MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police will arrive Sunday, Nov. 19, to examine all aspects of the Maplewood Township Police Department policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services, acting Chief Jimmy DeVaul recently announced. “Verification by the team that the Maplewood Township Police […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange’s Pierro Gallery will present the exhibit “Color Theory,” which opens Nov. 2 and features the work of four artists whose work bursts with color. Santiago Cohen, Robert Forman, Jan Huling and Deb Mell will display their work at the gallery through Dec. 2; throughout the month, gallery visitors will […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Give to the 22nd annual Jersey Cares coat drive from Nov. 1 through Dec. 13. New and gently used winter coats may be dropped off at the GenWealth Group, 6 Inwood Place in Place, from Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — PNC Bank of South Orange supports summer reading and diverse books at South Orange Public Library — and has for the last five years. Pictured, Regina Shaddad, vice president and Branch & Business Banking Center manager, presents a check to and receives thanks from librarians Keisha Miller and Melissa Kopecky.
LIVINGSTON, NJ — A nationally-renowned addiction psychiatrist and immediate past president of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, Dr. Laurence M. Westreich will speak on “What Parents Need to Know about Addiction” at Temple B’nai Abraham, 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston, on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. His appearance is co-sponsored with Temple […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. welcomed dog owners and their pets to the county’s annual “Strut Your Mutt” canine costume parades and contests at the Brookdale Dog Park Bloomfield/Montclair and the South Mountain Dog Park in Maplewood/Millburn on Saturday, Oct. 21. At the Brookdale Dog Park contest, Dominique and Dana […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Get an insider’s look at the perfume industry on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., when the Maplewood Garden Club presents “From Flowers to Fragrance.” Speaker Bruno Leyssene was born into the fragrance business and has worked in the United States for almost 20 years […]
ORANGE, NJ — In collaboration with 28 Days Project and local dentists, Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills restocked the nurses’ pantries in the Orange School District with non-medical wellness essentials. According to JLOSH, many children in the area attend school lacking adequate clothing and other basic needs. The lack of access to […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange Elks presented a $1,000 check to Maplewood Middle School for ITS band and orchestra. The money was raised during First Fridays — live music at the lodge on the first Friday of each month. From left are Tarquin Learned, MMS HSA President Deborah Holt, Joe Donohue, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Public Library’s “Guess This Pumpkin’s Weight” contest was won by Olive Witte, 8. She estimated 20 pounds — exactly right! — by comparing the pumpkin’s size to her baby sister’s size and weight. Her dad, Thomas, came along to help deliver the pumpkin to its new home.