Jefferson School aids children with ‘Pencils For Ethiopia’
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — For the third straight year, an enthusiastic group of Jefferson Elementary School fifth-graders have participated in the “Pencils for Ethiopia” program, as part...
View ArticleTowns remember horrors of Holocaust
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The atmosphere was somber yet uplifting at Congregation Oheb Shalom Sunday, May 1, as the South Orange-Maplewood community united to remember the victims of...
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South Orange officers awarded for valor
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 200 Club of Essex County presented Valor Awards to South Orange Police Chief Kyle Kroll, second from left, and Det. Steven Davenport, third from left, for their foot pursuit and...
View ArticleStillman student is named a winner in UPitchNJ competition
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Sophomore Ryan Skolnick represented Seton Hall University in the first ever statewide collegiate business model competition and came home with a win....
View ArticleBlock to speak on Israel advocacy at TSTI
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange invites the public to a Shabbat, Scholar and Supper program featuring guest speaker Joshua Block of The Israel Project on Friday, May 13....
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Trivium stops by to take over WSOU
Photo Courtesy of Mark Maben Front row, from left, are bassist Paolo Gregoletto, WSOU music Director Michael Colantuoni, WSOU DJs Rohit Ravi and Steve Varsanyi, and lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist...
View ArticleCommunity Coalition on Race launches Shekere Maker workshops
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race has partnered with local visual and performing artist Ahmondylla Best to launch the 2016 Shekere Maker Project. The inaugural...
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Congregation Beth El welcomes new preschool director
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Congregation Beth El has announced that Danielle Hartwig will join the congregation in July as the next director of the Thelma K. Reisman Preschool. Hartwig joins Beth El from...
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Soon-to-be Seton Hall graduate makes mark in environmental stewardship
Photo Courtesy of Seton Hall University Andriana Fragola presents her research on coral reefs at Seton Hall’s Petersheim Academic Exposition. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Among Seton Hall’s Class of 2016 is...
View ArticleSingers to ‘pop up’ at TSTI
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Pop Ups — a pop duo that delights young children with their hand-painted sets, cardboard props and puppets — are bringing their unique show to Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel on...
View ArticleThe Cucumbers reunite in Maplewood to take a bite out of hunger
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — If you were a die-hard fan of independent music during the mid-1980s and you are the kind of person who scours local clubs in search of the next cool band to...
View ArticleComedian delights village audiences with one-man show
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The uproarious Steve Solomon is performing his hit comedy “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy!” at the South Orange Performing Arts...
View ArticlePaper Mill Playhouse announces 2016 Rising Star Award nominations
MILLBURN, NJ — As one of the nation’s leading regional theaters and producing partners for Broadway, Paper Mill Playhouse has a well-earned reputation for launching both performers and shows for the...
View ArticleOheb Shalom to host LGBTQ Pride Shabbat
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation will host a celebratory LGBTQ Pride Shabbat on Friday, June 3, with a community Shabbat dinner at 6:30 p.m. LGBTQ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...
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EO, SO residents honored with Legends Awards
Photo Courtesy of Glen Frieson East Orange resident Inez Rosalie Alick Elliott, left, and South Orange resident Nan Samons, right, are congratulated by Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr.,...
View ArticleAspiring Kindness Foundation plans 4th annual charity golf outing
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Aspiring Kindness Foundation, which raises money for first responders, emergency service providers, and fire prevention and education programs, will hold its fourth annual Charity...
View ArticleSOMA students to perform with Broadway professionals
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange and Maplewood students will perform in Vanguard Theater Company’s Broadway Buddy Mentorship Cabaret on Sunday, May 22, at South Orange Middle School at 7:30 p.m. The...
View ArticleBOE approves $125 million budget, cuts 15 from staff
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Despite approving the use of banked cap at the March 21 meeting, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education was unable to avoid some substantial cuts, including 15...
View ArticleSHU honors distinguished faculty members
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University recently honored its 2016 cohort of Faculty Researchers of the Year, recognizing six faculty members from the South Orange and...
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Beth El preschoolers look to the past and future with the SOPL
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Students from the Thelma K. Reisman Preschool of Congregation Beth El personally delivered a donation of $150 to Beth Halliday of South Orange Public Library in honor of the...
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