Maplewood march, rally to end police brutality
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — There will be a march and rally in Maplewood on Saturday, Oct. 22, which is the 21st National Day of Protest, to “stop police brutality, repression and the criminalization of a...
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‘Who is your hero?’ answered in the sukkah
Photo Courtesy of Lisa Raymond Goldfarb SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Zeman School of Oheb Shalom Congregation in South Orange recently hosted a “Who is Your Hero?” program in the sukkah. Community leaders...
View Article#itscalledatanktop — a ‘wife beater’ is very different
Click to view slideshow. EAST ORANGE, NJ — October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and much has been done to bring awareness to the disease so far. But this is also National Domestic Violence...
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Two Seton Hall University members honored as National Role Models
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University alumnus Brandon Larmore, director of the Academic Resource Center, and Yvonne Pruitt, a junior theater major and peer adviser, have been recognized as National...
View ArticleStrategic influencing workshops return to Seton Hall
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Lee E. Miller, a professor of management at Seton Hall’s Stillman School of Business and a premier trainer in the fields of leadership, strategic influence and negotiation, will lead...
View ArticleMemorial Park wins Great Places award
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A favorite among local and regional visitors alike, Maplewood Memorial Park was designated as one of New Jersey’s Great Spaces by the NJ Chapter of the American...
View ArticleRabbi to discuss interfaith dialog at annual Oesterreicher lecture
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In celebration of the 51st anniversary of Vatican Council II, Seton Hall University’s Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies will host the 23rd Msgr. John M. Oesterreicher Memorial...
View ArticleMaplewood to hold annual Halloween Parade
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Ghosts, goblins and witches will be roaming Maplewood Village along Maplewood Avenue at the annual Halloween Costume Contest sponsored by the Maplewood Chamber of Commerce and the...
View ArticleSenior issues take center stage at candidates debate
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — They may be political rivals, but the two candidates vying for the one open seat on the Maplewood Township Committee both agreed that more can be done to...
View ArticleSOMSD wins sustainability award for collaboration with Maplewood Green Team
EWING, NJ — Sustainable Jersey for Schools recently announced the recipients of the 2016 Sustainability Champion award, the Green Team Collaboration award and the Sustainability Makes $ense award. This...
View ArticleAssembly approves giving Judiciary Committee subpoena power to investigate NJ...
TRENTON, NJ — The N.J. Assembly on Oct. 20 voted 71-0 to launch an investigation into the safety and financial practices of NJ Transit, giving the Assembly Judiciary Committee subpoena power to conduct...
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Siegel to discuss Israel’s solution to its water problem at TSTI
Seth Siegel SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Israel Involvement Committee at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange and the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ...
View ArticleNJAW reminds customers to conserve while drought warning is in effect
VOORHEES, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a drought warning for the following 14 counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris,...
View ArticleAnnual Wilf Lecture talks about building a better world
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “Can we all get along?” It’s as important a question as any in this day and age — and it’s one that the Sister Rose Thering Fund for Education in...
View ArticlePierro Gallery presents artistic spin on the presidential election
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “Pol!t!co: (Do) You Know Your Place?” — an artistic take on the presidential election — will run from Wednesday, Nov. 2, through Saturday, Dec. 3, at the...
View ArticleNew, age-friendly exercise program offered by Maplewood Recreation
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Recreation is offering a new, age-friendly exercise program, called Zumba in the Circuit. This is a fun activity for all fitness levels, so please join in and give it a try. A...
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History symposium will honor 150 years at the SOPL
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Six speakers presenting topics focused on South Orange’s history, libraries and communities will speak at the second bi-annual symposium presented by South Orange Historical and...
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Philip Altbach to launch distinguished speaker series at Seton Hall University
Philip Altbach SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s College of Education and Human Services inaugural Higher Education Distinguished Speaker Series begins Monday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m. in McNulty...
View ArticleCommunity comes together to stand against police brutality
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Members of the South Orange and Maplewood communities came together for a rally held at Columbia High School in Maplewood on Saturday, Oct. 22, the 21st annual...
View ArticleNJ Transit adopts Fiscal Year 2017 operating, capital budgets
NEWARK, NJ — The NJ Transit board of directors recently adopted a Fiscal Year 2017 operating budget and capital program that supports continued investments in infrastructure and equipment to maintain...
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