MONTCLAIR, NJ — Vanguard Theater Company will hold its annual gala, “A Night Under the Stars,” on Saturday, Nov. 9, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Montclair Art Museum. At the event, Vanguard will honor Covenant House NJ, Doreen Oliver, Khalil Gibran Muhammad and The Actor’s Fund. Honorees and guests will celebrate creativity and community […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Police Department will hold an interactive workshop and community forum on domestic and intimate partner violence on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. All are welcome to this event, which falls during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The “In Her Shoes” workshop, presented by the Rachel […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Institute for Communication and Religion at Seton Hall University has announced its panel of experts for a one-day, regional conference to be held April 22. Called “Communication and Religion in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election,” this free conference will bring some of the foremost scholars in the fields of communication, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Oranges and Maplewood Unit of the NAACP will host a workshop on community policing on Tuesday, Oct. 15, AT 7:30 p.m. in Room 1 at Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. The event, “Police Stops with Safety for All,” is intended to discuss effective behaviors and approaches to […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Junior League of the Oranges & Short Hills, together with MEND and other volunteer organizations, came together at America’s Grow-a-Row in Pittstown to harvest fresh produce. Together, volunteers picked more than 4,000 pounds of tomatoes, which will provide more than 16,000 servings of farm fresh produce for so many individuals […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Nine staff members from WSOU 89.5 FM, the student-run radio station of Seton Hall University, recently attended the National Association of Broadcasters Radio Show in Dallas, Texas. WSOU station manager Wilnir Louis was one of only two college students selected to speak as a panelist during the three-day convention. A record […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Interested in the future of downtown South Orange? The South Orange Village Center Alliance is searching for two new people to join its board of directors. Candidates must be a South Orange business owner, resident and/or property owner to apply. Responsibilities entail attending one monthly board meeting and joining at least […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — High school entrepreneurs are invited to compete in the fifth annual Pirates Pitch competition sponsored by the Stillman School of Business and its Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Seton Hall University. Students across the nation are encouraged to showcase their entrepreneurial talents and business ideas for a chance to compete for […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A year after the tennis courts at the Baird were named for local tennis legend Kenny Graham, South Orange residents took to them again for the round-robin doubles tournament to honor his memory on Saturday, Sept. 28. Two winning teams and two finalist teams were crowned champions at the event, which […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad served as keynote speaker at the “Forum on Modern Slavery: 21st Century Solutions,” held at Seton Hall University on Sept. 27. The full-day event, which was sponsored by the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking, the university, the International Justice Project and the Slave-Free Community Project, […]