SUMMIT, NJ — Reeves-Reed Arboretum will be kicking off the holiday season with its fourth annual Festival of Trees on Sunday, Dec. 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The non-profit public garden in Summit invites you to join them for their outdoor winter festival celebrating community and culture. The day’s festivities will include activities […]
UNION, NJ — Christmas touches close to Sgt. Mike Campos’ heart. He came from a single-parent household. His mom worked in a factory and didn’t make much money. But today things are different. Campos said, “To now be in a better position in life and bring some light in days full of darkness, it means […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The celebrated production of “The Wizard of Oz” will be presented by Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre this December. “It’s a big show, with a big cast,” said Joe Leo, CDC Theatre president, who also pitched in with props for this production. The show follows the script of the 1939 movie, which was […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Recreation Department will host its 33rd annual Holiday Concert, featuring the Westfield Community Concert Band and the Edison Intermediate School Broadway Singers, on Friday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m., at Edison Intermediate School, 800 Rahway Ave., Westfield. This free public concert culminates the band’s 111th anniversary concert season. The band […]
UNION, NJ — “This is not a sequel. It’s more of a prequel,” said author Frantz Charles, a 2015 graduate of Union High School, in an interview with LocalSource on Friday, Nov. 24, about his new book, “New Watchers: The Dead Sea Scroll,” which was released this year. “Different characters, but the same world.” Charles […]
CLARK, NJ — Temple Beth O’r Beth Torah is busy making plans for a musical interactive event at the synagogue called, “Dueling Pianos, Shake, Rattle and Roll.” Program organizers invite the public to visit the temple’s website at www.bethorbethtorah.org or call the temple office to make reservations to join in the celebratory event which is […]
UNION, NJ — The township of Union will be getting into the holiday spirit once more with the annual Winter Wonderland and Holiday Village at Biertuempfel Park, now a three-day event due to popular demand. “Nothing puts the township of Union in the holiday spirit like our annual Winter Wonderland and Holiday Village,” said Mayor […]
CLARK, NJ — The Arthur L. Johnson Theatre Project presented Scott McPherson’s play, “Marvin’s Room,” in the ALJ High School auditorium. This dark comedy tells the story of two estranged sisters who come together after a 20-year separation and realize that there is nothing more important than family. The play made it to the silver […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Reeves-Reed Arboretum recently had a special tree dedication ceremony in honor of the generosity of Pamela Hauptfleisch. She bequeathed a legacy gift to the arboretum and was very involved with the organization in its early years as a non-profit public arboretum. The tree dedication on Wednesday, Sept. 27, celebrated the invaluable contributions […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Forty women signed up for a self-defense class on Wednesday, Nov. 15. And there’s a waiting list for future classes, which are offered quarterly. The Summit Police Department offers classes in self-defense for women ages 16 to 60 in the Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School gymnasium. Classes are taught by Summit […]