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 […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit Downtown Inc. and The Summit Farmers Market announce the start of its 30th season on Sunday, April 23. Regarded as one of the best farmers markets in the state, the market offers a variety of locally sourced seasonal produce, baked goods, meats and seafood, vegetable and flowering plants, prepared foods, coffee […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department is accepting applications to fill an immediate opening for a full-time, probationary police officer in its patrol unit. The department is accepting applications for the position until Friday, May 5. Applications are available at the Summit Police Department, 512 Springfield Ave., or in the employment section of the […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Free Market Saturday events will be held on the second Saturday of each month, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Municipal Transfer Station, 40 New Providence Ave. The Summit Free Market will also be open for one additional weekday event each month on the following Fridays, from noon […]
SUMMIT, NJ — PSE&G began work to replace aging gas pipes on Springfield Avenue in the Central Retail Business District on Monday, April 10. Work will be performed overnight on Springfield Avenue, between Waldron and Morris avenues, from 9:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Work is expected to be complete by Friday, May 19, weather permitting. […]