By WARDLAW+HARTRIDGE
Luke Tan of Edison and Sophia Fontaine of Somerville, students at The Wardlaw+Hartridge School in Edison, who earned the opportunity to perform with the New Jersey All-State Band. The W+H students auditioned for the All-State High School Bands and Orchestra at J.P. Stevens High School in Edison on Jan. 21.
Sophia was accepted into the Wind Ensemble on euphonium and Luke was accepted into ...
By WARDLAW+HARTRIDGE
The Lower School at The Wardlaw+Hartridge School in Edison wrapped up a three-day schoolwide celebration of World Language and Culture Day with two events on Friday, Jan. 20. Lower School Spanish teacher Maria Hinestroza hosted the performances and guided the students.
Students in Pre-K, Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten gathered for an intimate Early Childhood assembly in Lower Snowdon.
By WARDLAW+HARTRIDGE
Students in all three divisions at The Wardlaw+Hartridge School in Edison celebrated World Language and Culture Week with a series of activities and events from Jan. 18-20. The students used poetry, song and dance to address a theme of love in all performances recited in Latin, Spanish and Mandarin.
The festivities began at the Middle School division meeting on Jan. 18 in the Berry Performing ...
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By GREATER SOMERSET COUNTY YMCA
January 28, 2023BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Greater Somerset County YMCA (GSCYMCA) is holding its next LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA session from February 7 to April 27 at Somerset Hills YMCA (140 Mount Airy Road, Basking Ridge).
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is a free, 12-week recovery program for adult cancer survivors. This transformative program meets twice-weekly for 75-minute classes and offers personal attention ...
By ROD HIRSCH
January 29, 2023SOMERVILLE, NJ - Gen. George Washington is synonymous with the Middlebrook Winter Cantonment of 1778-79 during which the Continental Army took refuge across much of central New Jersey to rest and resupply for their upcoming campaign against the British Redcoats.
Washington, joined by his wife Martha, was headquartered at the Wallace House in Somerville, with his senior officers scattered at ...
By TAPINTO STAFF
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — TAPinto was recently named a Top Franchise for 2023 by Franchise Business Review. This is the 18th annual ranking of the 200 best franchise opportunities as rated by franchisees.
"TAPinto is honored to be recognized as one of the top 200 franchises in the United States," TAPinto Founder and CEO Michael Shapiro said. "The fact that this ...
By TAPINTO STAFF
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — If you're thinking about new opportunities for 2023, we invite you to join an upcoming webinar about owning and operating a TAPinto local news and digital marketing platform in your area.
TAPinto Founder and CEO Michael Shapiro will lead the webinars. You'll learn how you can own your own business providing original local news to your community, all while ...
By BETH MORONEY
Retro Review:
Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith. Brown Thrasher, 1944.
Strange Fruit
By Abel Meeropol
Southern trees bear a strange fruit
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root
Black bodies swinging in the Southern breeze
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
Pastoral scene of the gallant South
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
Scent of ...
By BETH MORONEY
An Elephant and Piggie Biggie Vol.5. By Mo Willems. Hyperion, 2022.
With so many wonderful childrens’ books on the market today, it is quite a task to find just the right one for the special little ones in your life. Mo Willems, renowned writer, animator, voice actor, and childrens’ book author, is my go-to when I am searching for a new book to share with my three ...
By BETH MORONEY
Livid: A Scarpetta Novel by Patricia Cornwell. (Grand Central, 2022).
It has been a long time since I thought about Aristotle’s Poetics and his idea that unity of time, place, and action make for the best theatrical drama. But Aristotle’s classic approach to writing superior works popped into my brain when reading Livid, the 26th installment in the Kay ...