SUMMIT, NJ — The Discovery Orchestra, the Summit-based orchestra known for its teaching concerts in performance halls and on the small screen, has just won its 11th Telly Award. The ensemble, which has introduced millions around the world to the pleasures of classical music listening, is a Bronze Telly Winner in Television — Cultural for […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Jaylynn Morrison recently celebrated his 101st birthday surrounded by friends at SAGE Eldercare. Born in 1922, Morrison grew up listening to his parents’ wise words and following their advice. He believed that being a good person and taking care of oneself were the keys to a long and happy life. He spent […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit Police Officer Keith Kwiatek and Officer Sean Thompson participated in the Police Unity Tour recently, a four-day bicycle ride from New Jersey to Washington, D.C. The Police Unity Tour was formed in 1997 and its mission is to raise public awareness about law enforcement officers who have died in the line […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit is sharing information on the 2023 schedule for the Summit Family Aquatic Center. Opening day will be on Saturday, May 27, and the schedule for the facility after that date is as follows: • Saturday, May 27; Sunday, May 28; Monday, May 29; Saturday, June 3; Sunday, June 4; Saturday, June […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Everyone needs a way to cope with life’s challenges. One coping strategy that has proven remarkably effective is being in nature. Exposure to nature not only makes us feel better emotionally, but it also contributes to our physical well-being. According to public health researchers Stamatakis and Mitchell, it may even reduce mortality. […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra presents “An Afternoon with Brahms,” Sunday, May 21, at 3 p.m., at Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School, 272 Morris Ave., Summit. Three NJIO’s ensembles will perform. The concert is free and open to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted. The concert will also be live-streamed. The […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Ave., Summit, will present its annual Meet the Artist new play reading series on Wednesdays, May 17, 24 and 31. All readings will take place at the Summit Public Library, 75 Maple St., at 7 p.m. This event is part of the […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Reeves-Reed Arboretum is hosting its annual plant sale just in time for Mother’s Day. This annual fundraiser for the arboretum features annuals and deer-resistant perennials, natives and non-invasive exotics, and pollinator favorites. Their offerings include the unusual, the workhorses, the little-known treasures that should become household names, the hard-to-find and the arboretum […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Lawton C. Johnson Middle School eighth-grade student Yumin Yang won an essay contest in Summit to become the ‘Mayor for a Day’ on Tuesday, April 18. This effort was a part of the New Jersey local government week, established throughout the state by the New Jersey League of Municipalities, which gave each […]
Problems at the printing plant where our newspapers are printed have caused a delay in their distribution. Subscribers to the News-Record of Maplewood and South Orange, The Glen Ridge Paper, West Orange Chronicle, Irvington Herald, The Independent Press of Bloomfield, Record-Transcript and Union County LocalSource should receive their newspapers in Friday’s mail. We apologize for […]