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‘Portrait of Ray’ brought to SOMS this MLK weekend
Photo Courtesy of Daryl StewartDwayne Clark of South Orange plays Ray Charles in ‘A Portrait of Ray,’ which will be performed this weekend at South Orange Middle School. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — This Martin...
View ArticleSHU student loses eyesight, gains sense of charity
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Like most teenage guys who are into cars, Joseph Sehwani hoped to one day drive his very own dream car — in his case, a Nissan GT-R. He longed to hear the purr of the...
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Baker unanimously chosen to be new BOE president
Madhu Pai Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad Elizabeth Baker MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education saw some big changes at its first meeting of 2016. Not only were new...
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Donaldson tapped to spread YMCA Togetherhood program
Tommy Donaldson MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — When the YMCA of the USA launched “Togetherhood,” its social responsibility initiative, in 2014, longtime South Mountain YMCA employee Tommy Donaldson led...
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UPDATE: South Mountain YMCA hosts summer camp reunion and fair
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Mountain YMCA campers can reconnect with friends and relive summer fun, and all are invited to check out the array of Y camps — including three new options — on Friday, Feb. 5, at...
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Two towns celebrate Dr. King’s legacy
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Equality and integration is hard work, but luckily South Orange and Maplewood have the Community Coalition on Race to light the way. On Jan. 18, the CCR sponsored the 15th...
View ArticleU.N. ambassador speaks to Obama’s policies at SHU event
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power defended President Barack Obama’s foreign policy during a speech at Seton Hall University on Jan. 13, telling a packed auditorium...
View ArticleSouth Orange’s Well No. 17 continues to raise health concerns
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Recently, there has been talk about the presence of perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs, and one specific PFC, perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, in public and private water systems in...
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Two towns’ girls learning to stand up and speak out
Photo by Shanee FrazierCelebrating the end of their second season, participants of Stand Up Girls meet at the Baird Jan. 25. Stand Up Girls is a local group that teaches girls ages 7 to 10 to stand up...
View ArticleBlizzard dumps nearly 30 inches on towns
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — It was a crazy weekend. A state of emergency was declared in New Jersey, temperatures dropped and the snow forecast changed hour by hour — in most cases going up! The...
View ArticlePFOA found in South Orange water, officials labor to learn more
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A likely carcinogen has been detected in 12 New Jersey water systems at rates above the state’s guidance level, according to a list compiled by the Department of Environmental...
View ArticleFilm touting Arab American feats premieres at SHU
SOUTH ORANGE / WEST ORANGE, NJ — Philip Kayal and Abe Kasbo had no filmmaking experience prior to producing their first documentary. What they did know was that Arab-Americans are not the evil...
View ArticleSOMA students exceed PARCC averages
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange and Maplewood students who took last year’s Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exam scored higher on average on most subject tests...
View ArticleAdult School spring semester
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Catalogs are out and registration is under way for spring classes at The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School. Highlights include “Likely Stories: Actors and Short Stories...
View ArticleWSOU’s ‘Hall Line’ marks 50th year at Prudential Center
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — More than 120 alumni, staff and friends of WSOU 89.5 FM, the student-run radio station of Seton Hall University, gathered Saturday, Feb. 6, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the...
View ArticleLocal neurologist charged with insurance fraud
SOUTH ORANGE / NEWARK, NJ — A North Jersey doctor has been indicted for allegedly billing numerous insurance carriers for medical procedures he did not perform himself or that were not performed at...
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Haggis, kilts and all-around good time at Burns Night
Photo Courtesy of Adrienne MacWhannellMaplewood men don their kilts for Burns Night at the Woodland in Maplewood on Feb. 6. The proceeds from the evening, which celebrated Scottish culture, will...
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TSTI tweaks teen programs, drawing young Jews to community and religion
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — When the terror attacks occurred in Paris in November 2015, a “Hot Topic” discussion was sparked among Hebrew High students at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel. The teens shared their...
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Legendary singer to ‘hammer out love’ in South Orange
Photo Courtesy of Dee BilliaPeter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary will perform at the South Orange Performing Arts Center on Friday, Feb. 26. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Peter Yarrow is one of the very few who...
View ArticleFriday Fish Fries offered by St. Andrew’s during Lent
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — St. Andrew & Holy Communion Episcopal Church, located at 160 W. South Orange Avenue in South Orange, will host a Fish Fry each Friday during Lent — Feb. 19 and 26, and March 4,...
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