Giving Back
By JEANNE WALL
March 24, 2023
FAIRHAVEN, NJ: Emmy is a 15-year-old freshman at Rumson Fairhaven high school. In December, she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Leukemia, and it was then determined that Emmy needs a bone-marrow transplant. Emmy loves to sing and is the lead singer in her band. In her spare ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – JESPY HOUSE is celebrating its 45th anniversary help people with intellectual, learning and socialization disabilities. Friday morning, March 17, at a special event in TOWN HALL Deli, Tara Roberts TOO of JESPY House and Matt Wonski, owner of Town Hall Deli to celebrate the ...
NEWARK, NJ — Prudential Financial will give $500,000 to local community groups that are most likely to know which neighborhoods and projects can best benefit from some unexpected cash. The Prudential Community Grants Program is an initiative to support local, community-based projects that foster ...
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – This week, February 21 through the 24th is SOMA Crossing Guard Appreciation Week. The week is sponsored by “Walk Bike Ride South Orange”, JESPY House, the the South Orange and Maplewood Police Departments. As we all know, crossing guards are out at their station ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Saturday morning and early afternoon, the “shop” was open at the Gazebo on Sloan Street in downtown South Orange. The ## of Police officers who staffed the outlet, set up a table with assorted coats and other clothing items, and a hanging rack of items donated by a dry cleaner ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill is launching "Valentines for Seniors" which hopes to spread love to our senior community this Valentine's Day. Residents can drop off Valentine cards at the congresswoman's office beginning today, Friday January 27. Cards will be collect through Friday ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Monday evening, a small, but caring group of people gathered at the Skate House in Meadowland Park to see the lighting of the Luminaries around the duck pond and throughout the park. A very energized group of volunteers had been busy most of the afternoon, along with some ...
SOUTH ORANGE AND MAPLEWOOD, NJ - AS a fitting conclusion to the observance of Martin Luther King Day in the two towns, at 5:00 PM on Monday, January 16th there will be a lighting ceremony of luminaries all around the Duck Pond in Meadowland Park co-sponsored by the Meadowland Prak conservancy and ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- Trustee Summer Jones announced during Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting that the township is naming the South Orange Elks 1154 as the Village Spotlight organization. She began, “The Community Relations Committee instituted our Village Spotlight which highlights organizations ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - South Orange Police Department PBA & SOA are once again hosting a Winter Coat Drive to help the less fortunate keep warm during the winter months. We are asking for your help!!! Make room & clean out your closets. We are accepting unsoiled used and new coats for adults ...
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ - This coming Monday, January 9th is Martin Luther King Day. South Orange Village President of South Orange and Mayor of Maplewood Dean Dafis are hosting a Luminary Decorating Party as described below on Sunday Afternoon, January 8th from 3pm to 5pm. All are invited, ...
It was hard not be moved when more than two hundred Newark children, surrounded by parents and role models, stepped out free of care into the downtown streets, backed by a community that stepped up to care for them. "I'm looking at all of these parents, these kids, and these heroes, and I'm ...
POWER CHANGES LIVES INC® has launched Operation Holiday® with anticipation of another successful holiday season helping those in need. Generous donors have “adopted” over 800 individuals, families, seniors and the homeless. Individuals and families, through agency referrals were able to enjoy ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The SOMA Chamber of Commerce has expanded its range of activities and things to do for the community. The photos with this article sort of tell the story, but there is ore to it. Thursday evening November 17th the SOMA Chamber for its monthly activity, held a networking event, ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, The SOMA Chamber of Commerce held an event with JESPY House, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities lead independent and fulfilling lives including ...
NEWARK, NJ - The Essex County Board of County Commissioners will be honoring local heroes during a Veteran's Day celebration, officials announced. During the Essex County Veterans Observance Event held on Wednesday, November 9, Scott McGrath of Verona (U.S. Marines), Rep. Mikie Sherrill of ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Community members are invited to the groundbreaking ceremony for South Orange Commons located at 41-45 West Third Street. The development, which will provide affordable housing for low-income families and adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, is South Orange’s ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Thursday evening was perfect for an outdoor Fall Fashion Show of Sadie’s clothes worn by JESPY House Clients at Spiotta Park in South Orange Downtown. Everyone had a wonderful time! Tables were set with light bites, treats and drinks so the crowd could munch and mingle. The ...
NEWARK, NJ — The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Newark will be speaking at an upcoming interfaith conference about a subject that a sorely divided society debates daily — forgiveness. Cardinal Joseph Tobin will join Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, and Hindu clergy at the event, entitled Faith in ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- It all started on a cool but glorious Fall morning, under a spectacular sunrise that crested the sea on Monday, September 19, 2022. Randolph High School 2016 graduate Tommy Pasquale dipped his toes into the Atlantic Ocean at Manasquan Beach in New Jersey, said a little prayer, and ...
NUTLEY, NJ - A 90-year-old Nutley resident is at risk of losing her home of 60 years. Her family has set up a GoFundMe campaign to help keep the family home secure. Due to life events, Doris fell behind on tax payments. Not wanting to burden those close to her with the issue, Doris has kept ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - On Wednesday, September 21st, 2022, SOMA Action Cannabis Equity Initiative Committee will host a social equity and expungement event at The Woodland in Maplewood. This event is designed to address the disparate impact that cannabis arrests have on minority communities. Criminal ...
Parsippany, NJ - Garden Savings Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey with branches in Newark, Dover and South Orange, raised $22,000 for two local charitable groups at its 10th Annual Golf Outing this past August 30th. The outing was attended by nearly one hundred credit ...
EAST ORANGE/ORANGE, NJ - In additon to two "Back to School" supply giveaways happening in Orange, NJ, and one County Wide event (see photo flyers for details), retailers and parents are reminded that the state’s 10-day sales tax holiday has begun. The tax holiday temporarily exempts certain ...
AUGUST 17, 2022 – (MAPLEWOOD, NJ) – The Robert J. Miller Oysterfest, a community health event for Melanoma awareness and fundraiser featuring live outdoor music and food, will resume its annual location at The Woodland on September 17, 2022. In partnership with the Township of Maplewood, since ...
South Orange, NJ - South Orange Police Department in conjunction with RWJ Barnabas Health & SOPAC is hosting a blood drive on August 30th between 12:00-6:00 p.m. We encourage all community members who can donate to please consider attending this drive. , Remember, "Your droplets of blood may ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Perseverance was the only way to survive the turmoil that erupted in Ukraine when war broke out in February. Perseverance and determination, combined with some good fortune, continue to be the way forward for Ukrainian refugees Darina Zhuravska and her seven-year-old daughter, ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Montclair resident Jennifer Hanawald will be joining several other Essex County residents in the Pan-Mass Challenge to raise money for cancer research and patient care. The Pan-Mass Challenge is a fundraising bike-a-thon started in 1980 by Billy Starr to benefit the ...
NEWARK — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, First Lady Tammy Murphy and Port Authority Chairman Kevin O’Toole are special guests at a fundraiser for Ukraine at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on Friday. Proceeds raised at the star-studded event will be split among ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Patrolman Nick Lonero of the Community Relations Department became aware, in April, of various POLICE Departments raising funds for Autism Awareness. Lonero thought it sounded like something the Maplewood Department should do, and with the agreement of Chief Ernest Morillo, ...