Calling all dancers, actors and visual artists! Newark School of the Arts will host open auditions for Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters beginning August 16.

Dance auditions will take place Augu....
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The Guilford Foundation has awarded a grant to the Morris Museum for support of a student transportation program. The grant, recently named the Steven Miller Student Transportation Fund is an endowment fund which was esta....
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Temple Beth Am President, Alan Sobel, recently informed the Congregation that Barrie Halpern joined the Temple family on July 1, 2010 as the new Director of Education. Sobel noted that in hiring Barrie, "the synagogue has....
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If you are the epitome of cool, or want to be, you belong at RUNNELLS Specialized Hospital Foundation’s 6th Annual Party in the Park with "The Rat Pack" tribute band concert. The popular event, held to benefit the lives o....
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The Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival, co-sponsored by the Food Network and Harrah’s Entertainment, held a festive beginning to what is hoped to be a wonderful event filled with fine foods and exceptional wines. T....
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Parents of rising high school seniors, you know it’s looming up ahead. It’s not visiting campuses or developing the college list. It’s the real teeth-pulling part: Nagging your teen to work through the Common Application!....
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The Rose City Steppers continue to enjoy the summer weather by walking each Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. in addition to their usual monthly Saturday walk. For the month of August the Steppers will start their Wednesday ....
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Morris County residents interested in serving on the County College of Morris Board of Trustees are invited to send their resumes to a special search committee appointed by the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Continue

Bank of America recently awarded $15,000 to the Morris Museum. This grant benefits the Museum Loan educational program.

Funding from Bank of America will be used by the Morris Museum to sup....
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With a crowd of zoo patrons gathered in front of the Penguin Coast exhibit at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo on Thursday, July 29th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the names of the two new A....
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On Wednesday, July 28th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker (center) announced the completion of a comprehensive report that outlines a plan of action to address homelessness ....
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SAGE Eldercare’s Volunteer of the Month for August is being shared by two eighteen year-olds from Scotch Plains. Jeff Kranz and Marissa Sacca have been volunteering at SAGE, a major community resource for the elderly, sin....
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Union County Sheriff Ralph Froehlich (L) speaks with guests at the 20th District Legislators’ 3rd Annual Senior BBQ hosted by Senator Raymond Lesniak, Assemblyman Joseph Cryan and Assemblywoman Annette Quijano at the Unio....
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David Gans, host of the nationally syndicated radio program "The Grateful Dead Hour," will be performing a house concert on August 11 in Rockaway, NJ.

Apart from his radio and journalism du....
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On Friday, August 6th from 6-8pm the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts invites guests to get down with the sound of Swing and Delta Blues at the Downtown Concert Series, presented by Blue Ridge Mountain Sports, The Prov....
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Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee- Producing Artistic Director) has launched an online video contest entitled Hairspray’s Dance Invention to promote the first show of its 2010-2011 season, Hairspray, opening in Septemb....
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The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey teams up with the budding Williamsburg Opera Workshop to present for the first time ever in New Jersey, Henry Purcell’s last opera, The Indian Queen. The opera will be presented at 7:30....
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