Maplewood and South Orange residents receive awards in Essex art show

Maplewood and South Orange residents receive awards in Essex art show

MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Maplewood resident Jill Vondervor-Frank and South Orange residents Karen Boss, Pearl Feder, Gail Gardella and Cindy Wolf received awards in the annual Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show.  Vondervor-Frank received an honorable mention in the professional watercolor category for “Hudson Sunrise.” Boss received an honorable mention in the […]

East Orange and Newark residents receive awards in Essex art show

East Orange and Newark residents receive awards in Essex art show

EAST ORANGE / NEWARK, NJ — East Orange resident Carol Jenkins and Newark resident Theodore Lawton received awards in the annual Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show. Jenkins was awarded first place in the professional drawing category for “Zentangle Turtle.” Lawton was awarded first place in the professional acrylic category for an untitled piece.  […]

West Orange resident receives awards in Essex senior citizens art show

West Orange resident receives awards in Essex senior citizens art show

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., left, announced that West Orange resident Susan Silberner, center, received an award in the annual Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show. Silberner was awarded second place in the nonprofessional pastels category for “Monet’s Bridge.” The artists were recognized during an awards ceremony on […]

Bloomfield and Glen Ridge residents receive awards in Essex art show

Bloomfield and Glen Ridge residents receive awards in Essex art show

BLOOMFIELD / GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge residents Roberta Polton and Judyann Affronti, and Bloomfield residents Joan E. Park and Elizabeth Pugh received awards in the annual Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show.  Polton was awarded second place in the nonprofessional mixed media category for “Cape May Point Treasures.” Affronti was awarded second […]

Fagan leads walking tour at the Eagle Rock Reservation

Fagan leads walking tour at the Eagle Rock Reservation

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Township historian and author Joseph Fagan leads a history walking tour at the Eagle Rock Reservation on June 26. The free tours are open to the public and conducted under the auspices of the Essex County Department of Parks and Recreation. Fagan explained the history behind the 450-foot spiked […]

July celebration of National Parks and Recreation Month

July celebration of National Parks and Recreation Month

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs announced a monthlong schedule of free activities to celebrate July as National Parks and Recreation Month. The county executive invites the public to enjoy “Wellness on the Waterfront,” which includes yoga, concerts, movies, […]

Orange fisherwoman wins prize at Essex County derby

Orange fisherwoman wins prize at Essex County derby

ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Deputy Parks Director Kate Hartwyk, left, and program coordinator Jackie Matthews, right, present awards to, from left, Julia Harris from Florham Park and Makenna Moore from Orange, who caught the most fish in the girls ages 6-10 category at the Essex County Fishing Derby in Monte Irvin Orange Park in […]

Orange youngster catches 10 fish at county derby

Orange youngster catches 10 fish at county derby

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Orange’s Elizabeth Ildefonso, center, from Orange caught the most fish in the girls ages 1-5 category at the Essex County Fishing Derby at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange on Thursday, June 17. She caught 10 fish. Presenting the award are Caitlin Sharp, left, from Turtle Back Zoo and […]

South Orange angler catches first first at derby in West Orange

South Orange angler catches first first at derby in West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — South Orange’s Gabriel Levine, center, caught the first fish in the boys category at the Essex County Fishing Derby at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange on Thursday, June 17. He caught the first fish at 5:30 p.m. Presenting the award are Caitlin Sharp, left, from Turtle Back Zoo […]

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