Safety Fest in Maplewood on Sept. 8
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood’s 2019 Safety Fest will be Sunday, Sept. 8, from 2 to 5 p.m. at 525 Valley St. in Maplewood. This event, which is brought to the community by American Jiu Jitsu of Maplewood,...
View ArticleMaplewood firefighters handle garage fire on Colgate Road
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood firefighters quickly extinguished a garage fire on Aug. 26 after a neighbor noticed smoke emanating from a garage to the rear of the residence, causing extensive damage to the...
View ArticleNJAW to customers: Our water is safe to drink
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — In light of the ongoing issues related to elevated lead levels in Newark, New Jersey American Water is reassuring its customers that their water is safe to drink. “New Jersey...
View ArticleCounty dedicates section of highway to honor slain patrolman
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr., NJ State Sen. Teresa Ruiz and Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced the dedication of the “Patrolman Daniel ‘Danny’ J. Smith Memorial” on...
View ArticleMaplewood Glee Club seeks men who sing
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Glee Club is looking for men who sing — in the shower, in the car, anytime, anywhere, simply because they love it. The club will host its annual open sing on Monday, Sept....
View Article‘Mounds, Piles & Massings’ at Walsh Gallery
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Walsh Gallerywill present “Mounds, Piles & Massings,” a group exhibition curated by South Orange artist and curator Greg Leshe in collaboration with the Pierro Gallery of...
View ArticleFall registration under way at SOMAS
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Fall catalogs are out and registration is under way at the South Orange-Maplewood Adult School. Classes have rolling start dates, with some starting in early September....
View ArticleYMCA golf tournament marks 25 years of fundraising for children and families
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges will hold its annual golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 16, at the Montclair Golf Club, 25 Prospect Ave. in West Orange. This year’s event is...
View ArticleSeton Hall University begins academic year with first-day furry friends
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Student Activities Board at Seton Hall welcomed the university community on the first day of classes with a bunch of furry friends, hosting a free animal petting zoo on the...
View ArticleSeton Hall among best in nation for mid-career salary
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University was named among the top 12 percent of colleges in America for the mid-career salary of its alumni at $103,800. The research and ranking was compiled by PayScale...
View ArticleMaplewood author debuts locally set novel
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood novelist Lisa A. Sturm will celebrate the publication of her debut novel, “Echoed In My Bones,” just released by Twisted Road Publications, at an author event on Thursday,...
View ArticleSHU report says McCarrick sexually harassed seminarians
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — An independent report released by the Seton Hall University Board of Regents on Aug. 27 found that former Diocese of Newark Archbishop Theodore McCarrick sexually harassed university...
View ArticleEssex County towns range far and wide in NJ Monthly ranking
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — New Jersey Monthly magazine recently released its biannual list of “the top towns” in the state, ranking each municipality from best place to live to worst place to live based on a...
View ArticleSouth Orange author transports her readers to 1940s New York
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — It is easy for period novels to become so entrenched in being historical that they become bulky and difficult to read. Luckily, South Orange author Joani Ascher deftly maneuvered her...
View ArticleShred papers before recycling and recycle used tires
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — The Essex County Department of Public Works will hold a Paper Shredding and Used Tire Recycling Day for county residents on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the DPW, 99...
View ArticleRematch: Villagers vs. Neshanock in game of 19th-century baseball
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, Sept. 14, at noon, the South Orange Villagers will play the Flemington Neshanock in a baseball game played according to the 1864 rules of the game in Cameron Field in...
View ArticleLuna Stage to launch American Voices Series with ‘Soo Jin Pretty Nail’
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage kicks off its new American Voices Series — and the 2019-2020 season — with” Soo Jin Pretty Nail (and more!),” written and performed by South Orange resident Susan Hyon and...
View ArticlePoundstone brings her conversational comedy to SOPAC
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Paula Poundstone has a treadmill desk in her office, but she never turns it on to use it. “Here’s the thing,” she said in a phone interview with the News-Record on Aug. 29. “It makes...
View ArticleFind peace in the park at Maplewood Meditates
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Anne Sussman and Shirley Matthews will lead a free 20-minute meditation and sound bath called “Maplewood Meditates” on Sunday, Sept. 15, from 4 to 5 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Park. Do...
View ArticleGood cooking news for childhood obesity
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Department of Health and the South Orange Chiropractic Center will present a free, healthy cooking seminar, called “Childhood Obesity,” on Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 7...
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