SOPAC launches fundraising campaign
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — As the impact of the coronavirus is felt throughout the region, nonprofit arts centers are turning to the community to help sustain them through the months ahead. The South Orange...
View ArticleCHSSF extends application deadline
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Due to current circumstances, the Columbia High School Scholarship Fund has extended the deadline for scholarship applications. For CHS seniors and students enrolled in...
View ArticleJLOSH partners with FLAG to support frontline health care workers
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills has partnered with the Front Line Appreciation Group to support frontline health care workers in Essex County. As a movement to feed...
View ArticleSHU School of Business again achieves AACSB dual accreditation
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business and its Department of Accounting have maintained dual accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business...
View ArticleVirtual gallery reaches beyond walls of SOPAC
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Herb + Milly Iris Gallery at the South Orange Performing Arts Center has added a new show, along with a new way to view it. Responding to the need to reach beyond the walls of...
View ArticleSewing volunteers make more than 12,000 masks for health care workers
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The SOMA 3D Printers Alliance Facebook group has been popping for the last month, connecting people who own 3D printers with one another to make face shields for essential health...
View ArticleShift in NJ’s fiscal year could impact school district
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education dived into the waters of virtual meetings on April 20, when it held its first meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down...
View ArticleCommunity FoodBank distributes food in Essex County
NEWARK, NJ — On Tuesday, April 28, volunteers from the Community FoodBank of New Jersey gathered at Essex County’s Branch Brook Park in Newark to distribute boxes of emergency food supplies to more...
View ArticleMaplewood Garden Club’s annual plant sale goes online
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Due to the current health crisis and restrictions on gatherings, Maplewood Garden Club has transitioned to online shopping and individually scheduled pickups for its annual plant sale....
View ArticleCounty partners provide PPE to sheriff’s department
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Sheriff Armando Fontoura, coordinator of the Essex County Office of Emergency Management, expressed his gratitude to Seton Hall University; their collaborative partner, the Viagold...
View ArticleValerie Fund reschedules annual walk to October
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Planning is under way for the 2020 Valerie Fund Walk and JAG-ONE Physical Therapy 5K Run. The event will now take place Saturday, Oct. 3, in Verona Park. Valerie Fund supports children...
View ArticleMAPSO business districts announce Small Business Saturdays in May
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In support of the local businesses in Maplewood and South Orange, Maplewood Village Alliance, South Orange Village Center and Springfield Avenue Partnership have started...
View ArticleSOMA Board of Education passes $152.4M district budget
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education unanimously passed the district’s 2020–2021 budget at its virtual meeting on May 4, moving forward with planning for the...
View ArticleCoincidental timing helps South Orange businessman
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Ask Paul Greene how things are going with his new business, and, before answering, he’ll throw a question back: “You mean before or after my head exploded?” The reason Greene’s head...
View ArticleArea schools, thespians nominated for Foxy Awards
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Each year Montclair State University hosts the Theatre Night Awards ceremony to promote and advance the commitment to high-quality straight play production in New Jersey’s secondary...
View ArticleDeparting guidance head at CHS lists perceived failures
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — As schools navigate remote learning, a departing South Orange–Maplewood School District employee wrote a scathing letter detailing what he perceives as the district’s...
View ArticleCounty to continue COVID-19 screenings throughout May
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County has announced that testing for COVID-19 will continue in Weequahic Park throughout the month of May. The additional dates for May are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,...
View ArticleEssex County superintendents respond to news of continued school closures
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Teachers and students were holding out hope that they would be able to return to school and some semblance of normalcy before June, but on May 4 Gov. Phil Murphy announced that New...
View ArticleArchdiocese announces closure of 10 Catholic schools
NEWARK, NJ — The Archdiocese of Newark announced May 8 the consolidation of its school community and the closure of nine archdiocesan-operated elementary schools at the end of this school year, the...
View ArticleSO firefighters share donated PPE with neighboring towns
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Fire Department recently received a donation of 4,500 medical masks but needs only 900 of them. The other 3,600 were split evenly and donated to the South Orange...
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