Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel celebrates Hebrew High graduates
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange celebrated the graduation of 26 Hebrew High students on May 4. During the ceremony, the students each delivered a speech inspired by the...
View ArticleDjango A Gogo returns to Maplewood this June
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Stephane Wrembel has announced Django A Gogo Festival 2021, which will be held Thursday, June 3, through Sunday, June 6, comprising four concerts and an intensive two-day guitar...
View ArticleWSOU at Seton Hall U. is awarded gold plaques
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall’s WSOU 89.5 FM received a celebrated plaque from the band Hellyeah on the occasion of its first and most famous album “Hellyeah” being classified as gold after selling...
View ArticleHilton, Haskins, Brown win election in landslide, are sworn in as trustees
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Less than a week after the May 11 election, South Orange Trustee Karen Hartshorn Hilton was sworn into her second term on the board on May 17, alongside her running mates and...
View ArticlePayne announces $408 million to support local higher education institutions
WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. announced on May 14 the estimated funding for the colleges and universities of New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District from the American Rescue Plan. The...
View ArticleSouth Orange–Maplewood BOE approves two contracts for LRFP
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education took another step forward in its Long Range Facilities Plan at a meeting on May 10, approving a contract for renovations and...
View ArticleEmber to present final concert of the season, ‘Emerge’
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Ember, the critically acclaimed choral ensemble of Schola Cantorum on Hudson, will present a live and virtual season finale concert, “Emerge,” where the group will examine this...
View ArticlePaper Mill’s Rising Star Awards nominees announced
MILLBURN, NJ — Since their inception in 1996, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre, presented by the Investors Foundation, have ignited the careers...
View Article‘Painters in the Park’ inspires beautiful creations at Memorial Park
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Saturday, May 15, the Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy, in conjunction with the Maplewood Department of Community Services, held its first-ever “Painters in the Park” event. Some...
View Article‘Click It or Ticket’ crackdown encourages drivers, passengers to wear seat belts
TRENTON, NJ — As New Jersey begins to reopen ahead of the busy summer travel season, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety announced the upcoming launch of a...
View ArticleJESPY resumes in-person programming and services
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — JESPY clients were excited to return to on-site programming on Monday, May 10. For more than a year, they received online program and support services while in their respective...
View ArticleClinton School goes into ‘code yellow’ lockdown on May 20
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Police responded to Clinton Elementary School in Maplewood on Thursday, May 20, at 8:51 a.m., after school staff called 9-1-1, saying that a woman was trespassing on school property and...
View ArticleSOMA BOE approves creation of task force to address sexual assault
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education approved creating a task force to protect students from sexual assault and violence at its May 17 meeting, following...
View ArticleLet’s go fishing in Essex County this June
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs invite the public to participate in Essex County’s 2021...
View ArticleVillage updates its COVID-19 policy for public buildings, parks
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Village announced May 27 its updated COVID-19 policies and procedures. These changes are in accordance with the governor’s Executive Order No. 242, issued May 25. The...
View ArticleColumbia High School students explore mental health through their artwork
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Curtis Grayson III’s art students at Columbia High School have been drawing their brains. They’ve been spending the last few months working on a project that revolves...
View ArticleBat mitzvah girl raises more than $32,500 for GNTE at Orange Lawn Tennis Club
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In honor of her upcoming bat mitzvah celebration, Lily Schonbraun, a 12-year-old from Short Hills, organized and ran a fundraiser at Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange on May 15...
View ArticleEssex County commemorates Memorial Day with wreath-laying ceremony
NEWARK, NJ — On Tuesday, May 25, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., center, hosted a wreath-laying ceremony in Essex County Veterans Memorial Park to commemorate Memorial Day. Standing in...
View ArticleSOMA PRIDE is back with a month full of events
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — SOMA PRIDE 2021 is a time for South Orange and Maplewood residents to come together as one in celebration of all LGBTQ-plus identities and allies collectively united. The...
View ArticleSculpture Park hosts opening reception for new artists
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Wildflower Sculpture Park, a program of the South Mountain Conservancy, will host its annual opening reception to celebrate the installation of new artworks on Friday, June 4, from...
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