See Shakespeare’s works — all of them! — in South Orange
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — interACT Theatre Productions presents the hilarious spoof “The Complete Works of Williams Shakespeare (Abridged)” this April at the Baird Center in South Orange. The cast and crew,...
View ArticleBOT clears up inconsistencies in HPC ordinance language
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Historic Preservation Commission’s role in local affairs has been clarified thanks to an ordinance passed on final reading by the Board of Trustees at its March 14...
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Artist declares April ‘Stripes Awareness Month’
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Gallery 103, located at Geralyn’s Art Studio, 103 Baker St. in Maplewood, will be exhibiting South Orange resident Florence Weisz’s artworks in a solo show, “Sensuous...
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Little hands make a big difference at Junior League event
Photo Courtesy of JLOSH JLOSH President Christina Connant of Short Hills and her daughters express their thoughts on volunteering and how it makes them feel at the fourth annual Kids For Kids event...
View ArticleExperience the history, culture of Japan at SHU’s Japan Week
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures invites the community to Japan Week 2016 from Monday, April 4, through Friday,...
View ArticleBOE votes to use banked cap in budget
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Thanks to the approved use of banked cap, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education was able to save four elementary school faculty positions, but big staffing...
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Collum supports Meals on Wheels
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Pictured are Meals on Wheels client Shirley Klein, left, with her puppy and South Orange Village President Sheena Collum. Collum delivered meals Klein and other older adults in South...
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Village expands center SID
The map above shows the Special Improvement District expansion, which includes 25 commercial properties. The expansion was approved on final reading at the March 14 Board of Trustees meeting. SOUTH...
View ArticleVillage moves forward with contract to switch to NJAW
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The village held a public hearing March 21 regarding the 10-year operations and maintenance contract it will be entering into with New Jersey American Water, which will be providing...
View ArticleSeton Hall participates in National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — More than 20 million crimes are perpetrated against Americans each year, according to national crime statistics. To highlight what can be done, Seton Hall University is participating...
View ArticleBlood drive at SHU
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — New Jersey Blood Services will conduct a blood drive on Tuesday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Seton Hall University Center, 400 South Orange Ave. in South Orange. To donate...
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Baseball HIB investigation results will not be made public
LeRoy Seitz MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Some feathers were recently ruffled when it became known that the results of the Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying investigation, conducted by...
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South Orange unveils new website after much discussion
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — At long last South Orange Village has a new website. This long-discussed change was soft-launched last week and can be viewed at www.southorange.org. The new website has several new...
View ArticleCommunity comes together meet the needs of kosher food-insecure neighbors
SOUTH ORANGE / WEST ORANGE / LIVINGSTON, NJ — Stop & Shop has made an emergency donation of one ton of kosher for Passover food to the Bobrow Kosher Food Pantry in South Orange. Representatives of...
View ArticleSOMS excels at Model U.N. conference, two students win award
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The SOMS Model U.N. has recently returned from the Global Classrooms International Middle School Model U.N. conference in New York City, where 52 SOMS students were excited,...
View ArticleTwo towns launch survey to improve life for seniors
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The village of South Orange and the township of Maplewood will be conducting a survey to gain feedback that will inform the development of an Age-Friendly Community...
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SOMA youth wow crowd at annual community recital
Photos by Shanee Frazier Piano students from South Orange and Maplewood eagerly await their turn at the keys at the Community Piano Recital. South Orange piano teacher Yudit Terry, back center, shows...
View ArticleSouthNext returns to village
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Like nuclear fusion, ideas can collide and create an explosion of something new born from separate components. Experimenting with the meeting and colliding of minds and ideas is at...
View ArticleWSOU inducts new members into Hall of Fame
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s WSOU welcomes Bernie Wagenblast ’78 and Bob Picozzi ’72 to its Hall of Fame and presents a new award to Stephanie Wightman ’08, the WSOU Distinguished Young...
View ArticleCHS Boosters golf classic returns
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — It’s almost tee time for the 18th annual Columbia High School Cougar Boosters Golf Classic this May 2 at Maplewood Country Club. Proceeds from the classic support school...
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