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Villager brings her lifetime love of dance to new business
Claudia Aarts-Schreiber SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Turning challenges into opportunities has been the modus operandi for South Orange resident Claudia Aarts-Schreiber for as long as she can remember. Now this...
View ArticleCommunity unites to sing of peace, hope
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Lifting their voices in songs of hope and solidarity, residents of Maplewood and South Orange joined together as part of the “United We Sing” event hosted...
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SHU’s president to leave South Orange, head to Chicago
Seton Hall University President A. Gabriel Esteban heads to DePaul University for next academic year. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University announced last week that university President A. Gabriel...
View ArticleCommunity forum for immigrants, allies
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Parenting Center will host a community forum for immigrants on Thursday, March 2, at 7 p.m. at Seth Boyden School Library, 274 Boyden Ave. in Maplewood. Immigrants and allies, come...
View ArticleDeath, rabies rates down according to village health dept.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Earlier this month, the South Orange Department of Health released its 2016 annual public health report, detailing the data regarding animal control, human health issues, enforcement...
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Tuscan students ‘Speak Out’ at Maplewood Library
Photo Courtesy of Amy PoppAbove are Tuscan Elementary School students with Tuscan Library media specialist Amy Popp. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Fourth-grade students from Tuscan School, along with other...
View ArticleRenowned sculptor visits CHS
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School welcomed Willie Cole, renowned sculptor and artist, to speak to various classes in the arts department on Jan. 9. Recognized primarily for...
View ArticleCelebrate 10 years with the Maplewood Green Team
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Green Team will host a social event on Thursday, March 9, from 7 to 9 p.m. to celebrate the group’s 10-year anniversary. The “Party with a Purpose” will take place at The...
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Maplewood Garden Club meeting
Carol Gracie MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Garden Club will meet Monday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., to hear Carol Gracie discuss “Spring Wildflowers,...
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Meet Harriet Tubman at Jefferson School
Daisy Century portrays Harriet Tubman. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Meet American heroine Harriet Tubman at Jefferson Elementary School, 518 Ridgewood Road in Maplewood, on Sunday, March 5, at 2 p.m. This...
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Talking to children about race and identity
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Running March 14 through April 1, the Schools Committee of the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race will be hosting three workshops to help parents,...
View Article2017 Ideas Festival lineup is announced
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The 2017 Maplewood Ideas Festival, celebrating the talent and creativity of the community, will take place from March 18 through April 1. All programs are free and open to the public....
View ArticleCoffee house discussion on immigration in SOMA
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Who are today’s immigrants? The Community Coalition on Race’s 2016 demographic study found that 23 percent of SOMA residents are foreign born, and 41 percent of those are people of...
View ArticleSOMS celebrates Black History Month
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Middle School student government and Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Horizons Club co-sponsored a Black History Month program that featured...
View ArticleYour library, your voice
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The public is invited to a community forum with architects Sage and Coombe, who have been contracted to create a conceptual design for the Maplewood Main Library at 51 Baker St. The...
View ArticleSMC annual public meeting
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Mountain Conservancy will hold its annual public meeting Thursday, March 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. in Maplewood. Attend the meeting to...
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Mayor provides update on Avalon Bay reconstruction
Photo by Daniel Jackovino MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood is still working to bounce back from the six-alarm fire that tore through the Avalon Apartments construction site on Feb. 4, destroying...
View ArticleRegister for SOMAS children’s summer program
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School children’s summer program offers more than 100 classes in creative arts, music, science and sports. Students get to choose their...
View ArticleDiVincenzo gives State of the County Address
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented his 14th annual State of the County Address on Monday, Feb. 27, in the Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove. The...
View ArticleCollege and career night at CHS
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School will hold its annual college and career night on Wednesday, March 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the main gym at Columbia High School, 17 Parker Ave. in Maplewood....
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