The Discovery Orchestra returns to television with moving masterpiece

The Discovery Orchestra returns to television with moving masterpiece

SUMMIT, NJ — The Discovery Orchestra, the Emmy-nominated New Jersey ensemble that has introduced millions around the world to the pleasures of listening to classical music, will release its sixth national television special this spring. “Discover Saint-Saëns’ ‘Organ’ Symphony,” an aural journey through the finale of French composer Camille Saint-Saëns’ tour de force “Symphony No. […]

‘Super Mario Stroll’ is just one more event created by Cranford’s DMC

‘Super Mario Stroll’ is just one more event created by Cranford’s DMC

CRANFORD, NJ — It’s a Mario world and we just live in it. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” theatrically released in the United States on Wednesday, April 5, has been a massive success, already grossing at least $377 million worldwide against a $100 million budget, and Cranford Downtown Management Corp. decided to get in on […]

Union baseball wins opener at Linden

LINDEN, NJ — Coming off a difficult season that produced just four wins, the Union High School baseball team not only came away with a victory on opening day, but was able to do so against one of the best pitchers in Union County. Although the Farmers only managed one run in five and two-thirds […]

Westfield Community Players present ‘12 Angry Jurors’

Westfield Community Players present ‘12 Angry Jurors’

WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Community Players will present “12 Angry Jurors” — a play that contemplates the huge responsibility of 12 ordinary people as they consider the guilt or innocence of a young man accused of murder. The 12 jurors bring their own histories, prejudices and biases to the jury room as they work through […]

Kean University receives $4.5M grant for mental health program in Belleville schools

Kean University receives $4.5M grant for mental health program in Belleville schools

BELLEVILLE / UNION, NJ — A $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will fund a Kean University program designed to increase diversity among school psychologists while proactively addressing student mental health in the Belleville School District. The Kean Department of Advanced Psychology, which offers graduate degrees in school and clinical psychology, is […]

Kean’s Human Rights Conference to focus on disability justice

Kean’s Human Rights Conference to focus on disability justice

UNION, NJ — Former Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand, a disability rights advocate and fundraiser, will speak at Kean University’s 15th annual human rights conference, One Billion Forgotten: A Discussion on Disability Justice, on Friday, Dec. 2. Also speaking at the conference is Isabel Mavrides-Calderón, a disabled Latina teen and disability rights activist and […]

Discovery Orchestra to help live audience find inspiration

Discovery Orchestra to help live audience find inspiration

SUMMIT, NJ — Led by founder and artistic director George Marriner Maull, The Discovery Orchestra will return to the concert stage after a pandemic break for an exploration of French composer Camille Saint-Saëns’ epic masterwork Symphony No. 3 in C minor, sometimes called the Organ Symphony. The Summit-based orchestra is offering free tickets to individuals […]

BCC releases names of this season’s football divisions

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The names are in. The Big Central Conference divisions were realigned for the 2022 season, with that information being released in December. The names for the new divisions were just released last week. According to BCC President Scott Miller, the conference is going with Freedom, Patriot, United, Liberty, American and National […]

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