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Robot fever takes over Columbia High School at tournament
Photo Courtesy of CHS Robotics ClubColumbia High School Robotics Club coach Allan Tumolillo hangs out with the CHS Cougar. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The halls of Columbia High School swarmed with electric...
View ArticleSouth Orange PAC partners with American Theater Group
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center has entered into a partnership with American Theater Group, a New Jersey-based company that specializes in producing...
View ArticleMaplewood Woman’s Club hits centennial
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In today’s age of short-lived Snapchats and disposable everything, not much lasts for a century. Startups fold, restaurants close and leaders fall from the...
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‘Thinking Money’ exhibit kicks off in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to present the museum-quality traveling exhibition “Thinking Money: a Financial Expedition.” Maplewood is the only New Jersey...
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Orange resident named curator of SOPAC gallery
Jeremy Moss SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center recently announced the appointment of Jeremy Moss of Orange as curator for the Herb & Milly Iris Gallery in the arts center....
View ArticleGet smart about antibiotic use
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — In this season of colder temperatures and winter colds, there is the common default to ask for antibiotics from health care providers to get us back on track to our healthier selves....
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Pop ’n Shop returns to village for holiday season
Photo Courtesy of Bob Zuckerman SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — New Jersey’s finest shopping experience returns for the holidays with 40-plus vendors. Pop ’n Shop, a temporary retail outlet, features finely...
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Maplewood health officer honored by Freeholders
Photo Courtesy of Glen FriesonRobert Roe, center, was recently honored by, from left, freeholders Lebby Jones, Leonard Luciano and Wayne Richardson, and Freeholder President Britnee Timberlake....
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interACT’s ‘Camp Rock: The Musical’ runs through Dec. 18
Photo Courtesy of Mark J. ParkerThe cast of ‘Camp Rock: The Musical’ perform at ‘Light Up the Holidays in Seton Village’ earlier this month. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — interACT Theatre Productions presents...
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NCJW/Essex panel implores community to fight to eradicate sex trafficking
Photo Courtesy of Lisa BlumertFrom left are Nicole Bryan, a principal investigator and strategic adviser in human trafficking research; Carol Cohen, chairwoman of the NCJW/Essex Anti-Human Trafficking...
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U.S. Congress authorizes Rahway River Flood Mitigation Project as national...
Photo Courtesy of Dan AschenbachFrom left are Chief of Staff Timothy Mulhall for Assemblyman Jon Bramnick, former Cranford Mayor Dan Aschenbach, Union County Freeholder Chairman Bruce Bergen,...
View ArticleNJ Transit says it’s prepared for winter weather
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit is prepared to do battle with Old Man Winter this season, according to a press release. Snow-fighting supplies and equipment across the state are stocked and ready to be...
View ArticleHonoring small business every day in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A small group of entrepreneurs are taking the opportunity of the holidays and the recently held Small Business Saturday to open a Holiday Pop-up Store at 1560 Springfield Ave. in...
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‘Inside Looking Out’ debuts at SOPAC
‘You Remind Me of Me,’ by Dorothy Anderson Wasserman SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The juxtaposition of inner life and outer reality is explored in Dorothy Anderson Wasserman’s photography exhibit on view Dec....
View ArticleVillage’s Smith sisters delve into their art in SHU exhibit
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Examining one’s sense of place and the many different ways a person can connect to their surroundings was the theme of the recent exhibition, “A Sense of...
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Newark police seek public’s help in locating missing person
Porfirio Santos NEWARK, NJ — Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose is requesting the public’s assistance in locating the pictured male, Porfirio Santos, 85, of Newark. Santos weighs...
View Article‘FRESH 9.0’ comes to 1978
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — 1978 Maplewood Arts Center presents the 9th annual Advanced Placement Art Students Exhibit, “FRESH 9.0.” Join the 1978 family as we celebrate the talent and energy of our next...
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SOMS continues measured response to drawn swastika
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — It has not been a quiet month for South Orange Middle School. Not only was the school briefly evacuated Dec. 8 — due to a gas odor, before the South Orange Fire Department gave the...
View ArticleCITIZENS OF NEW JERSEY A CALL TO ACTION BY MONDAY A.M.
WHAT IS GOVERNOR CHRISTIE TRYING TO HIDE? For over 100 years, governments and businesses in the U.S. have been required to inform the public about vital matters like government contract bids, variance...
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NJ Fencing Alliance donates toys to those less fortunate
Photo Courtesy of Lisa AbdillNew Jersey Fencing Alliance member and epee fencer Joshua Abdill donates toys to the Parenting Center’s drive. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — During the past month, the families with...
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