Ficarra ready to roll up sleeves, get to work in district
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood School District has a new face at the helm of the school system. Thomas Ficarra is the interim superintendent of schools for the 2017-2018...
View ArticleCommunity Spirit Gala for Arts Unbound
ORANGE, NJ — Arts Unbound will hold its Community Spirit Gala, honoring founder Catherine Lazen and Steven Gomez of Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation, on Friday, Sept. 15, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at...
View ArticleFour WSOU students named NAB student scholars
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Four staff members of WSOU 89.5 FM, the student-run radio station of Seton Hall University, have been selected as National Association of Broadcasters student scholars. As student...
View ArticleCareer-building seminars, workshops at SHU
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University offers a full lineup of continuing education classes this fall developed for adult learners aiming to sharpen their professional skills. The schedule includes...
View ArticleNine vie for three seats on SOMA BOE
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — This election season is shaping up to be an exciting one in South Orange and Maplewood with nine candidates running for three open seats on the SOMA Board of Education....
View ArticleThird annual Robert J. Miller Oysterfest is here
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Get Naked In The ’Wood! Tickets are on sale now for the third annual Robert J. Miller Oysterfest for melanoma awareness. This popular event, in partnership with the township of...
View ArticleSOMA youth invited to demo at Arthur Ashe Stadium
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Eleven junior tennis players from South Orange and Maplewood representing The Maplewood Club, Orange Lawn Tennis Club and West Orange Tennis Club participated in a Net...
View ArticleS. Mtn. School receives Sustainable Jersey’s bronze certification
EWING, NJ — Sustainable Jersey for Schools recently announced that 91 schools achieved the prestigious Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification in 2017, including the South Mountain Elementary...
View ArticleReviving the Harrison cider apple at Durand-Hedden
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — As Newark was settled in the 17th century, apple orchards took root, feeding a booming industry in hard cider. The most famous and revered apple was the Harrison, a diminutive yellow...
View ArticleCounty recognizes exceptional senior citizen artists
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. congratulated 17 Essex County artists who received awards in the annual Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show during an awards...
View ArticleColumbia HS boys’ soccer team improves to 2-0 on season
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity soccer team defeated Newark Academy and Verona to move to a 2-0 record on the season. Joe Dente had one goal and one assist and Julian Lyons and...
View Article‘The Hammersteins’ in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Oscar Andrew Hammerstein III will hold a discussion of his book “The Hammersteins: A Musical Theatre Family” on Wednesday, Sept. 27, from noon to 2 p.m. at Winchester Gardens, 333...
View ArticleSHU awarded innovation grant
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada has awarded an innovation grant to produce a Spanish-language curriculum for permanent diaconate formation....
View ArticleHNA to host candidates forum
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association will hold a Maplewood Township Committee candidates forum on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave. in...
View Article16 years later, Essex still remembers
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County residents gathered at Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange early on Monday, Sept. 11, to commemorate the lives lost 16 years ago in the terror attacks of 2001. While...
View ArticleIntergenerational High Holy Days at TSTI
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, invites the public to experience Erev Rosh Hashanah like never before. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 5:30 p.m., the...
View ArticleSOMSD combats rodent problems in school buildings
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Sept. 13, the South Orange-Maplewood School District sent a letter to the community alerting it of a mice infestation in school buildings. “SOMSD recently received a...
View ArticleRAINBOWS assists children dealing with grief
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Do you have a child 5 to 12 years old who is grieving a loss from a life-altering crisis such as death, divorce, separation, abandonment or other painful family transition? The...
View ArticleCHS named the most beautiful school in NJ
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Architectural Digest recently published its list of the most beautiful public high schools in each state in the United States and Columbia High School in Maplewood took New Jersey’s top...
View ArticleNew tests show 13 school fixtures with elevated lead levels
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In a Sept. 5 update, the South Orange-Maplewood School District reported that in the second round of lead testing, 13 fixtures showed evidence of elevated lead levels....
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