Free cardiac and concussion screenings for young athletes
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes at RWJBarnabas Health will provide free cardiac and concussion baseline screenings to young athletes on Saturday,...
View ArticleSeton Hall Law receives $1 million for endowed professorship
NEWARK, NJ — Seton Hall University’s board of regents Chairperson Kevin H. Marino announced last month that he and his wife, Rita Marino, are donating $1 million to establish an endowed professorship...
View ArticleCHS goes into a code yellow in January due to student fight in the library
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A code-yellow shelter-in-place was initiated at Columbia High School on Monday, Jan. 31, after two students were involved in an altercation in the school’s library that involved an...
View ArticleMaplewood TC voices opposition to fracked gas power plant plans for Newark
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s plan for a fracked gas power plant in Newark at its meeting on Feb. 1,...
View ArticleTSTI art exhibit showcases creativity during COVID-19 pandemic
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Gallery at TSTI presents “Behind the Mask: Creativity in Times of COVID,” an online exhibition of artistic work created by members of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange...
View ArticleCounty announces winners of Forest Friends Feeder Contest
ROSELAND, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. presented awards on Feb. 8 to the winners in the Essex County Forest Friends Feeder Contest. “We congratulate the winners of the Essex...
View ArticleSouth Orange social work outreach team, community partners collect and...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The outreach team of the Community Care & Justice program worked with the South Orange Police Department and the South Orange Rescue Squad to collect and distribute coats...
View ArticleManufacturing taken off the table for potential South Orange cannabis facilities
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Trustee Bob Zuckerman announced that a license for a cannabis manufacturing facility was removed from the proposed ordinance allowing the sale of legal cannabis in South...
View ArticleEssex County seeks entries for Legacies Writing Contest
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Division of Senior Services invites Essex seniors ages 60 and older to submit an original story focusing on a special person, life-changing experience or significant...
View ArticleSOMA merchants support the South Orange Rescue Squad
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange Rescue Squad announced in February that the following merchants in South Orange and Maplewood are participating in a discount card for squad members: BK...
View ArticleArea artists receive funding from the NJ State Council on the Arts
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts held its first public meeting of 2022 on Feb. 22, where nearly $1 million was awarded to 85 New Jersey artists through the council’s...
View ArticleSouth Mountain YMCA launches annual support campaign
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Mountain YMCA recently launched its annual fundraising campaign to help ensure that everyone in the local community has access to vital community programs and resources that...
View ArticleSOMSD announces phased timeline to roll back mitigation mandates
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Feb. 7, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that the school mask mandate will no longer be in effect statewide as of March 7. In that same announcement, the governor also noted...
View ArticleColumbia HS jazz ensemble astounds audience at concert
By Gwyneth Brown MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School was filled once again with the smooth music of its jazz ensemble in a Feb. 24 concert in the school cafeteria and online. The jazz ensemble is a...
View ArticleCounty installs new traffic signal equipment at Maplewood intersection
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — New traffic signal equipment was installed by the county at the intersection of Valley Street and South Pierson Road in Maplewood on Thursday, Feb. 24. The intersection upgrades are...
View ArticleState awards nearly $16.2 million to reduce waste and promote recycling
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Murphy administration is awarding nearly $16.2 million in grants to communities across the state to help them enhance waste reduction and recycling programs, a slight increase...
View ArticleColumbia HS students display photography at Pingry exhibition
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Five Columbia High School students in Jon Fisher’s traditional photography class have been selected to display their work at the 26th annual Pingry Student Photography Exhibition, which...
View ArticleRegister for spring classes at South Orange–Maplewood Adult School
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Adult School spring catalog has launched and registration is now open. There are more than 100 exciting classes, trips and lectures from which...
View ArticleColumbia HS Scholarship Fund accepting applications
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Attention Columbia High School seniors and graduates! Columbia High School Scholarship Fund applications are now available to be downloaded at chssf.org. In addition, a...
View ArticleNobel Peace Prize laureate appointed to Seton Hall School of Diplomacy board...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy and International Relations has announced the appointment of 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian peace activist,...
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