Local tween proves herself to be an adroit businesswoman
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — For most 12-year-olds, life’s biggest accomplishments may include getting homework done on time or passing a major test. But Maplewood’s Sadie Munoz is no...
View ArticleCounty to participate in Drug Take Back Day on April 29
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Division of Community Health and Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. joined April 13 with the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team, the Essex County...
View ArticleMeadowland Park tennis court reconstruction to begin April 24
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Reconstruction of the tennis courts in Meadowland Park is scheduled to begin on or about April 24, according to a recent press release from the village. The complex, which holds...
View ArticleMaplewood’s annual spring egg hunt draws huge crowd
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — After a weather-related postponement, Maplewood held its annual spring egg hunt on Saturday, April 8, at noon. Ten thousand eggs awaited hundreds of anxious...
View ArticleADAPT youth leaders collaborate with local businesses to prevent underage...
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — As April is Alcohol Awareness Month, youth leaders from The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team took part in a Sticker Shock Campaign at three South...
View ArticleSeton Hall – Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine names founding chairs
NUTLEY / CLIFTON / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The founding chairs of the clinical departments of the new Seton Hall-Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine have been named. Chosen by a search committee...
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Seton Hall plans for the 24th Evening of Roses
Photo Courtesy of Seton Hall UniversityFather Lawrence E. Frizzell teaches students. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Father Lawrence E. Frizzell, will be honored for a lifetime of work and scholarship, receiving...
View ArticleEncore screening of ‘Screenagers’
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Join your neighbors for an encore community screening of “Screenagers” on Thursday, April 20, at 7 p.m. at South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road in South Orange. This...
View ArticleSHU ‘farmers and cowmen’ to be friends on SOPAC stage
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “Oklahoma!” is undoubtedly one of the most significant plays in the history of American theater. The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic — the duo’s debut...
View ArticleSOMADEMS to host Murphy, Brennan at candidates forum
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — SOMADEMS will host Democratic gubernatorial candidates Phil Murphy and Bill Brennan at the group’s third “Meet the Governor” candidates forum on Tuesday, April 25, from 7 to 10 p.m. at...
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Religious school parents at TSTI pound it out for charity
Photo Courtesy of TSTIFrom left are Elise Joy, executive director of Girls Helping Girls. Period.; pound fit instructor Dionne Scott, who volunteered her time, and Susan Nasberg-Abrams of Maplewood;...
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Seton Hall investment research team wins American championship
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A team of Stillman School of Business students from Seton Hall University won the CFA Institute Research Challenge for the Americas. The team advanced to this level of the...
View ArticleBlack parents advocacy group launches new website
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Black Parents Workshop has launched a new website — www.blackparentsworkshop.org — as part of its continuing efforts to advocate for equity in the South...
View ArticleLocal residents learn about the horrors of the Holocaust
Click to view slideshow. WASHINGTON, DC — The South Orange-Maplewood Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Committee sponsored an April 18 trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Lincoln Memorial...
View ArticleFrom fleece to cloth – shearing, spinning and weaving
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Spinning, twisting a fiber such as wool into thread or yarn, and weaving that thread or yarn to create cloth is an art and a craft dating back thousands of years. At a free event on...
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Teen sisters find support for their nonprofit from TSTI community
Photo Courtesy of Joy YagidEmma Joy, left, and Quinn Joy are happy and tired after receiving a large donation of feminine hygiene products for their nonprofit, Girls Helping Girls. Period. SOUTH...
View ArticleExplore journey of Jewish leadership at Oheb Shalom
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation will present “Leadership as a Jewish Journey,” with Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, on Wednesday, May 3, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at 170 Scotland Road in South Orange....
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Freeholders recognize exceptional youths
Photo Courtesy of Glen FriesonThe Essex County Freeholders recently honored, front row, from left, Megan Hackett, Zani Jones Mbayise and Samantha E. Corredor; and back row, from left, Justine Eli Rosa,...
View Article‘Stolen Identities’ at 1978 Arts Center
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — 1978 Maplewood Arts Center will present “Stolen Identities” from April 29 through May 26. This is the latest exhibit by the New Art Group, one of New Jersey’s oldest art collectives,...
View ArticleThrash metaller Chuck Billy drops in on WSOU
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Chuck Billy, vocalist of the thrash metal band Testament, stopped by WSOU 89.5 FM in conjunction with the band’s appearances in the New York City area to...
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