Repairing the damage caused by Tropical Storm Ida in the reservation
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The South Mountain Conservancy recently expressed gratitude to the many volunteers who went through the South Mountain Reservation in search of damaged trails to report. With their...
View Article2021 South Mountain Reservation Family Campout is big hit
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — This year’s annual South Mountain Reservation Family Campout, held on Oct. 2 and 3, welcomed 180 children and adults to Summit Field for a weekend of outdoor adventure, nature...
View ArticleRising jazz stars from Maplewood and New Providence to perform
MAPLEWOOD / NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — The future of jazz will be on display Thursday, Oct. 21, when the Baker Street Trio performs at the New Jersey Jazz Society’s virtual social. The event will be streamed...
View ArticleAchieve Foundation announces fall 2021 education grant recipients
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The board of trustees at the Achieve Foundation, a nonprofit organization promoting high-quality education that prepares South Orange–Maplewood School District students for the future,...
View ArticleHarlem String Quartet visits Columbia High School
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Oct. 14, the Harlem String Quartet visited Columbia High School via an artist-in-residence program curated by the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. The...
View ArticleNew venue, but same great theater offerings from former South Orange company
By Debbie L. Hochberg / Correspondent BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The opening night buzz was palpable on Saturday night, Oct. 16, at the American Theater Group’s first production in 19 months, since the...
View Article18th annual SOMA Artists Studio Tour rescued by two towns’ artists
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The annual South Orange Maplewood Artists Studio Tour, presented by ArtSOMA: The Artist Community of South Orange & Maplewood, will be held Saturday, Nov. 6, and...
View ArticlePublic relations organization recognized South Orange student
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Public Relations Society of America New Jersey recently recognized more than 30 award-winning campaigns during its 32nd annual Pyramid Awards, honoring the most impactful...
View ArticleSouth Orange BOT approves allocation for loan project to support black...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Board of Trustees approved a resolution to allocate $100,000 from an affordable housing settlement agreement with the Third and Valley redevelopment project to...
View ArticleDueling pianos come to SOMA for Adult School fundraiser
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Adult School will hold a musical fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. Audience members at this livestreamed event will be able to...
View Article‘Gardens of Cornwall and Devon’ with the Maplewood Garden Club
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — England is a must-see destination for garden lovers. In June 2017, the Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum set off for a visit to Cornwall and Devon. Join Maplewood Garden Club on...
View ArticleSocial work outreach team starts accepting referrals from South Orange...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The outreach team of the Community Care & Justice program in South Orange officially began receiving referrals from the South Orange Police Department and South Orange Rescue...
View ArticleSouth Orange–Maplewood schools observe Week of Respect
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act requires that the week beginning with the first Monday in October of each year be designated as the Week of Respect and School...
View ArticleWSOU DJ hits 100th interview milestone
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Aug. 25, veteran WSOU-89.5 DJ Valentino “Val” Petrarca became the first person at WSOU to reach 100 interviews, when he interviewed Neil Westfall from the rock band A Day to...
View ArticleUpcoming election sees fives candidates running for three open seats on SOMA...
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education has three vacancies and five candidates vying for election. BOE First Vice President Shannon Cuttle, running under the...
View ArticleMaplewood TC votes to mandate vaccines for all township employees
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee decided that all municipal employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 7, when it approved a mandate at its Oct. 19 meeting. The resolution...
View ArticleNew trees come to South Orange streets in rare autumn planting
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Members of the South Orange Environmental Commission’s shade tree group have partnered with village government, the Department of Public Works and the NJ Tree Foundation to put...
View ArticleSouth Orange Symphony’s ‘Jersey Score’ concert to highlight area composers
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange Symphony will be hosting “Jersey Score,” a recital of new works by five leading composers in the New Jersey and New York City area on Sunday, Nov. 7, at...
View ArticleNJDOT announces $161 million in municipal aid grants
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti announced $161.25 million in fiscal year 2022 municipal aid grants, with 541...
View ArticleSouth Orange woman named inaugural leader of NJ Arts and Culture Recovery Fund
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund has hired a longtime nonprofit leader as its executive director. Lynne Toye, of South Orange, will become the first leader of the fund...
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