Nyre begins tenure as Seton Hall University’s 21st president
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A nationally recognized leader in higher education and health care administration, Joseph E. Nyre officially took the reins as Seton Hall University’s 21st president on July 31. The...
View ArticleCountywide council supports families, those with disabilities
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Rebekah Novemsky had been going to Statewide Family Support Planning Council meetings for years before she became the family liaison to the state program that offers support to New...
View ArticleResidents gather to protest and mourn gun violence — again
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Gathered by SOMA Action, residents from the two towns gathered at the Maplewood Train Station on Monday, Aug. 5, to demand gun law reform and to commemorate the lives lost in recent gun...
View ArticleNotice of data privacy incident in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Aug. 7, the Maplewood Police Department gave notice of a data privacy incident. According to the department, Maplewood discovered and remediated suspicious activity from the police...
View ArticleDouble homicide in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The SOMA community was stunned Saturday by the news of a double homicide. Just one day later, law enforcement arrested the alleged perpetrator, but the quiet Maplewood neighborhood...
View ArticleExecutive order seeks to address ‘rising tide of hate’ in NJ
TRENTON, NJ — On Aug. 7, acting Gov. Sheila Oliver issued an executive order establishing an interagency task force to tackle the problem of bias incidents among students and young adults. The...
View Article2 incumbents, 5 challengers to run for 3 BOE seats
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — With three open seats on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education, residents of the two towns will choose three of seven candidates to fill out the board in...
View ArticleMore than 800 children shop cost-free at Back 2 School Store
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The 11th annual NCJW/Essex Back 2 School Store brought much more than just grins on Sunday, July 28, as hundreds of children went shopping at a one-day pop-up store designed to help...
View ArticleJFS works to better support needs of Russian-speaking Holocaust survivors
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — JFS MetroWest has been appointed a sub-grantee for critical support services for isolated, Russian-speaking Holocaust survivors. In partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater...
View ArticleRenowned scholar says memes shape religious perceptions
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Internationally renowned communication and religion scholar Heidi Campbell of Texas A&M shared that internet memes are shaping the way viewers perceive religions in Seton Hall...
View ArticleRoad improvements in South Orange
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Engineering Department recently announced several coming upgrades to streets in the village: Beginning Aug. 15, road improvements will be done on Whiteoak Drive and...
View ArticleSO to host 2nd Kenny Graham Round-Robin Doubles Invitational
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Department of Recreation & Cultural Affairs will host its second tennis competition in honor of Kenneth Allen Graham, a dedicated lifelong resident of South...
View ArticleFirst responders take the spotlight at National Night Out
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Between 800 and 1,000 people gathered Aug. 6 at Meadowland Park for South Orange’s National Night Out festivities, celebrating the village’s first responders while waiting for the...
View ArticleTowns pass merger resolutions
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee approved at its Aug. 6 meeting a resolution that supports creating a joint meeting to merge the Maplewood and South Orange fire...
View ArticleSaint Barnabas opens human milk depot
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Saint Barnabas Medical Center celebrated the grand opening of a human milk depot in partnership with Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast. This is the first New Jersey milk bank for Mothers’...
View ArticleNational Night Out brings residents closer to police
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Residents headed to DeHart Park to celebrate National Night Out with the Maplewood Police Department and community organizations on Tuesday, Aug. 6, participating in crafts and playing...
View ArticleSHU student presents at Cambridge college radio conference
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University senior and WSOU 89.5 FM news director Robert Towey co-led a hands-on workshop at the Alternatives 2019 International Student Radio Conference, hosted at the...
View ArticleSouth Orange gets drug disposal box in police station
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Local officials and police officers announced the establishment of the new prescription drug drop-off box at South Orange Police Headquarters, 201 South Orange Ave. on Aug. 6....
View ArticleTSTI joins in Tisha B’Av rally in Newark against immigrant detentions
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Members and clergy of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange took part in a regional observance of the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning, on Sunday, Aug. 11. The...
View ArticleElks support those in need in two towns
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Elks treasurer Ron Housley, center, presents checks for $500 each to Kate Cahill, food pantry manager at Our Lady of Sorrows Food Pantry in South Orange, left, and Bev...
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