Honoring small business every day in Maplewood

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A small group of entrepreneurs are taking the opportunity of the holidays and the recently held Small Business Saturday to open a Holiday Pop-up Store at 1560 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood. The idea for the store was created by Lorna K. Johnson, founder of Global Linkages, and Lola Fasehun, founder and CEO […]

Senior citizens holiday party in WO

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Senior Citizen Holiday Party will be Wednesday, Dec. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Manor Restaurant, 111 Prospect Ave. in West Orange. Tickets will be sold from Monday, Dec. 12, to Wednesday, Dec. 21, from 9 a.m. until noon at the West Orange Office of […]

Pop ’n Shop returns to village for holiday season

Pop ’n Shop returns to village for holiday season

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — New Jersey’s finest shopping experience returns for the holidays with 40-plus vendors. Pop ’n Shop, a temporary retail outlet, features finely crafted jewelry, apparel, body products, accessories, art and other unique gift items made by many of this area’s finest local artisans and craftspeople. The store will be open from Thursday, […]

Life Source Church relocates to West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Life Source Church, a contemporary Christian church that opened its doors in the autumn of 2009 in Caldwell as a church plant of the Assemblies of God, the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination, has made its new home in West Orange. Life Source held services in the Caldwells and Montclair over the […]

Open house brings holiday cheer downtown

Township comes together to ring in Christmas season with tree lighting, trolley tours, Santa Claus

Open house brings holiday cheer downtown

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Christmas again came early in West Orange with the Downtown West Orange Alliance’s annual Holiday Open House and the recreation department’s tree-lighting ceremony on Dec. 3. Numerous residents visited the downtown area throughout the day for the Open House, which this year featured pictures with Santa Claus in various locations, a […]

Luna Stage’s unorthodox staging of ‘This Wonderful Life’ to be quite the adventure

Luna Stage’s unorthodox staging of ‘This Wonderful Life’ to be quite the adventure

WEST ORANGE, NJ — “It’s a Wonderful Life” has become a certifiable Christmas classic since its release in 1946, and it would be no exaggeration to suggest almost everyone has seen the film or one of its numerous adaptations and homages at least once. But the version presented by Luna Stage this holiday season promises […]

HNA holds annual holiday celebration

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association’s Thursday, Dec. 15, holiday celebration will take place at 7:30 p.m. in DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood. The evening will include complimentary pizza and beverages, music, and the annual Maplewood Holiday Bingo game which guarantees prizes for all. Everyone is welcome to attend. Children are […]

Celebrate the holiday season at Durand-Hedden

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Celebrate the season at the Durand-Hedden House & Garden on Sunday, Dec. 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. with gingerbread houses, a paper ornament activity, treats and shopping. Gingerbread house contestants must enter by Dec. 9; visit www.DurandHedden.org for details and to enter. Children, families and adults are welcome; note that Durand-Hedden […]

Studio B’s Bizarre Bazaar returns

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Forty talented artists, crafters and collectors will gather at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood, for the 2016 Studio B Holiday Bizarre Bazaar on Sunday, Dec. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The artists selected for this highly curated event will bring their handmade jewelry, fine art, sewn and knitted […]