Payne speaks at Beth Israel’s annual Women’s Health Day
NEWARK, NJ — On Saturday, June 1, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey hosted its seventh annual Women’s Health Day at the Newark Airport Marriott Hotel. More than...
View ArticleSOMA celebrates Pride as one
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Pride Month in Maplewood and South Orange kicked off June 1 and 2, with a rally and flag-raising at Maplewood Town Hall, and it’s just the beginning of a monthlong...
View ArticleAG announces application process for $60 million in victims’ services grants
TRENTON, NJ — N.J. Attorney Gen. Gurbir S. Grewal announced June 5 that $60 million is available to agencies to implement programs to serve victims of crime, particularly those who have been victims of...
View ArticleMaplewood firefighters assist in Millburn
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On June 5, Maplewood Fire Engine 32 responded into Millburn to assist at a residential structure fire. In the middle of the firefighters pictured is a victim who was pulled from the...
View ArticleCHS and WOHS win competitive safe driving contest
MAPLEWOOD / WEST ORANGE, NJ — As two of the three winning schools in the U Got Brains Champion Schools competition, West Orange and Columbia high schools have each won a driving simulator from NJM...
View ArticleBio-Blitz at the South Mountain Reservation
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — South Mountain Reservation will hold Bio-Blitz, a 24-hour even for species identification, from 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, to 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. Scientists and experts will...
View ArticleLocal college students volunteer at Valerie Fund
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Berkeley College volunteers assisted several local organizations recently, including the Valerie Fund, a Maplewood-based nonprofit that supports families of children with cancer and...
View ArticleUnder Cover plays out in the South Orange sunshine
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange created its own Coachella on June 1, bringing residents to the village center to hear six cover bands at the Under Cover Music Festival. Sponsored by the South Orange...
View ArticleBlood drive at Our Lady of Sorrows
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Our Lady of Sorrows will hold a community blood drive on Sunday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the church’s community room, 217 Prospect St. in South Orange. Appointments are...
View ArticleMemorial Day Duck Race is huge success
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Mountain YMCA 2019 Duck Race on Memorial Day, May 27, was a resounding success, drawing large crowds into Memorial Park for this nostalgic event. This year, the duck race...
View ArticleSenior Freeze Program eligibility in SO for 2018
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Senior Freeze Program reimburses eligible senior citizens and disabled persons for property tax or mobile home park site fee increases on their principal residence, according to...
View ArticleState Teen Arts Festival recognizes CHS students
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School art students were recognized at the New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival at Ocean County College on May 30, marking the third consecutive year in which CHS...
View ArticleLearn to interact proactively with police
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Oranges and Maplewood unit of the NAACP will host a presentation, complete with a question-and-answer session, on how the community and the police might learn how to interact with...
View ArticleWords to host 3 back-to-back events with Maplewood authors
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Words Bookstore will host three back-to-back events featuring prominent Maplewood-based authors. On Wednesday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m., the store will host Taffy Brodesser-Akner for the...
View ArticleTurkuaz and Antibalas to headline Maplewoodstock 2019
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In its 16th year, Maplewoodstock will be full of energy as it presents power bands Turkuaz and Antibalas, and up-and-coming Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds. Brooklyn-based Antibalas,...
View ArticleBreslin Cornerstone Golf Classic to benefit seminarians
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 39th annual Judge Roger W. Breslin Cornerstone Golf Classic will be Thursday, June 27, at the Cedar Hill Country Club, 100 Walnut St. in Livingston. Registration along with lunch...
View ArticleCHS teacher charged with possession of child pornography
UNION, NJ — An astronomy and physics teacher at Columbia High School in Maplewood has been arrested and charged with being in possession of digital files depicting the sexual exploitation of children,...
View ArticleBOE discusses turf vs. grass on fields
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education discussed artificial turf at its June 3 meeting, ahead of the June 13 vote to move forward with the district’s Long Range...
View ArticleCHS student selected as NPRDP scholarship winner
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Ceci Munoz, a Columbia High School senior who plans to attend MIT in the fall, has been selected as a 2019 National Puerto Rican Day Parade scholarship winner. The Scholarship Program...
View ArticleFreeholders approve budget insertion for youth employment program
NEWARK, NJ — On May 15, the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders voted unanimously to approve a budget insertion of $192,000, from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, to...
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