Columbia HS fencers earn NJIFA honors; Jack Woods named to First Team
Jack Woods MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School freshman Jack Woods was named to the New Jersey Interscholastic Fencing Association First All-State Fencing Team after his outstanding fencing in the...
View ArticlePreschoolers at TSTI get hands-on about Passover matzo
Photo Courtesy of TSTI SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 3-year-old classes at the Iris Family Center for Early Childhood Education at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel got up close and personal with matzo preparation,...
View ArticleMaplewoodians, get your free tree seedlings
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Free tree seedlings will be available to Maplewood Township residents in the month of April as part of the New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign. This program helps communities replace...
View ArticleDeadheads, get ready for the Two Town Shakedown
Photo Courtesy of TSTIDead Space musicians are, from left, Ed Petersen, Ben Davis, Todd Weiss, Howard Bialos, Rick Cantor, Jed Goldstein and Albert Cesario. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Deadheads and classic rock...
View ArticleSouth Mountain Y names Maplewood role model Youth of the Year
Photo Courtesy of Margaret McHughFrom left are Rick Gorab, Gladiz Ricci, Victoria Ricci, Cristina Ricci, David Ricci, James Goodger and Edward Philipp. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Cristina Ricci’s love of South...
View ArticleSave the date for the CCR’s annual dinner
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Save the date! The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race will celebrate integration with its annual dinner on Saturday, Oct. 14, at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in...
View ArticleSOMSD to hold second town hall forum May 3
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood School district will hold its second town hall on equity and inclusion on Wednesday, May 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Columbia High School Cafeteria, 17 Parker...
View ArticleHNA presents ‘Growing Up in Hilton’
Jim Buchanan MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association’s Thursday, April 20, meeting at 7:30 p.m. in DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood, will feature Jim Buchanan, who...
View ArticleInterfaith group works to change world
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — NCJW/Essex is sponsoring a Lunch and Learn — “Creating a Movement of Muslim and Jewish Women Changing the World” — featuring the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, a national organization...
View ArticleXRootsFest returns!
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race will hold its annual XRootsFest on Saturday, June 24, from noon to 5 p.m. at Flood’s Hill in South Orange. There will be ethnic...
View ArticleBlood drive in South Orange
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Elks will hold a blood drive at their lodge, 220 Prospect St. in South Orange, on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Celebrate the arrival of spring by making a...
View ArticleMeet artist Nancy Jackson
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Come by the Maplewood Memorial Library and meet Maplewood artist Nancy Jackson on Monday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. The library is located at 51 Baker St. in Maplewood. Jackson was born in...
View ArticleSOMA mobilizes to join thousands in NYC protest
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — SOMA Action will hold a local “Rally for Trump’s Returns” at 10:15 a.m. on April 15 in Ricalton Square in Maplewood, and then ride the 10:54 a.m. train to New York, to Bryant Park,...
View Article2017 Maple Leaf Awards to honor Marchman, Zimic, Woman’s Club
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Sunday, May 7, Robert A. Marchman, Tricia Zimic and The Woman’s Club of Maplewood will receive Maple Leaf Awards for their extraordinary volunteer and...
View Article‘Remember and Tell,’ SOMA commemorates the Holocaust
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The 40th annual South Orange-Maplewood Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Service will take place Sunday, April 23, at the Morrow Memorial Methodist Church, 600 Ridgewood Road in...
View ArticleMaplewood teen shines at Fairview Lake YMCA
Photo Courtesy of Margaret McHughAs ‘Brave’ in the Color War at Fairview Lake YMCA Camps last summer, Colleen Falconer of Maplewood rallied her team. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Colleen Falconer of Maplewood first...
View ArticleSOMSD recognized for music education
Photo Courtesy of James MannoFrom left are Columbia High School musicians Liana Greenberg, Adam Friedman-Brown, Louise Kern-Kensler, Peter Henderson and Gillian Basedow. SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ —...
View ArticleTauriello and others inducted into WSOU Hall of Fame
Photo Courtesy of Mark MabenFrom left are Scott Pringle, Glenn Schuck, Pete Tauriello and Bernie Wagenblast. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, April 8, more than 125 members of the Seton Hall University...
View ArticleScientist to speak at SHU symposium for a an AIDS cure strategy
Kamel Khalili SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Department of Biological Sciences at Seton Hall University will be holding its 10th annual Biological Sciences Symposium as part of the Petersheim Exposition on...
View ArticleSeton Hall med school appoints founding board of governors
NUTLEY / CLIFTON / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The new Seton Hall – Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine has appointed its founding board of governors, an assembly that harnesses the expertise of a wide array...
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