Maplewood Public Library sets off on wheels
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Public Library took a ceremonial ride around the block on Nov. 20 when library staff and town officials unveiled a book bike, the latest way that books will be brought to...
View ArticleMaplewood Jewish Center to celebrate expansion and Hanukkah with special...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Jewish Center welcomes the community to a special dedication event to commemorate the expansion of its new facility, recognize donors and celebrate Hanukkah. The event will...
View ArticleWatershed Literary Events presents Michael Lally and friends
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Watershed Literary Events, a spoken-word series sponsored by the Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs in South Orange, will host its final virtual reading of 2021 on Sunday,...
View Article‘Wildly Floral Arrangements’ with the Maplewood Garden Club
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the Maplewood Garden Club on Monday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. when Josi Stone, owner and operator of Wildly Floral Company in South Orange, shows how to create four beautiful,...
View ArticleWNTR Holiday Village comes to Springfield Avenue in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Yale Corner at 1866 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood will turn into a winter wonderland with hot cocoa, fresh-cut Christmas trees, Hanukkah activities, African drumming, local music and...
View Article‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ this holiday season
TRENTON, NJ — With the winter holidays underway, acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety are reminding motorists to stay sober behind the wheel as New Jersey...
View ArticleDickens Village is back to delight Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — One of Maplewood’s flagship events, Dickens Village brings to life various scenes from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” in miniature houses arranged in Ricalton Square. Peek inside...
View ArticleEssex County Historic Holiday House Tour returns
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — After a hiatus last year because of the pandemic, this year’s Essex County Historic Holiday House Tour includes 10 Essex County historic sites, which will be decorated for the...
View ArticleDurand-Hedden to host annual gingerbread house contest
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join Durand-Hedden House & Garden for these fun and festive traditions: the annual Gingerbread House competition and holiday shopping at Durand-Hedden’s country store. Register for...
View ArticleOmicron variant fears heighten blood shortage nationwide
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey Blood Services has announced a blood emergency due in large part to fears of the omicron variant and the holiday season. Currently, the region’s blood supply stands at a one- to...
View ArticleSouth Orange comes together to light the Hanukkah menorah
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Nov. 30, the South Orange community gathered in Spiotta Park for the village’s annual Hanukkah menorah-lighting ceremony. “It’s not my intention to politicize a wonderful...
View ArticleTeachers union and district reach impasse in contract negotiations in South...
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Education Association, the district’s teacher’s union, has reached an impasse in its negotiations for a new contract with the school district...
View Article‘Social Shark Tank’ at Seton Hall awards $5K for best project
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “Meet Her at the Gate,” a reentry program for women returning from incarceration to Essex County, won first prize in the “Shark Tank”-style competition for social services held at...
View ArticleTake the Essex County Community Health Assessment Survey
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. invites Essex County residents to participate in an Essex County Community Health Assessment Survey. The results of the survey will...
View ArticleSouth Orange comes together to light the Hanukkah menorah
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – On Nov. 30, the South Orange community gathered in Spiotta Park for the village’s annual Hanukkah menorah-lighting ceremony. “It’s not my intention to politicize a wonderful...
View ArticleGiants of contemporary jazz come to The Woodland in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Contemporary jazz giants Marion Meadows and Alex Bugnon will perform at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood, on Friday, Dec. 17, at 9 p.m. Following the successful Bernie...
View ArticleSOPAC looks beyond flooding from Ida
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The lobby of the South Orange Performing Arts Center was under 6 inches of water when the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through South Orange and the rest of the Northeast on...
View ArticleNew tax collector brings years of experience
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – With the retirement of longtime South Orange tax collector Aderonke Zaccheus on Tuesday, Nov. 30, the village has a new one in Irma Weir. A veteran of the department, Weir also...
View ArticleEssex County Correctional Facility policies, procedures to undergo...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Monday, Dec. 6, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced a joint initiative with the Essex County Correctional Facility Civilian Task Force to review operating...
View ArticleMaplewood TC discusses implementing vaccination policy for township-owned...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood health officer Candice Davenport discussed the omicron variant of COVID-19 and the vaccination rate of township residents at the Maplewood Township Committee meeting on Dec....
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