SHU grad student receives Irish Echo’s 40 Under 40 Award

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University is celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day with graduate student Ryan McCloskey, who received this year’s Irish 40 Under 40 Award presented by the Irish Echo Newspaper. The Irish Echo is the oldest and largest circulation national Irish American newspaper. The Irish 40 Under 40 Award was created to spotlight […]

Grand opening of the Maplewood Senior Center

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Enjoy corned beef, cabbage and more as Maplewood Recreation officially opens the Maplewood Senior Center on Saturday, March 17, at noon at 106 Burnett Ave. Bring friends of all ages to see the space that has been created for age-friendly fitness, art classes, educational seminars, programming, special events and fun. For more […]

West Orange announces second Restaurant Week

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Downtown West Orange Alliance will host its second Restaurant Week, kicking off March 11 and wrapping up on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. With more than 20 of West Orange’s hottest dining establishments participating, locals and visitors to the community will get the chance to sample select dishes from a […]

WO St. Patrick’s Day Parade postponed

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Due to the abundance of snow in town, the West Orange St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been postponed one week to Sunday, March 18. Step-off will still be at 12:15 p.m. in front of Town Hall, 66 Main St. Everything remains the same except the date, which is now March 18.

Senior citizen St. Patrick’s Day party in West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange will host a St. Patrick’s Day party for senior citizens on Friday, March 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Katz Community Center, 650 Pleasant Valley Way. Food will include hot corned beef and cabbage, and the event with feature door prizes, games, a DJ and dancing. […]

WO shows Irish spirit in annual parade

West Orange goes green for St. Patrick’s Day celebration

WO shows Irish spirit in annual parade

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange hosted its 66th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade this past Sunday, March 12, down Main Street. This year, Kevin Kinney served as grand marshal, with Marian Reilly Cardace, Robert Hoehn and Gwen C. Glazier as deputy grand marshals. Despite the cold weather and the bits of snow slowly melting […]

NJ Transit offers extra bus service to N.Y. for St. Patrick’s Day Parade

NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit will operate extra bus service on selected routes to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Friday, March 17, to accommodate customers traveling to the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City. Trains will operate on a regular weekday schedule. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, Newark Light Rail and […]