BOT designates part of 4th and Valley as condemnation area in need of...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Board of Trustees passed a resolution that makes part of the redevelopment property at Fourth and Valley a condemnation area in need of redevelopment at its Jan. 27...
View ArticleCalling all community groups to the annual volunteer fair
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Volunteerism is important to everyone in THE community, both in terms of giving and receiving. That is why SOMA Two Towns for All Ages is planning to hold another communitywide...
View ArticleMurphy speaks at town hall meeting in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy held a town hall meeting at The Woodland in Maplewood on Jan. 29, speaking to area residents about state government initiatives and answering several questions from...
View ArticleCHS sophomore robotics team take 1st place
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — It was an underdog upset on Feb. 8 at the FIRST Tech Challenge New Jersey Essex County League Tournament, Robo-CATastrophe, with Team 4102 winning first place. With less experience and...
View ArticleTSTI gallery will feature black artists’ reflections on civil rights
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Starting in mid-February, the Gallery at TSTI, the synagogue-run art space at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, 432 Scotland Road in South Orange, will host an exhibit focused on the...
View ArticleTown hall meeting to discuss SOMSD III
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Office of the Superintendent and the Parenting Center will present a community town hall event to discuss the South Orange-Maplewood School District Intentional Integration...
View ArticleSouth Orange, Belleville receive Sustainable Jersey funding
EWING, NJ — Sustainable Jersey announced Feb. 5 that more than $50,000 was awarded to 15 New Jersey municipalities for floodplain reforestation projects. The Roots for Rivers Reforestation Grant and...
View ArticleAmerican Theater Group to present ‘Till’ during BHM
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In observance of Black History Month, American Theater Group presents the moving new musical “Till,” opening in previews on Thursday, Feb. 27, in South Orange. This stirring and...
View ArticleTC votes 3-2 to stay the course with recycling collector
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee narrowly voted to award a contract to F. Basso Jr. Rubbish Removal to continue as the township’s recycling collector, despite Business Administrator...
View ArticlePlaywrights vie for top prize in Theater Project short play competition
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Which play will be voted audience favorite: the romance, the thriller or the comedy? And which author will take the $500 Judge’s Award? Join The Theater Project in Maplewood at its...
View ArticleVanguard to present ‘For the Love of Charlie Brown’ at Montclair Art Museum
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Students from Montclair, South Orange, West Orange, Newark and other towns in Essex County will present “For the Love of Charlie Brown” at the Montclair Art Museum this weekend. The...
View ArticleTwo towns receive $267,740 through CDBG program
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Essex County recently announced that approximately $5.4 million will be distributed to 14 Essex County municipalities and 34 community organizations through the Community...
View ArticleTaking a leap to help local schools
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School Cougar Boosters will host a leap year celebration to raise money to help students in the South Orange-Maplewood School District on Saturday, Feb. 29, from 7...
View ArticleEmber Ensemble to perform ‘Outside Voices’ in SO
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — How can we better listen to and hear voices that are different from our own? That is the focus of the Ember Ensemble concert “Outside Voices,” which will take place Saturday, Feb....
View ArticleSOMSD audit shows effective management
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood School District heard an audit report of the 2018-2019 school year at its Jan. 27 meeting, learning that all financial operations during the...
View ArticleNeighborhood meeting shows plans for Irvington Ave. site
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange trustees Bob Zuckerman and Summer Jones, along with village President Sheena Collum, hosted a Feb. 5 neighborhood meeting at Congregation Beth El about the redevelopment...
View Article‘Dirty Rivers and the New Jersey Water Crisis of 1876’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A lecture on “Dirty Rivers and the New Jersey Water Crisis of 1876” will be presented at Durand-Hedden House on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. by Kevin Olsen, chemist for Montclair State...
View ArticlePasserini appointed provost and executive vice president of SHU
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Katia Passerini, a nationally recognized knowledge management scholar with extensive higher education experience, has been appointed provost and executive vice president of Seton...
View ArticleSOPL to add two new book groups
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Public Library has announced the creation of two new book groups to complement its Fourth Monday of the Month Evening Book Discussion, which has run successfully for...
View ArticleVeterans benefits workshop
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — SOMA Two Towns for All Ages will host the Veterans Affairs Outreach Program on Friday, Feb. 28, at 11 a.m. at the Maplewood Senior Center, 106 Burnett Ave. David Brimmer, from the U.S....
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