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SOPAC Unveils New Art Exhibit This Friday 4/12
April 8, 2013SOPAC’s Herb & Milly Iris Gallery Unveils a New Art Exhibition Starting April 12th Featuring works by artists Gerard Ams...
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Essex County Continues to Revitalize Branch Brook Park
April 8, 2013NEWARK, NJ - Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced Tuesday, April 2, that two projects are in the works to rev...
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Senator Menendez to visit The Center for Independence in Livingston – A New Program for Adults With Autism
April 7, 2013Livingston, N.J. – On Monday, April 8, at 12 noon, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, is scheduled to visit The Children’s...
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The College Report: Summit’s John Scioscia Scores Six for Notre Dame Lacrosse
April 5, 2013Entering Tuesday’s game with Marquette in Wilmette, Ill., Notre Dame lacrosse attackman John Scioscia (Summit, Jr.) had two care...
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Steve Adubato Addresses Local Business Leaders at SOPAC
April 5, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) hosted more than 100 local businesspeople at its T...
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Maplewood Mayor and Residents Discuss Future of Post Office Site
April 5, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Maplewood Mayor Victor DeLuca led a public meeting to discuss the village post office site redevelopment plan on Thurs...
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New Website Matches SHU Students, Parents Looking for Baby-Sitters
April 3, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Maura Kolkmeyer couldn’t have known that one day a baby-sitting idea could launch into something bigger...
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South Orange Chamber of Commerce Learns Keys to Inbound Marketing
April 3, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The South Orange Chamber of Commerce held a successful networking event in The Loft at the South Orange Perfo...
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Maplewood Township Committee Addresses Woman's Club Acquisition and More at Meeting
April 3, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ - At its first April meeting, the Maplewood Township Committee addressed a series of issues that are of great...
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Maplewood Shopkeeper Shot in Alleged Robbery Attempt
April 2, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The owner of MS&K Confectionary Store on Prospect Street was shot and injured during an alleged robbery...
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Strides for H.O.P.E 5k Run and 2k Family Walk
April 1, 2013LIVINGSTON, NJ – On April 7, the Saint Barnabas Foundation and the Greenstein family will host a 5k run/2k Family Walk benefit t...
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Columbia High School's Drama Intensive Gives a Modern Spin to Ibsen's 'An Enemy of the People'
April 1, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ - This spring, the drama students at Columbia High School performed Henrik Ibsen’s intellectually ambitious, moral...
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Caren Haines, RN, Author of “Silently Seizing,” to Appear at Words Bookstore April 7
April 1, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Imagine what it would be like if your sweet, loving child suddenly punched you in the face because he hallu...
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Local Start-up Helps Widows In India with ‘The 65 Project’
March 28, 2013LIVINGSTON, NJ – E & Company is proud to announce the launch of “The 65 Project,” a campaign to suppo...
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LACD/PPEC Presents “Accessing Services From State and Federal Programs and Health Insurance for Children and Adults”
March 27, 2013LIVINGSTON, NJ - LACD (Livingston Advisory Committee for Disabilities) and PPEC (Parents and Professionals for Exceptional Children) &...
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Janis Ian to Perform at SOPAC April 20
March 27, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Janis Ian had her first Grammy in 1975 with her hit, “At Seventeen.” Almost 40 years later, she had her...
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Maplewood Schedules Spring Rake-Out Days
March 27, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Spring “Rake-Out” days have been scheduled for all areas of Maplewood. Each area is scheduled ...
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Holtzman, Tedesco and Ali Announce Run to Represent New Jersey’s 27th Legislative District
March 27, 2013LIVINGSTON, NJ – Lee Holtzman, Angelo Tedesco and Laura Ali have recently announced that they will run for the 27th legislative ...
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The College Report: Amherst and Killian Are Off to Atlanta in Search of D3 Hoops Bounty
March 27, 2013Amherst is poised to capture the NCAA Division 3 men’s basketball crown after advancing to the April 7 finale in Atlanta. The Lo...
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Does your Business Have a ‘PowerNET'? Harris Schools Group on Mortgage Rules
March 26, 2013LIVINGSTON, NJ – Members of Livingston PowerNET group enjoyed a bright sunny morning together at Eppes Essen’s on March 22...
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Columbia High School to Accept Early Registration Beginning April 8
March 26, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School will be accepting early registration for new and re-entry students from April 8 to April 11...
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The Strollers' Production of "Mauritius" Brings Outlandish Fun to Maplewood's Burgdorff Cultural Center
March 25, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ - For the past couple of weeks, Theresa Rebeck’s play Mauritius (2007) has enjoyed a run at Maplewood&r...
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Essex County Mayors Gather For Annual Breakfast; PSE&G President/COO Ralph LaRossa Presents PSE&G 'Energy Strong' Initiative
March 24, 2013WEST CALDWELL, NJ - The 22 mayors for all of the municipalities in Essex County, were invited to the Third Annual Meet the ...
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Shakti Yoga Offering Free Open House Sessions to Kids and Teens
March 22, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Shakti Yoga is offering free introductory yoga classes for children and teens on April 2 and 3. Shakti Yoga is l...
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Lurie Looks to Book Variety of Artists, Acts for SOPAC
March 21, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – To attract performers to SOPAC, programming consultant Steve Lurie said he will be relying on his years of ex...