Covering the arts and historic preservation in Essex County
After a three-year legal battle, Daughters of Israel’s plan to expand its senior-care facility in West Orange with a five-story building appears to be moving forward due to a loophole in the township’s affordable housing obligation. The Town Council voted…
In the last two years, homelessness in Essex County has risen 50 percent, increasing from 1,595 in 2023 to 2,411 in 2025, according to the most recent point-in-time count.
This new law comes amid growing concern from environmentalists about the impact of these types of facilities on energy and water consumption, utility costs, noise, and their potential to pollute local waterways.
Last night, an ambitious plan to build a supermarket on two deserted lots at 262-272 Main Street won the Planning Board’s approval.
Tony Hall, who founded the North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society, has been working on getting the 1917 trolley — Public Service 2651 — into working condition before it heads to a museum in East Haven.
Last month, the village’s Historic Preservation Commission hosted a community meeting to discuss with residents the potential to form a historic district here and what that would mean.
A visit to the Pleasantdale Chateau is a series of discoveries and that is even more true with the 2,700-square-foot conservatory.
After a $38,000 restoration, the 116-year-old stained-glass window made has never been more spectacular.
This year was Music City’s 10th year and although some things have stayed the same — both veterans performers and elementary school students are invited to perform — the organizers implemented some big changes to celebrate the anniversary.
Today, Branch Brook Park claims the most cherry blossoms in the United States with 5,300 compared to D.C.’s 3,800.