CHS makes counselors available following teacher’s arrest
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On June 14, South Orange-Maplewood School District interim Superintendent Gayle Carrick sent a letter to the community detailing what Columbia High School is doing to support students...
View ArticleCHSSF celebrates helping more than 130 CHS grads
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Graduating seniors and recent graduates from Columbia High School had a chance to meet the people who had a hand in sending them to college when the Columbia High School Scholarship...
View ArticleThree Essex County students win Eskow NCJW Volunteer Awards
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County Section, honored three extraordinary Essex County high school students with the Nancy and Robert Eskow NCJW Volunteer Awards. The...
View ArticleCHS inducts 2 women to HOF
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School Hall of Fame boasts an impressive list of people who once attended classes at the South Orange-Maplewood school, including artists, actors, athletes, writers,...
View ArticleSOPD, other depts. respond to ‘shots fired’ in village
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — According to the South Orange Police Department, an unknown individual fired a gun in downtown South Orange on Saturday night, June 15. No victims have been identified and no arrests...
View ArticleCounty honors Davis, Dafis and Cuttle for Pride
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Advisory Board hosted an LGBTQ Pride Month celebration on June 12,...
View Article2019 Essex County SummerMusic Concert Series
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The 2019 Essex County Free SummerMusic Concert Series brings a diverse group of musicians and entertainers to perform at locations throughout the Essex County Park System and...
View ArticleLaughter abounds at annual JFS of MetroWest gala
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest held its annual “An Evening of Laughter” gala on June 6 at Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael in Springfield. JFS honored Fred Cohen, Seth Cohen and Erica...
View ArticleMusical ‘Bridges’ the gap between funny and dramatic
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center will host a 10-day production of “The Bridges of Madison County” from June 20 to 30, bringing the book-turned-movie-turned-musical to life on...
View ArticleSHU med students, local leaders collaborate to address health issues
NUTLEY, NJ — Students at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University recently came together with local community leaders at the School of Medicine campus in Nutley to address...
View ArticleChickering explores ‘Twisted Family Values’ in novel
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — We’ve all heard the term “kissing cousins,” but Maplewood author V.C. Chickering takes this to a new level in her second novel, “Twisted Family Values.” With much the same wit we saw in...
View ArticleChoose takeout this weekend and more sustainable packaging is in the bag
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD / MILLBURN, NJ — The Millburn, South Orange and Maplewood green teams have launched the second Greener To-Go weekend to help residents reduce plastic and Styrofoam consumption...
View Article24-hour Bio-Blitz returns to South Mountain Reservation
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Eleven years ago, volunteers traversed South Mountain Reservation with a fine-tooth comb, cataloging the plants, animals, insects and fish that lived on the 2,110 acres of county...
View ArticleCali School of Music strikes the right chord with Seth Boyden
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Singing and dancing to the beat of West African drumming, third-graders at Seth Boyden Elementary School in Maplewood spent the past year exploring world music in a partnership with...
View ArticleCCR study shows more whites, fewer blacks move into SOMA
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race presented an updated version of its demographic study at South Orange Public Library on June 11, giving residents...
View Article‘Wellness on the Waterfront’ in July
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs will hold a month-long schedule of free activities to celebrate July as National Parks and Recreation Month....
View ArticleMorrow Church to welcome new pastor in July
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Rev. Janice Sutton Lynn will become Morrow Church’s new pastor on July 1. She comes to Maplewood from the UMC in Sparta and brings a wealth of energy and experience to the worship...
View ArticleMaplewood holds first Lavender Graduation
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The township of Maplewood hosted its first Lavender Graduation, en event the township plans to make annual. Lavender Graduation is a ceremony conducted in many schools and communities...
View ArticleECC students support the Community College Opportunity Grant
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Robert Okoro struggled financially to complete his spring 2019 semester at Essex County College; however, the general science major from Irvington still found himself a few credits...
View ArticleSHU theology school offers programs on women mystics this summer
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — As part of a summer graduate course exploring women mystics, the Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology at Seton Hall University will present the one-day retreat “St....
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