BERNARDS TWP.  NJ - School board members signaled their intention to recognize Diwali on the school calendar, culminating years of requests from the Indian community.

The board voted to have its policy committee draft a proposal to grant students a day off when the main Diwali holiday falls on a school day.

This fall, Diwali falls on Wednesday, Nov. 7, and school will be held for a ...

CRANFORD, NJ – In a quaint white house near the border of Cranford and Garwood, 105-year-old Kurt Steiner sat at his dining room table, surrounded by cabinets that held his collection of Viennese glass and antique Limoge plates. At his table, he had his carefully taped together passport and exit papers from Vienna, Austria, stamped with a large “J” and “Jude,” the ...

NUTLEY, NJ - Kids with their dolls, mothers and grandmothers gathered at Grace Episcopal Church in Nutley for the seventh annual blessing of the dolls and toys on Sunday afternoon, March 18.

A small worship service geared towards the children was held in the church.  The Rev. Pam Bakal asked the children to hold their dolls up high so she could see them.

The Rev.

PARKLAND, FL - Memorial items at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were archived and preserved on Wednesday by volunteers and staff from the City of Parkland. 

On Tuesday, Mayor Hunschofsky said, "Tomorrow begins the process of archiving the memorial items in front of MSD with the same love and care with which they were placed."

On Wednesday, the items were archived.  ...

NUTLEY, NJ - The sound of bagpipes and drums could be heard flowing from St. Mary’s Church in Nutley Saturday, March 3. Marching in the church were the Rory O’Moore School of Pipes and Drums followed by the priests and parade dignitaries as the Nutley Irish American Association held their 40th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Investiture Mass.

Before the mass harpist ...

NUTLEY, NJ - The Nutley Clergy Fellowship invites the community to join them for a Cross Walk on Good Friday, March 30 at 12 noon starting in front of Nutley High School.

Prayers for peace, healing, safety, compassion, and justice will be offered in front of locations like Town Hall, Nutley Family Service Bureau, and Nutley Police and Fire Departments.

Participants of all ages can join ...

STAFFORD, NJ - It is hard to believe, but this Sunday, March 25 we celebrate Palm Sunday.  You may ask "What is Palm Sunday?"  No longer in American society should we assume that all know the significance of the Holy Day on the Christian Calendar.

Palm Sunday is the day Christians celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, one week before His ...

GLEN RIDGE, NJ - Christ Church of Bloomfield / Glen Ridge invites the community to a performance of the Passion Play by Dzici Theatre on Palm Sunday March 25 at 10:30 a.m. 

Set in the shadow of the Warsaw ghetto, Dzieci refined their text from the earliest existing translations, relying heavily on the Aramaic Pashita, incorporating Hebraic song and chant, and ritual elements of ...

SKYLINE CHURCH JUST REACHED OUT TO TAPinto Bloomfield TO STATE THAT THE HUNT FOR 2018 IS CANCELED 

BLOOMFIELD, NJ - More than 2,000 smiles descended on Pulaski Park in Bloomfield  for Skyline Church's Easter Egg Hunt. The annual hunt is Essex County's largest hunt.

Under cover of darkness, members of the church assisted the Easter Bunny in setting up hunt areas for ...

NUTLEY, NJ - Several Nutley congregations will process with palms from their churches to the front lawn of Town Hall (corner of Chestnut Street and Vincent Place) on Palm Sunday, March 25, at 9:15 a.m. for a brief service of blessing of the palms.

The palm branch, for Christians, is a reminder of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem when the crowds waved palm branches of victory. 

It ...