Spring semester at South Orange-Maplewood Adult School
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Spring catalogs are out and registration is under way at the South Orange-Maplewood Adult School. Classes begin the last week of February with rolling start dates. There...
View ArticleBOE ready to tackle the issues in 2019
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — As we head into February, the 2019 SOMA Board of Education is all set up and ready to go. On Jan. 3, new members were sworn in and board leaders were chosen, and on Jan....
View ArticleTwo women hit by car in crosswalk in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Jan. 30, at approximately 3:15 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Springfield Avenue at Burnett Avenue, according to a press release from the...
View ArticleCCR to explore ‘BLACK New Jersey’ with author
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on race will hold a Black History Month event featuring Colgate professor Graham Russell Gao Hodges, author of the recently published book...
View ArticleNot polar opposites, science and art form bond at Walsh
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Science and art merged at the Seton Hall University Walsh Gallery in an exhibit called “Strange Attractors,” which is on display through March 8. The show is an extension of a...
View ArticleInternational Dinner at SO-V United Methodist Church
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Each year the South Orange-Vailsburg United Methodist Church celebrates the diversity of its congregation with an International Dinner and Multicultural Celebration. This year’s...
View Article2019 Talk to the Township Committee schedule
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Throughout the year, the Maplewood Township Committee holds opportunities for the public to approach its members in an informal manner to discuss township matters. Upcoming Talk to the...
View ArticleNJ Strays opens shop in town
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Millburn Avenue in Maplewood welcomed a new tenant this month as NJ Strays opened its first headquarters. The nonprofit animal welfare organization has worked since 2012 to reduce...
View ArticlePROGRESS: SO progress honors locals, supports the environment
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — 2018 was a banner year for South Orange, as the village saw redevelopment, popular events and environmental initiatives that are leading the way in New Jersey. The village also saw...
View ArticleLearn about ‘Great African Civilizations’ this month with NAACP
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — This month, at five local libraries, the Oranges and Maplewood Unit of the NAACP will offer video presentations that accent “Great African Civilizations.” The significant...
View ArticleSeton Hall awarded ‘High Research Activity’ Carnegie classification
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University has been named a “High Research Activity” institution among doctoral universities in the latest Carnegie classification. The new research level designation,...
View ArticleCHS senior displays photography at Kean University
UNION, NJ — Arts Administrators of New Jersey hosted the 31st annual High School Art Exhibit on Jan. 27 at Kean University, where students from 36 New Jersey high schools, representing more than 10...
View ArticleSouth Orange Symphony family variety concert features ‘Love for Three Oranges’
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Listeners of all ages are invited to the South Orange Symphony’s free family variety concert on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 3 p.m. at South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road in...
View ArticleCHS helps students plan for future after high school
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School will hold a College, Career, Gap Year and Military Night on Wednesday, March 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Main Gym, by the school’s Valley Street entrance in...
View ArticleNationally recognized higher ed. leader appointed SHU’s 21st president
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall University board of regents has voted to appoint Joseph E. Nyre, a nationally recognized leader in higher education, as the university’s 21st president, effective Aug....
View ArticleVillage sees 3 power outages in just 2 weeks
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Three power outages affected 881 PSE&G customers in South Orange in the last two weeks and have now been corrected, according to the power company in an email to the News-Record...
View ArticleSouth Orange flags fly at half-staff in honor ‘Babs’ Siperstein
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Barbra “Babs” Siperstein, an army veteran, small business person and New Jersey native, died Feb. 3 at age 76, prompting South Orange to lower its flags to half-staff to honor the...
View ArticleMaplewood boy, age 10, bowls perfect game
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Kai Strothers, who is only 10 years old, has been hanging out in bowling alleys almost as long as he’s been alive. As a toddler, the Maplewood resident would sit on the sidelines as his...
View ArticleMEND’s 2019 Green Bean Gala this March
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — MEND is hosting its annual fundraiser, the Green Bean Gala, on Saturday, March 9, from 7 to 11 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. The Green Bean Gala is a cocktail...
View ArticleSeton Hall University to host graduate open house on Feb. 23
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University will host its annual graduate open house on Saturday, Feb. 23, from noon to 3 p.m. in Bethany Hall on the South Orange campus. Representatives from graduate...
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