Board of Education selects Zubieta
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education filled its vacant seat on Feb. 10 at a special meeting, swearing in Kamal Zubieta as the newest member of the BOE. Zubieta...
View ArticleMPD gets permanent medicine drop box at station
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood became the 18th town in Essex County to partner with ADAPT, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team, to introduce a Project Medicine drop box in the lobby of Maplewood’s...
View ArticleCelebrate Mardi Gras in SOMA
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Mardi Gras in SOMA 2020 is almost here. Grab your krewe and join the Achieve Foundation at this community party on Friday, Feb. 28. It’s a not-to-be-missed celebration kicking off...
View ArticleColumbia HS boys hoops tops Payne Tech; preps for state tournament
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Josiah Lawful scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Andrew Rowley had 15 points to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 61-55 win over Payne Tech on Feb. 20...
View Article‘Winter came at Marshall School in concert
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Marshall School Elementary School students, led by music teacher Ashley Grutta, created a musical performance on Feb. 20 based on the book “When Winter Comes.” In this cross-content...
View ArticleStudents to lead ‘Rally at the Rez’
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A student-led rally to Save South Mountain Reservation will be held in front of the Turtle Back Zoo, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange, on Sunday, March 1, at noon. Organizers are...
View ArticleMaplewood Garden Club presents ‘American Eden’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the Maplewood Garden Club on Monday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., when historian Victoria Johnson presents “American Eden,” based on her new...
View ArticleMMS students to present musical ‘13’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Middle School presents the musical “13” on stage from Feb. 28 through March 1. In the musical, Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and...
View ArticleHelp those experiencing domestic violence
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Make a difference in the lives of domestic violence victims by becoming a Domestic Violence Response Team volunteer with Rachel Coalition and the Safe House. Specially trained DVRT...
View ArticleSeth Boyden reporters interview superintendent
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Seth Boyden’s third-grade class, led by teacher Carol West, had the opportunity to interview Superintendent Ronald Taylor as a part of their Black History Month studies. Their focus is...
View ArticleUpcoming events at TSTI
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, located at 432 Scotland Road in South Orange, invites the public to the following programs in March: Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m., learn about Sister...
View ArticleSOMSD facilities update highlights completion of observatory project
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Paul Roth, the school business administrator and board secretary in South Orange and Maplewood, recently gave a facilities update. In a December update, the district...
View ArticleSTEM Night for eighth-grade families in SOMA
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Families and soon-to-be incoming Columbia High School freshmen joined Jameel Mishabuddin, the high school’s STEM supervisor, for a night to learn about CHS STEM class offerings on Feb....
View ArticleCommunity events supporting Nights of 100 Dinners
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Throughout the month of March, the Achieve Foundation’s 16th annual Nights of 100 Dinners fundraiser will be happening in full force across the South Orange and...
View ArticleGet ready for Mayapple Trail Runs on May 16
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Runners are invited to register for the 11th Mayapple Trail Runs to be held Saturday, May 16, in South Mountain Reservation. The races are organized by the volunteers of the South...
View ArticleDistrict holds public meeting to share integration plans for grammar schools
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange–Maplewood School District Superintendent Ronald Taylor and Business Administrator Paul Roth gave an update about the district’s planned elementary school integration at a...
View ArticleKids For Kids returns March 7
MILLBURN, NJ — The Junior League of the Oranges & Short Hills and many of its community nonprofit partners are joining forces to support an event that promotes volunteerism and teaches children the...
View ArticleSmithereens return to New Jersey for show at SOPAC
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Dennis Diken went to Seton Hall University for only one semester, but he’s happy to be returning to South Orange to play with the Smithereens at the South Orange Performing Arts...
View ArticleArea Republicans to celebrate Lincoln Day Dinner
MONTCLAIR, NJ — New Jersey 2nd Amendment activist and entrepreneur Anthony Colandro of Gun For Hire Range and Gun For Hire Radio will be the keynote speaker at the 2020 Lincoln Day Dinner of the...
View ArticleMaplewood TC discusses two environmental ordinances
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Council discussed two environmental ordinances at its Feb. 18 meeting — one that would ban disposable food containers made of Styrofoam and another that would...
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