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Get excited for Cougar Con tomorrow at CHS
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School’s Comicology Club will present the first-ever Cougar Con on Saturday, June 11. Cougar Con will take place in the Columbia High School Cafeteria from 10 a.m. until 5...
View ArticleTroop 5 of Maplewood celebrates 10 new Eagle Scouts
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Sunday, June 5, was a historic day for Maplewood’s Boy Scout Troop 5, with 10 young men earning the coveted title of Eagle Scout, the highest Scouting rank....
View ArticleResidents wear orange, decry gun violence
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On the evening of June 2, among the laughs and cheers echoing through Memorial Park in Maplewood from ball games, a crowd draped in orange was meeting for a...
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Team TRIumph looks for more members to join the fitness fun
MILLBURN, NJ — Team TRIumph, a USAT-certified women’s triathlon club, is looking for new members. The group is a diverse community of women with all fitness levels, with the singular goal of motivating...
View ArticleHatebreed co-founder and frontman Jamey Jasta visits 89.5 FM WSOU
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Before their Saturday, June 4, show at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta dropped by Seton Hall University for an interview...
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Seton Hall honors alumni who continue the university’s mission of bettering...
Artūras Karnišovas SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — New Jersey native Artūras Karnišovas, assistant general manager and vice president of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, was among the Seton Hall University alumni honored...
View ArticleLUX kicks off SouthNext Festival
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — LUX will kick off the SouthNext Festival at South Orange Performing Arts Center in South Orange on Friday, June 17, at 6 p.m. LUX is an orchestra like no other, featuring the music...
View ArticlePaper Mill celebrates season with concert at SOPAC
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Paper Mill Playhouse will perform a one-night-only, season finale concert at South Orange Performing Arts Center on Sunday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m. This song and dance extravaganza...
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TSTI celebrates two female presidents
Photo Courtesy of TSTI Seated are Annette Littman, left, and Sue Wishnow, joined by, back row, from left, Rabbi Daniel Cohen, Cantor Rebecca Moses, Joan Finn and Rabbi Allie Klein. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ —...
View ArticleRainbow flag flies high in Maplewood
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Residents from Maplewood and beyond celebrate at the North Jersey Pride Festival in Memorial Park on June 12. The crowd remained hopeful at the annual...
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Coloring the day away at the SOPL
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Audrey and Raine Marvell and librarian Beth Halliday display “South Orange Public Library: The Coloring Book,” which contains a drawing by each; the book is available at the library....
View ArticleCreativity to take center stage at SouthNext
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Last year South Orange was host to South by South Orange, a “creative collision” of ideas, with approximately 700 people taking part in a diverse array of...
View ArticleConservancy unveils new outdoor sculptures
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Tuesday, June 14, Essex County and the South Mountain Conservancy unveiled new outdoor sculptures in the Wildflower Sculpture Park in Essex County South Mountain Reservation....
View ArticleCommunity blood drive at OLS
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — There will be a community blood drive at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 217 Prospect St. in South Orange, on Sunday, June 26, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Blood donors over age 76 must present...
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Adult group from TSTI gathers for warm weather activities
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The (Re)Connection Group from Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel enjoyed a hike along the trails at South Mountain Reservation in South Orange recently. The group, for adults in their...
View Article‘Boccone South’… is your mouth watering yet?
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Patrons of Boccone South, located 59 South Orange Ave. in South Orange, will indeed feel that, when they are in the restaurant, they are family, although it...
View ArticleFun pops up at TSTI with concert from the Pop Ups
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Pop Ups had young children and their families clapping, singing and dancing with delight at their show on May 15 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South...
View ArticleMaplewood has a super day with CHS ‘Cougar Con’
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School held a small-scale comic convention — or comic-con — with some big names June 11. Photos by David VanDeventer
View ArticleScholarship fund grants more than $161K to local students
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School Scholarship Fund continued its 93-year legacy of helping students pursue secondary education by granting $161,500 in need-based...
View ArticleEssex County high school teens learn that love shouldn’t hurt
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Does your teenager know the warning signs of an abusive relationship? One in three teens experience verbal or physical abuse from a dating partner. This statistic is the reason that...
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