The Women’s Club of Glen Ridge presented a dramatic reading of a play Friday evening, Feb. 23 titled “Brother Act.” It was written by borough resident David Shaw. About 100 people came to hear performances by Heather Wallace, as Sarah, playing an art gallery owner, and Troy Hall, as Daniel, her husband and a working […]
A playwright who is a former borough resident, and an actor who is a current borough resident, recently collaborated on an off-Broadway production about travelers having surreal encounters with their car’s global positioning system. Running from Jan. 24 to Feb. 4, at Producers Club Theatre, the 90-minute show is titled “GPS.” It is the creation […]
Glen Ridge received certification at the silver level by Sustainable Jersey this past November. What that means is that the municipal government has undertaken efforts to implement sustainability throughout the borough, has succeeded and is now recognized as a state leader in this voluntary, self-reporting effort. The goal of sustainability is to build resilient communities […]
The Gas Lamp Players will be presenting “The Sound of Music,” at the Ridgewood Ave. School auditorium, Friday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, at 1 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 11, at I p.m. A classic musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, the story is about a free-spirited postulate named Maria, ordered […]
Borough resident and long-distance runner, Pelle Nogueira, who finished third and second in the last two Ashenfelter 8K races, traditionally run on Thanksgiving Day, ran Dec. 3 in the California International Marathon, held in Sacramento. His goal was to finish the 26-mile distance and qualify for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, scheduled for this month. […]
Former Appleton Road resident and artist Theresa DeSalvio, currently living in the Hudson Valley, recently self-published, in June, a picture book which is popular among Adirondack residents and selling well. The book is a series of paintings with a narrative text, both executed by DeSalvio, who attributes its success to the subject matter: loons. The […]
GLEN RIDGE — A book editor and a technology executive have been added to the Glen Ridge Public Library Board of Trustees. At the regularly scheduled Board Meeting on Jan. 10, Edward Kastenmeier and Marilyn Law were sworn in as trustees, following the approval by the Glen Ridge Town Council on Jan. 2. Kastenmeier and […]
The Kiwanis Club of Glen Ridge and the Friends of the Glen Ridge Public Library have joined in a unique partnership which they believe will benefit the community they both serve. On March 2, the two nonprofits will host a jazz concert by borough resident Kenny Garrett, the Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and 2023 […]
A Glen Ridge student was among those selected to be a guest at Gov. Phil Murphy’s 2024 State of the State address. Sabrina Rose Charles is a senior honors student at the Rutgers University School of Nursing in New Brunswick, who developed a passion for service at a young age that continues to shape her […]
Mosaic Dance Theater Co., which last year celebrated its 20th anniversary, is in the preliminary stages of creating a dance performance to conjure the splendor and majesty of the Alhambra, a 13th century palace-city built by the Moors and overlooking Granada, Spain. The company, located in Glen Ridge, is dedicated to the preservation of the […]