NAACP to hold two-part workshop
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Oranges and Maplewood unit of the NAACP is hosting a two-part “Parent to School Pipeline Workshop” to provide parents with the skills needed to effectively advocate for their...
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First Friends information meeting packs church
Photo Courtesy of Elizabeth Brewer RedwineApproximately 100 people gather at St. George’s to learn more about immigration and detention. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Tuesday, Feb. 7, St. George’s Church in...
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ADAPT recognizes exceptional community members
Photo Courtesy of ADAPTThese community members were recognized by ADAPT for their dedication to helping those addicted to alcohol or drugs in Essex County. EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Alcohol and Drug Abuse...
View ArticleHistoric guitar summit and music camp comes to Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Beginning Feb. 28, guitarists from around the globe will descend on the leafy suburb of Maplewood for the chance to learn from and listen to some of the greatest living acoustic guitar...
View ArticleMaplewood participates in American Heart Month
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — You may have seen the red boxes at the municipal buildings, libraries and in the schools. This month is American Heart Month and these red boxes, stating “Life is Better Heart Healthy”...
View Article‘In a Different Key’ authors to appear at Words Bookstore
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Journalists John Donvan and Caren Zucker will be at Words Bookstore in Maplewood on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss and sign copies of their book, “In a Different Key: The...
View ArticleFree 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 ArticleTurn your stress into success
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Parenting Center & The Elementary School PTAs present “Turning Stress into Success” on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Tuscan Elementary School, 28 Harvard Ave. in Maplewood....
View Article‘Outdoor Movies Indoors’ begins at The Woodland
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — This Sunday, Feb. 19, on the eve of Monday’s Presidents Day holiday, the Maplewood Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with The SOMA Film Festival will show the movie “Moonrise...
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SHU hosts program on pope’s diplomacy
Rev. Bernardito C. Auza SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Dean Andrea Bartoli and the faculty of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations of Seton Hall University invite the public to attend a lecture and...
View ArticleMaplewood native shows artwork at Memorial Library
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — It’s entirely possibly that anyone taking a close look at Stephen B. Ellis’ art will hear the rich sounds of an alto saxophone or the smooth undertones of a bass guitar playing in the...
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The shrinking role of faculty in U.S. higher education
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “One of the key ingredients that made American higher education great is at risk,” said professor Martin J. Finkelstein, of the Department of Education Leadership, Management and...
View ArticleMaplewood TC creates Seniors Advisory Committee
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — With the great migration of seniors from New Jersey to places with more services and lower taxes, many municipalities in the area are working to retain their seniors with improved...
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Slow down and pay attention
Photo Courtesy of Sheena CollumFrom left are patrolman Frank Auriemma, Recreation Director Kate Schmidt, Trustee Steve Schnall, Police Chief Kyle Kroll, Village President Sheena Collum, Sunil Badlani,...
View ArticleTwo towns receive nearly $290K of federal grant funds
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Thanks to the Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions Grant programs, 13 Essex County municipalities and 36 nonprofit community...
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Women’s Connection of TSTI holds meditation and yoga event
Photo Courtesy of TSTIMembers of TSTI’s Women’s Connection at the yoga and meditation event in January SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Thirty-five members of the Women’s Connection of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel...
View ArticleSOMA welcomes refugee family
Click to view slideshow. WEST ORANGE, NJ — Last fall, three synagogues in South Orange — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, Beth El Congregation and Congregation Oheb Shalom — set out to help resettle at...
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Fit for an Autopsy dissects its new album on WSOU
Photo Courtesy of Mark MabenMembers of the heavy metal band Fit for an Autopsy visited Seton Hall University’s WSOU radio station on Feb. 13 to discuss their forthcoming album, ‘The Great Collapse.’...
View ArticleOne-act plays take the Maplewood stage in ‘Kabaret’
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Theater Project, the New Jersey-based theater company that produces its mainstage shows in Maplewood, will hold its annual “Kaleidoscope Kabaret” of one-act...
View ArticleDistrict responds to yet another allegedly anti-Semitic act
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A South Orange-Maplewood public school has again had to release a statement regarding alleged anti-Semitic behavior on campus. On Feb. 15, Maplewood Middle School Principal Dara Gronau...
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