CHS artists broaden performance horizons
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Advanced art students at Columbia High School recently had an opportunity to push their personal and artistic boundaries thanks to performance-drawing demonstrations by CHS...
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Senior service suggestions
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — More than 75 seniors attended the second Senior Citizens Forum on Sunday, Oct. 11, to hear from village officials on progress being made to enhance senior services and to...
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Whithed is SOPAC development director, Herrero moves up
Mary Whithed SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center recently announced that Mary Whithed has been appointed as director of development. Formerly the director of audience services,...
View ArticleTowns advised by county Tax Board to evaluate properties
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Tax Board has ordered both Maplewood and South Orange to undergo a property revaluation in 2016, though the two towns hope to pursue a more cost-effective...
View ArticleEastbound lanes of South Orange Ave. to be closed for 3 days
WEST ORANGE / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The eastbound lanes of South Orange Avenue between Cherry Lane/Brookside Drive and Wyoming Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic from Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 a.m....
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Wildcats tame the competition
Photos Courtesy of Noelle Deihl-Harteveld MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Cougar S.C. Wildcats GU12 soccer team of South Orange-Maplewood did not let the chilly weather hold them back this weekend....
View ArticleYet another administrator leaves the school district
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTN ORANGE, NJ — Joining a growing list of administrators leaving the district, Clinton Elementary School Principal Patricia O’Neill announced earlier this month that she is resigning her...
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Police academy director addresses use of force at Seton Hall discussion
Photo Courtesy of Laurie PineDiscussing criminal justice requirements for use of force at Seton Hall University are, from left, Somerset County Police Academy Director Richard Celeste, student Rebecca...
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Golden explores racism in early to mid-1900s South Orange
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD — Historical fiction likely brings to mind sweeping battles and headline-making proclamations for many. But history is in the details, and those details are movingly and...
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Heated BOE race sees 9 running
Photos by Sean QuinnThe nine Board of Education candidates appeared at the debate sponsored by the Maplewood-South Orange League of Women Voters on Oct. 21. from left, are Elissa Malespina, Madhu Pai,...
View ArticleDespite national outcry, administrators and Seth Boyden community pleased...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The principal and PTA presidents of Seth Boyden Demonstration School in Maplewood have decided that the elementary school will not celebrate Halloween this year, a move that has drawn...
View ArticleEssex Democrats re-elected
ESSEX COUNTY — Holding onto their seats, Assemblyman John McKeon and Assemblywoman Mila Jasey were re-elected Tuesday night to represent the 27th Legislative District. Results are unofficial until...
View ArticleMaini, Sabin and Pai win BOE election
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The people have spoken, and they have elected incumbent Madhu Pai and challengers Chris Sabin and Annemarie Maini to the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education. Pai,...
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Award-winning musician to explore all the possibilities
Rickie Lee Jones SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — If there has been one thing consistent about Rickie Lee Jones throughout her nearly 40 years in the music business, it is that she is constantly changing. Ever...
View ArticleSouth Orange moves ahead in new relationship with NJAW
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Water Committee has chosen American Water Contract Services for the purpose of negotiating a maintenance and operating agreement, according to a Nov. 16 release from...
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Communication maven heads to Hong Kong to share wisdom
Michelle Tillis Lederman SOUTH ORANGE / WEST ORANGE, NJ — South Orange resident and West Orange native Michelle Tillis Lederman’s communications expertise has afforded her the opportunity to speak in...
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For 80 years, local restaurant puts tradition on the palate
Photos by Shanee FrazierPictured above is the Reservoir Restaurant in South Orange, where generations of people have gone to experience classic Italian cuisine and some great pizza. Photos by Shanee...
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Seton Hall professor examines deadly 1755 earthquake
Photo by Yael KatzwerSeton Hall University professor Mark Molesky, right, shows an engrossed audience where some fault lines in the Atlantic Ocean lie; however, scientists do not know which fault line...
View ArticleWith kindergarten enrollment up, schools may redistrict
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — It is never too early for budget discussions. At its Nov. 16 meeting, the Board of Education heard from business Administrator Cheryl Schneider, who delivered her annual...
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