Maplewood Chamber’s business card exchange
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Chamber of Commerce will host its annual business card exchange on Monday, March 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. Admission is charged,...
View Article‘Likely Stories’ returns March 27
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Inspired by Isaiah Sheffer’s “Selected Shorts at Symphony Space,” “Likely Stories” is an evening of storytelling at which great short stories are performed by...
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Maplewood Rotary to honor David Berry
David Berry MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Rotary Club will honor former local resident and community volunteer David Berry with its 2017 Citizenship Award at Rotary’s annual Affair of the Heart Dinner...
View ArticleMaplewood Memorial Park Conservancy to hold first meeting
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The newly formed Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy will hold its first meeting Thursday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at the Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood....
View ArticleMCM brings spring concert to MMS
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Community Music presents its annual spring concert, “Celebrating 15 Years of Making Music in Maplewood,” featuring the Maplewood Concert Band under the direction of Steve...
View Article‘Irish Education 100’ honors three SHU education leaders
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Three members of the Seton Hall University community were recently inducted into the “Irish Education 100” honor roll. This national list is published...
View ArticleInterfaith concert for peace in SO
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation will hold an interfaith concert for peace with music that heals the soul on Sunday, April 2, at 4 p.m. at the South Orange synagogue, 170 Scotland Road. This...
View ArticleBOE to vote on SOMA schools budget
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood School District released the following press release: “On March 7, 2017, the district’s proposed budget for the 2017-2018 school year was...
View ArticleHands on at the SOPL
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — March is Makers Month at South Orange Public Library. On Saturday, March 18, is Makers Mayhem at the library with non-stop hands on activities for everyone,...
View ArticleLocal group builds home in Guatemala
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A group from Our Lady of Sorrows in South Orange traveled to Guatemala from March 3 to 11 with Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village Program. The group...
View ArticleSouth Orange water utility valve exercising program
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Village Water Utility started its annual water valve exercising program the week of March 20. Valve exercising will occur through Friday, April 7. Valve exercising...
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Susan Orlean reads at Seton Hall
Susan Orleans SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s final Poetry-in-the-Round event of spring 2017 will present the acclaimed, bestselling writer, Susan Orlean, on Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m. in...
View ArticleFour to run for 3 seats on village board in May election
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — While the race for the three open seats on the South Orange Board of Trustees may not be the largest we’ve seen in the village, it is sure to be exciting...
View ArticleAmateur chamber music workshop celebrates 25 years in Essex County
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Walking along Prospect Street in Maplewood, you might not notice the Ethical Culture Society of Essex County amid the many attractive multi-story dwellings. But...
View ArticleOLS blood drive
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Our Lady of Sorrows in South Orange blood drive will host a blood drive with free cholesterol screening on Sunday, March 26, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 217 Prospect St., South Orange....
View ArticleRacism and insensitivity in our schools
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — It has been a rough couple of weeks for the South Orange-Maplewood School District in regard to tolerance and cultural competency. Last week, South Orange Middle School...
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Maplewood Green Team and SOSMD focus on overheating issues in classrooms
Photo Courtesy of SOMSDDiscussing the pilot study to counter overheating at Tuscan School are, from left, Maplewood Green Team liaison Tracey Woods, Nirali Patel and Ankur Patel from Encore Dev Labs,...
View ArticleTSTI to screen ‘Zero Motivation’
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange, will hold a film screening of “Zero Motivation,” an Israeli comedy about women who serve in a remote army base in the desert, on...
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CHS art students raise money for trip to Spain
Photo Courtesy of Marilyn Lehren MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Students at Columbia High School taking a college-level course in art history have been offered the opportunity to continue their art immersion with a...
View ArticleTSTI hosts free adult education classes
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange invites area residents to the following adult education classes, which are free and open to the public: The TSTI clergy and congregants...
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