One in four adults over age 65 will experience a fall each year. A senior who falls can suffer devastating injury or, in some cases, death. Falls prevention starts with knowing the risk factors, and recovery from fall-related injury is possible with the right physical therapy treatment plan.

In 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that over 27,000 deaths happen ...

Meet therapy dogs Rodney, Baby Ruth and their owner Ms. Carol at this special story time. Ms. Carol will read a few of Rodney and Baby Ruth’s favorite stories and discuss the role of therapy dogs. Afterwards, take a photo with Rodney and Baby Ruth, challenge your nose with a smell test, and make a craft to take home.

Join us on Tuesday, August 7, at 3:00 PM for a STEAM Story Time and Meet & Greet with Local Author Dr. Christopher Masullo.

Join Dr. Masullo as he reads his children's book "Are You My Motherboard?"

Watch a computer building demonstration and win a chance to take the computer home!

Craft, games, prizes, book sale and signing to follow.

A family reading for all ages.

Join us on Thursday, August 16 at 2:00 PM for the End-Of-Summer Reading Program Live Animal Show with Rizzo Reptile Discovery. For all ages. No registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Nutley Public Library.

For parents, the most difficult conversations to have with our children are those bred by necessity. Such is the case with regards to discussion about differences between Good Touch and Bad Touch. A parenting dilemma is created when we must choose between teaching our children about danger in the world and risking their exposure to peril if we keep them naïve to its presence. In either case, ...

Monday, August 6, 20 - 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Women helping Women - Share your strengths and challenges while receiving support in a safe and compassionate environment. Please join our group exclusively for women to gain support and share feelings common to women in the middle years of life. Nutley Family Service Bureau, 155 Chestnut Street, Nutley, NJ 07110.

Commissioner Mauro G. Tucci and the Department of Parks and Recreation are pleased to announce audition packets are now available for the fall theatre production of The Wizard of Oz.  Follow us down the yellow brick road and meet a young girl named Dorothy who is suddenly blown away with her little dog Toto by a tornado which carries her house from the farmlands of Kansas to the magical ...

Commissioner Mauro G. Tucci and the Department of Parks and Recreation are pleased to announce the addition of  “Burn It Up” with Sue Quigley.

Join us for this high energy fitness class that caters to everyone! It combines athletic movements like running, lunging and jumping with strength exercises such as push-ups and squats. Help improve your overall fitness, tone your body, ...

LET’S GET MOVING CLASS

Commissioner Mauro G. Tucci and the Nutley Parks and Recreation Department announce the fall session for “Lets Get Moving”.  This high energy children’s program is designed to refine motor skills and increase balance through motivation.  “Our goal is to contribute to the development of your child’s listening skills while ...

When Nutley Historian John Demmer wanted to get some help identifying local homes, he went to the best source possible…social media. He is interested in identifying as many Lambert built houses as possible in Nutley.

Lambert, who was a prominent builder and influential Nutleyite, lived and worked in town. It is believed that there are more than 500 homes and buildings ...

OCEANPORT - If it weren't for recently-adopted sports betting, one could assume Monmouth Park could easily go bankrupt and become the home to the latest sprawling condo complex, with plenty of space for Phase I, Phase II and even Phase III. The Asbury Park Press reports the non-profit that owns Monmouth Park owes $30 million to a management company who runs the racetrack.

The Anatomy of Escape: An Unconventional Adventure by Mike Blue (Available on Amazon)

Imagine that you could just say, “Chuck it,” and walk away from the bonds that keep you tied to what Mike Blue, author of The Anatomy of Escape: An Unconventional Adventure, defines as the restrictive Work-Consume-Die cycle. To most of us, becoming what Blue terms “a ...

People I've Known and Been: Little by Little by Rich Little (Dog Ear Publishing, 2015)

Rich Little is a national treasure; a living encyclopedia of movie stars, comedians, and former presidents all wrapped into one dynamic package. Recently, my husband and I had the good fortune to see Little perform at the Tropicana in Las Vegas, where he has been doing his uncanny ...