NEWARK, NJ — Join the Essex County freeholders on Saturday, Sept. 10, in Branch Brook Park, the Prudential grove area off of Park Avenue in Newark, from noon to 6 p.m. for the Essex County Freeholder’s second African Caribbean Festival. This free event will celebrate, as Bob Marley said, “One love, one heart, let’s get […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Hear Claudia Thornton present “Made in the Shade” at the Maplewood Garden Club’s meeting on Monday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. in Maplewood. How do we evaluate shade conditions and determine what actions are needed to grow a successful shade garden? Thornton, landscape architect, […]
Head back to the ’90s with Sweet tunes on Sept. 15
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Matthew Sweet openly acknowledges that he is not as famous as he was in the 1990s, when hits like “Girlfriend” and “Sick of Myself” captured the world’s attention with their blend of catchy riffs and heartfelt lyrics. But that is more than OK with him. Gaining fame was never an objective […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — 1010 WINS reporter/anchor and WSOU/Seton Hall University alumnus Glenn Schuck has been selected to give the keynote address at this year’s National Student Electronic Media Convention in Philadelphia. Schuck will share his insights on the media’s coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign and the evolving role of journalists in the 21st–century […]
Community members invited to audition for Seton Hall choir
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Senior music education major Devin McGuire from Basking Ridge is returning to campus with quite the “What I did over summer vacation” story. Thanks to assistant professor and Choral Activities Director Jason Tramm, McGuire had the opportunity to conduct during the Spirituality and the Arts Concert at the Church of St. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — “Green Witch” Robin Rose Bennett, always spellbinding, will once again share her wisdom with Durand-Hedden visitors about the beautiful herbs and the weeds we pull from our gardens. According to Bennett, these plants offer a treasure trove of gifts, providing an abundance of zesty tastes, nutritive value and, perhaps most surprisingly, medicinal […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Dino Cazares, center, guitarist and co-founder of Los Angeles industrial metal band Fear Factory, stopped by the WSOU studios recently for an interview before its show at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville. Speaking with DJ Garren Lewis, left, Cazares discussed the significance of Fear Factory’s second studio album, Demanufacture, which is […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Playin’ Around South Orange is back! Find the 150-year history of the South Orange Public Library on the piano at the Duck Pond; the 150th Birthday Bash will be at the library on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Photo Courtesy of Melissa Kopecky
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In a recent letter to parents and guardians, the South Orange-Maplewood School District advises that residents factor in traffic delays when planning to bring their children to school. As previously stated by the Maplewood Police Department, the Valley Street project will not be concluded before school starts; work is planned for Maplewood […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — As a result of a sewer construction project there will be temporary road closures and traffic detours at the intersections of Baker Street with Maplewood Avenue and with Dunnell Road from Sept. 6 through Sept. 9 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., according to a recent press release from […]