Crime is down in SOMA, but county crime numbers remain high
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Late last month the New Jersey State Police released the official 2014 Uniform Crime Report for New Jersey. This annual report is based on crime statistics submitted to...
View ArticleSouth Orange Summer Nights: the best thing since sliced bread
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Floods Hill in South Orange is the place to be each Wednesday evening all summer long. Beginning in June, enjoy arts and crafts in a scenic park setting. As the evenings get longer,...
View ArticleShakespeare Festival takes center stage at CHS for 14th year
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Friday, May 20, was a special day at Columbia High School as more than 300 students performed in the school’s highly anticipated 14th annual Shakespeare...
View ArticleSOMA leaders to participate in National Gun Violence Awareness Day, invite...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca and South Orange Village President Sheena Collum have announced that they will proclaim June 2 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day. They urge residents of...
View ArticleSeton Hall MLKSA scholars continue service after graduation
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Martin Luther King Scholarship Association at Seton Hall University is one of the oldest minority scholarships in the nation and works to continue Martin...
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JLOSH hosts annual dinner, honors members
Photo Courtesy of JLOSH Pictured with their families are some of the women who keep JLOSH running. These women are, from left, Kate Farley, Christina Connant, Kelly Sandler and Larissa Baker....
View ArticleSaluting Pirate Battalion’s newest second lieutenants who are proud to serve
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On May 13, Seton Hall University celebrated New Jersey’s 11 newest second lieutenants at the Pirate Battalion annual Army Reserve Officer Training Corps...
View ArticleCounty residents excel at music competition
EAST HANOVER, NJ — Students of the Calderone School of Music performed at the 2016 Annual Mid Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Festival and Competition. Students who sing or play solo piano, violin,...
View ArticleTSTI to get ‘real about Jerusalem’
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange will host a lecture by Daniel Seidemann of Terrestrial Jerusalem on Wednesday, June 8, at 7:30 p.m. Seidemann, who founded and leads the...
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Golda Och to celebrate golden anniversary
The staff of Golda Och Academy WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Thursday, June 9, Golda Och Academy will celebrate its 50th anniversary at a special birthday celebration at the Golda and Michael Och Campus of...
View Article‘Cantors Sing the Blues’ in concert at TSTI
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Cantors Rebecca Moses and Joan Finn of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange will perform a concert of jazz, blues and American standards on Thursday, June 9, at 7:30 p.m. The...
View ArticlePreet Bharara speaks at Seton Hall Law School commencement
Click to view slideshow. NEWARK, NJ — Seton Hall University School of Law held its annual commencement exercises on Friday, May 27, for the Class of 2016, awarding the juris doctor degree to 159...
View ArticleSeton Hall Prep recognizes excellence
Click to view slideshow. NEWARK, NJ — Seton Hall Preparatory School is West Orange held the Baccalaureate Mass and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 21, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in...
View ArticleDistrict experiences PARCC snags in 2nd year of testing
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School has remedied the confusion that arose late last month, when automated phone calls informing several parents that their children had skipped at least one class were...
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North Jersey Pride is back with month of events
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — North Jersey Pride, the nonprofit dedicated to promoting quality, acceptance, and respect for LGBTQ youth and families in New Jersey, returns to Memorial Park in Maplewood on Sunday,...
View ArticleVillagers enjoy game night, support Meals on Wheels
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Thursday, June 2, South Orange Village President Sheena Collum hosted a Game Night and Scrabble Tournament at Above Restaurant and Bar to benefit Meals on...
View ArticleSHU students receive APA fellowship
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University graduate counseling students Sierra-Katherine Brooks of Carlisle, Pa., and Shaheda Hall of Perth Amboy, along with alumna Veronica C. Ortiz of North Plainfield...
View ArticleSOMAsian potluck draws large crowd
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, June 4, South Orange Village President Sheena Collum hosted a community Asian-themed backyard potluck for SOMAsian members that drew more than...
View ArticlePaper Mill recognizes theatrical achievement at N.J. high schools
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 ArticleROCK To Defeat ALS returns to South Orange this Saturday
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The seventh annual Rock to Defeat ALS concern will be Saturday, June 11, from 7 p.m. to midnight at the South Orange Elks Lodge, 220 Prospect St. in South Orange; it will be hosted...
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