SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — For the past few weeks, five JESPY House clients have dedicated themselves to knitting and crocheting Ukrainian flag pins. Currently being sold at the General Store Cooperative, 1875 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood, and Rocket Ship Print Shop, 71 W. South Orange Ave. in South Orange, pins have also been […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — As legal recreational cannabis sales are set to begin in the state a year and a half after voters approved the measure in the November 2020 election, Maplewood is one of the towns where a facility will be permitted to sell. The facility is operated by TerrAscend, which already has locations in […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey President and CEO Darrell K. Terry Sr. received the 2022 President’s Award from the NAACP of the Oranges & Maplewood. The branch hosted its 109th annual Thurgood Marshall Freedom Fund Gala at Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club in Livingston on […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. presented his 2022 State of the County Address at the Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove on Monday, April 11. Due to the pandemic, this was the first time in two years the State of the County Address was presented. The speech is […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Resuming a tradition that began in 2014, South Orange Public Library, located at 65 Scotland Road, is once again hosting a full day of crafty activities for all ages on Saturday, April 23. The library has scheduled activities for “Makers Mayhem: Reuse, Repurpose, Reimagine” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. that […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Carolyn Dorfman Dance returns to the South Orange Performing Arts Center for a spectacular evening of dance on Saturday, April 23, at 8 p.m. Comprising 11 dancers, the company is known nationally and internationally for emotional resonance, artistic excellence and thrilling entertainment. The evening, which features two new works and one […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Arc of Essex County, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome and autism, gathered for its 24th annual Building Tomorrows 5K Run and Family Walk on Saturday, April 9, at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange. The […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced on Thursday, April 7, that Essex County is participating in 10 partnerships to increase awareness about and help raise funds for the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Arc of Essex County, New Jersey Children’s Alliance, Stop for Nikhil, The Valerie Fund, Arthritis […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges is participating in the Five Days of Action, from April 18 to 22. The Five Days of Action is a weeklong campaign to raise awareness and inspire adults to take action to protect children from sexual abuse. The Y will share statistics and resources throughout […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The first joint meeting of South Orange and Maplewood’s joint fire department was held in Maplewood on April 8; the committee approved contracts and discussed the organization of the forthcoming South Essex Fire Department. Both the South Orange Board of Trustees and the Maplewood Township Committee passed resolutions authorizing […]