Our Lady of Sorrows student raises $350 for the OLS Food Pantry
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — For more than three decades there has been a strong relation between Food Pantry at Our Lady of Sorrows in South Orange and the parish school. In the weeks before the annual...
View ArticleVanguard to present ‘Lion King Experience’
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Vanguard Theater Company recently announced an all-star team of instructors for “The Lion King Experience,” including workshops in African drumming, dance and mask-making. Beginning...
View ArticleEssex County NJ Republican Women celebrates 1-year anniversary
ROSELAND, NJ — Essex County NJ Republican Women will celebrate the group’s one-year anniversary with “Candidates, Taxes, Dinner, New Friends & New Ideas” on Thursday, Sept. 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. at...
View ArticleMaplewood hosts green business recycling roundtable
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Tuesday, Sept. 25, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., Maplewood will host a business recycling roundtable open to all businesses in Maplewood at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood....
View ArticleMaplewood and South Orange accepted into AARP Network
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The two towns have been accepted into the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities. This certification recognizes the two towns’ joint commitment to becoming more...
View ArticleSeton Hall moves up five places in latest U.S. News Best Colleges ranking
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University moved up five places among the top tier of national universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 America’s Best Colleges guide. In the most recent guide,...
View ArticleHNA to feature Township Committee candidates at Sept. meeting
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Hilton Neighborhood Association’s September meeting will feature the three candidates running for Maplewood Township Committee: Nancy Adams, Ileana Castillo and Greg Lembrich. There are...
View ArticleArts Unbound hosts 3rd annual festival for those with disabilities
FAIRFIELD, NJ — Arts Unbound, in collaboration with Essex Regional Educational Services Commission and ERESC Superintendent Laurie Newell, will host the third annual Arts Accessible Festival on Friday,...
View ArticleNew families reception at CHS for those new to the district
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — If you have a high school student new to the district, you are invited to a new families reception on Back to School Night, Thursday, Sept. 27, at 5:45 p.m. in the Columbia High School...
View ArticlePSE&G to lower residential gas bills ahead of winter heating season
NEWARK, NJ — PSE&G is decreasing residential gas bills just in time for the winter heating season, according to a press release from the utility. On Sept. 17, the New Jersey Board of Public...
View ArticleNJT announces progress on PTC installation, service adjustments
NEWARK, NJ — Progress continues on the installation of Positive Train Control equipment on NJ Transit’s rail fleet to meet federal year-end milestones, requiring NJ Transit to make a final set of rail...
View ArticleFamily fun nights at SO-V United Methodist Church
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange-Vailsburg United Methodist Church hosts various events geared toward the whole family coming together and having a good time. Admission is charged to these events and...
View ArticleCollum signs closing docs for Village Hall sale
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Sept. 20, Village President Sheena Collum, flanked by municipal attorney Clyde Otis and Village Clerk/Notary Kevin Harris, signed all closing documents for the sale of Village...
View ArticleArtists go ‘en plein air’ for new Pierro Gallery exhibit
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The great outdoors is on display at the Pierro Gallery until Saturday, Oct. 13, in an exhibit titled “Pleasure and Terror en Plein Air.” The 16 different artists featured in the...
View ArticleCounty to hold first-ever paper-shredding day
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County Department of Public Works will hold a paper-shredding day on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Essex County Public Works Department, 99 West Bradford Ave. in...
View ArticleThe Manhattans’ vocal magic at SOPAC
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Featuring the golden voice of Gerald Alston, the legendary Manhattans make a return visit to the South Orange Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m. With a Grammy...
View ArticleRoot, root, root for the home team Villagers
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Villagers certainly didn’t let the fear of striking out hold them back on Saturday, Sept. 15, as the team faced the Flemington Neshanock at historic Cameron Field in...
View Article‘Medicinal Plants of the Civil War’ with Lesley Parness
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Sunday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m., Durand-Hedden will host noted horticulturalist and educator Lesley Parness, who will explain how plants were crucial in every aspect of the Civil War —...
View ArticleExploring the Glass House
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the South Orange-Maplewood Adult School for a day in the mid-century modern mecca of New Canaan, Conn., on Friday, Nov. 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a Coach bus leaving from...
View ArticleTC discusses importance of clear taxpaying guidelines
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — At its Sept. 4 meeting, Maplewood Township Committee further discussed the town’s reasons for no longer accepting partial property tax payments, a change in policy that came after South...
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