Covering the arts and historic preservation in Essex County
I grew up in Newark in the 1960s on Ridge Street. My Italian immigrant grandparents, aunts, and uncles all lived within walking distance. I went to Ridge Street School for a short time until the riots started, and because of…
Last June, the Town Council commissioned an appraisal that valued the property at $1.7 million. The property would have been bought with Open Space Funds.
Growing up in a culturally diverse Queens, the artist's boundless curiosity about people saturates her work.
A new plan has emerged to demolish the historic Essex House in West Orange and make way for a 105-unit apartment building. But town officials are warning the developer that he could be in for a fight.
Police reported no one was harmed in the crash but the ordeal has cost owner of the building $100,000.
The buildings deemed potentially eligible for the National Register are Rosedale Cemetery, two historic firehouses, Congdon lumber yard, the Montclair Riding Stables, and two unassuming places as well.
The group hopes to one day weave together a heritage trail that tells a larger story about the growth of Essex County.
This year, veteran film, television and stage actor Alvin Alexis, a cast member in writer-director John Sayles’ cult favorite, Brother From Another Planet (1984), will anchor that discussion.
Experts make a case for the environmental issues related to building a 496-unit complex in a forest of this size.
The approximately 65-piece exhibit of paintings, drawings, pastels, photography, mixed media and sculpture continues through July 31.