhibition is free, accessible and open to the public. The […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Congregation Beth El in South Orange has announced its worship and program schedule for the upcoming High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah worship, from Sept. 20 through 22, and Yom Kippur worship on Sept. 29 and 30, will be led by Olitzky and guest Cantor Galeet […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Rent Party Family Picnic was never originally planned to be an annual event — let alone one that has grown larger and larger each year.. “When we held our first show three years ago, it was simply a celebration of Rent Party’s fifth anniversary,” Rent Party co-founder Chris Dickson said in a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Families with young children seeking a nature-intensive outdoor experience are invited to register for the fourth annual South Mountain Reservation family campout scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 7, through Sunday, Oct. 8. In case of rain, the campout will be Oct. 21 to 22. The program will be based out of Summit Field […]