SOMA gathers to show solidarity with Muslim community
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange and Maplewood community came together March 18 for a candlelight vigil to show solidarity with the Muslim community following the March 15 terrorist...
View ArticleJESPY client wins medals at Special Olympics World Games
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Longtime JESPY client and South Orange resident Jane Ellyn Clark is a 2019 Special Olympics World Games medal winner! She’s done well locally and at the Special Olympics USA Games in...
View ArticleSOMS biology teacher opens studio following Emmy win
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Frank Guastella never imagined himself as a documentary filmmaker, let alone an Emmy Award-winning one. Guastella’s first documentary, “I Can’t, I Have Rehearsal,” which features six...
View ArticleSouth Mountain YMCA’s quest to raise $182,500 off to strong start
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In just six weeks, the South Mountain YMCA raised nearly 72 percent of its 2019 goal of $182,500 in the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges’ Treasure Quest, a fundraising campaign. As a...
View ArticleSouth Orange calls for artists to beautify downtown
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Village Center Alliance, the village of South Orange and the South Orange Arts Advisory Council are announcing “The Music Walk Mural Project,” and a call for...
View ArticleTC unanimously approves Toomey’s redevelopment plan
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee unanimously passed a redevelopment plan for 104 Baker St., the former site of Toomey’s Automotive, at its March 19 meeting. Developed by planner Paul...
View ArticleStudent artists celebrated at Hall of Records in Newark
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Art Educators of New Jersey welcomed 103 students from throughout Essex County to the Hall of Records for the AENJ student art exhibit...
View ArticleSO gears up for busy election
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Nine villagers are running for the three open seats on the South Orange Board of Trustees and two women are running for village president, with residents casting their votes in both...
View ArticleProfeta donates $29K to CCR and its mission
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Fred Profeta, a founding board member and first chairman of the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race, recently made a generous gift to the organization he has supported...
View ArticleEssayist to present at Words Bookstore
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — New York Times best-selling essayist Sloane Crosley will be in Maplewood to discuss and sign her latest collection of essays, “Look Alive Out There,” on Monday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. at...
View ArticleSOMA BOE recognizes students, teachers
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — At its March 18 meeting, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education recognized several outstanding students and faculty members for recent accomplishments. The Columbia High School...
View ArticleMGC presents ‘The Bountiful Herb Garden’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the Maplewood Garden Club on Monday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., when Caren White, the garden steward of Rutgers Herb Garden and a lifelong...
View ArticleMaplewood Police Department honors its women in blue
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — To conclude Women’s History Month, the Maplewood Police Department recognized its female officers. “We would like to take a minute and acknowledge the brave women of the Maplewood...
View ArticlePop-up prom shop at CHS is huge success
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Cougar Cares and Columbia High School hosted a free pop-up prom shop on March 26 for students wishing to attend the annual dance. For many students, events like prom and graduation are...
View ArticleArt is ‘uncorked’ at South Orange Village offices
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The exhibition space in the village offices’ hallway presents its second show featuring art made by local hands. “Lyman Dally: Imagination Uncorked” is on view through May 20 in the...
View ArticleMaplewood raises colorectal cancer awareness
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Wednesday, March 27, Maplewood Township and SOMA Two Towns for All Ages partnered with various organizations, including ScreenNJ, a collaborative program led by Rutgers Cancer...
View ArticleMaplewood raises transgender flag in front of Town Hall
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On March 31, the Maplewood and South Orange community gathered at Maplewood Town Hall to raise the transgender flag, celebrating the International Day of Transgender Visibility, a...
View ArticleCounty honors tech school, ECC students for WHM
NEWARK, NJ — The theme of this Essex County’s annual Women’s History Month Program this year was “Students Achieving Today – Our Leaders of Tomorrow.” During the March 29 event, held at the Hall of...
View ArticleTSTI teens get ‘Unorthodox’ visit by podcast host
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Hebrew High students at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel spent a meaningful evening in March with Stephanie Butnick, one of the hosts of “Unorthodox,” a popular weekly Jewish podcast....
View ArticleMax Weinberg returns home to perform at SOPAC
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — When Max Weinberg was a student at Columbia High School he walked into the News-Record office and asked the editor to write a story about his band, of which he was the drummer. The...
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