LIVINGSTON, NJ — Daughters of Israel’s Casino Night/Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament, a charity benefit for the Home located at 1155 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange, attracted nearly 200 local supporters on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston.

Underwritten by Valley National Bank, Casino Night aims to raise between $30-60,000 as it has in previous ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - For the 15th consecutive year, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. invited the public to attend “Essex County Remembers,” a 9/11 ceremony at the Essex County Eagle Rock Reservation Memorial in West Orange dedicated to remembering the importance of the tragic event as well as those who lost their lives in the attacks or bravely served their country that ...

ROSELAND, NJ — The first-annual Greater Northern New Jersey Heart Walk, combining three former walks (Essex County, Morris County and Union County) into one mega walk, will be held at the ADP Corporate Headquarters on Sunday, Oct. 23 in Roseland. 

The funds raised at the Heart Walk support putting up-to-the-minute research into doctors’ hands so that they can better prevent ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The cost of operating the Livingston First Aid Squad (LFAS), a 100-percent volunteer-driven organization celebrating its 67th year, currently exceeds $100,000 per year, which does not include the cost of purchasing a new ambulance to replace the old. Today, the volunteers at LFAS, whose daily motto is “neighbors helping neighbors,” are looking to Livingston ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In response to a Livingston mother’s Facebook request asking local mothers if they know a local salon that offers lessons so that she could surprise her five-year-old daughter with a first day of Kindergarten with a stylish braid, the Livingston Public Library organized a free “Back to School with Braids” program to be held on Wednesday, Sept.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — A 9/11 Ceremony of Remembrance taking place at the 9/11 Living Memorial Garden at 6:30 p.m. on that day will honor the lives of seven Livingston residents who lost their lives in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

Fifteen years ago on Sept. 11, Livingston lost Luke Dudek, John Pocher, Jeffrey Brian Gardner, Donald Thomas Jones II, Ming-Hao Liu, Joseph ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the Daughters of Israel Casino Night at Crystal Plaza in Livingston on Thursday, Sept. 15 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., underwritten by Valley National Bank.

General admission to Casino Night is $100 per person, which includes $50 in casino chips and admission to the dinner buffet and open bar.

The evening will also feature ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Speaking about Livingston’s dedicated volunteers and their hard work on recent and upcoming events in town, Mayor Al Anthony was recently interviewed by Candace Kelley for "Comcast Newsmakers."

Anthony said the volunteer spirit is “infectious in Livingston."

One notable volunteer event coming up this fall is the Italian Festival, ...