Annual July 4 art project returns to Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood’s July 4 celebration welcomes participants in the annual art project. Instead of putting a picture on the backstop as has been done in the past three years, the backstop will...
View ArticleMemorial Park Conservancy to hold first volunteer meeting
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The recently formed Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy will hold an organizational meeting on Wednesday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m. at The Woodland Parlor Room, 60 Woodland Road in...
View ArticleArt and music at the Maplewood library
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — This Saturday, May 20, visit the Maplewood Memorial Library at 51 Baker St. from 3 to 4 p.m. for an art and music reception. Works are on exhibit by abstract artist Aida Jones, who will...
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Try out for Maplewood Manta Rays
Photo Courtesy of Maplewood Manta RaysMolly O’Connell places third at a home meet against Mountainside. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Manta Rays Diving Team will hold tryouts on Saturday, June 3, and...
View ArticleSchnall edges out Saeed in BOT election
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — While the weeks preceding the South Orange Board of Trustees election held May 9 were rather quiet and orderly, the days following the election were anything...
View ArticleWoman’s Club donates $100,000 to Scholarship Fund
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — There was cause for celebration in Maplewood on Friday, May 13, as the township’s Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs honored the Woman’s Club of Maplewood on its 100th...
View ArticleGet ready for a middle school dance June 10
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood and South Orange are full of opportunities to engage and enhance children’s lives — sports, art and music opportunities abound. However, most of these...
View Article‘Stroke is a Serious Matter’
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A part of Stroke Awareness Month, the Rho Gamma Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will present “Stroke is a Serious Matter” on Thursday, May 25, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at...
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CHS students present ‘Verve’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School Art 4 and AP Studio Art classes from this past school year will present their work in an exhibition, “Verve,” at the CHS Domareki Gallery, 17 Parker Ave. in...
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Summersgill, Lembrich butt heads over township policy
Mike Summersgill MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Township Committee candidate Mike Summersgill believes his recent removal from the Maplewood Pool Advisory Committee directly relates to his run for office, a...
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JLOSH makes an impact at food pantry
Photo Courtesy of Allison SmithJLOSH members serve families at Our Lady of Sorrows. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills partnered with Our Lady of Sorrows Food Pantry in...
View ArticleCCR ‘Conversations’ tackles privilege
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Led by a racially and professionally diverse set of panelists, the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race led a critical community discussion...
View ArticleMaplewood, surrounding police respond to large fight in DeHart
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Sunday, May 21, at approximately 5:52 p.m., Maplewood police officers responded to a report of a large fight in DeHart Park, according to a May 22 press release from the township. A...
View ArticleSeton Hall University graduates largest baccalaureate class in school’s history
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University celebrated its 160th baccalaureate commencement at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on May 15. Seton Hall graduated 1,465 undergraduate...
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Columbia’s school newspaper wins first place for third consecutive year
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbian, Columbia High School’s student-run newspaper, has earned the first-place award for the third consecutive year in an annual competition held by the American Scholastic...
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TSTI students celebrate 2017 Hebrew High graduation
Photo Courtesy of TSTIFront row, from left, are cantors Joan Finn and Rebecca Moses, Madeline Larson and Jordan Pressel from South Orange-Maplewood, Sarah Wish and Carly Jones from Millburn, Sage...
View ArticleArtBender raises more than $9,300 for Arts Unbound
Click to view slideshow. ORANGE, NJ — ArtBender 2017, a 24-hour series of creative events including an art marathon and silent auction from noon on May 6 to noon on May 7, raised more than $9,300 for...
View ArticleStudents join with area peers to make sweet music
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, May 13, South Orange Middle School orchestra director Bill Cook hosted the All-North Jersey Elementary Honors Orchestra Festival at the school....
View ArticleMFD dedicates two new ambulances
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Fire Department recently placed two new ambulances in service, which were blessed and dedicated on May 20 at a ceremony in front of Maplewood Fire...
View ArticleS.O. resident gives back to children in her native Latvia
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Anna Litvak made South Orange her home in 2015, but no matter how much she has grown to love the village, she will never be able to turn her back on her...
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