‘Metaphorically Speaking’ premieres at 1978
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — “Metaphorically Speaking,” a new exhibit at 1978 Maplewood Arts Center, opens Saturday, Sept. 23, and will run through Sunday, Oct. 29. An opening reception will be held Saturday, Sept....
View ArticleSHU partners with nonprofit, SOMSD hopes to be next
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University announced a partnership with Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers on Monday, Sept. 18, officially signing an agreement that will go into effect in August 2018...
View ArticleMGC presents presents ‘The New Shade Garden’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Monday, Oct. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., the Maplewood Garden Club hosts award-winning author and photographer Ken Druse, who will discuss “The New...
View ArticleOysterfest draws 2,000 to The Woodland
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Robert J. Miller Oysterfest kicked off on Saturday, Sept. 16, the third year that the melanoma awareness fundraiser was held at The Woodland in Maplewood. Honoring the life of...
View ArticleCoffeehouse draws support, reproach from community
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race presented its coffeehouse discussion “RACISM: It’s in Our Backyard Too” on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at The Woodland in...
View ArticleVolunTEENS receive gratitude and accolades
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Fifty-seven active teen volunteers at the South Orange Public Library during the summer assisted with programs and outreach, attended workshops, participated in a walkathon for the...
View ArticleRabid raccoon and dog fight in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — According to Maplewood health officer Robert Roe, last week a raccoon fought with a dog in Maplewood. The raccoon was captured by St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare and tested for rabies at...
View ArticleSouthNEXT Festival returns to South Orange
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Returning to South Orange, SouthNEXT, begins Friday, Oct. 6, with “KICKoff,” the annual three-floor cocktail party and creative extravaganza that fills the South Orange Performing...
View ArticleSOMSD to hold town hall for elementary school families
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Elementary school families in the South Orange-Maplewood School District are invited to attend a town hall meeting with interim Superintendent of Schools Thomas Ficarra on Thursday,...
View ArticleTwo former South Orange residents honored by county plaques
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. dedicated three bronze plaques to the memories of Balozi Harvey from South Orange, Dr. Leon Smith from Essex Fells and Lawrence “Lonnie” Wright...
View ArticleRenowned Korean Catholic to lecture at SHU
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Rev. Simon C. Kim will deliver the Archbishop Gerety Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m., hosted by the Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology of Seton Hall...
View ArticleJESPY House to host program on preparing for the future
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — JESPY House, a 39-year old nonprofit in South Orange that helps adults with learning and developmental disabilities to achieve their full potential and to lead independent lives, is...
View ArticleDistrict shuts off more water sources in response to lead testing
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, 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 and...
View ArticleEnergy workshop in Maplewood for better landscape practices
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — With its finger on the pulse of advancing technology, the township of Maplewood along with non-profit Quiet Communities and the American Green Zone Alliance will host a regional...
View ArticleOrange reopens Marylawn as high school
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — After years of disuse, the site that was once home to Marylawn of the Orange Academy, located on Scotland Road in South Orange, is again housing a school. STEM Innovation Academy of...
View Article‘Without a Net: the Digital Divide in America’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Sunday, Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Columbia High School, attend a screening of a new documentary presented by Verizon called “Without a Net: the Digital Divide in America.”...
View ArticleDonate items to those in need in Puerto Rico
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Police Department’s PBA is collecting non-perishable items like clothing, water, baby food, diapers, batteries, flashlights, first aid kits and more to send Hurricane...
View ArticleFlu vaccine clinic in South Orange
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Department of Health will offer seasonal influenza vaccinations for adults 18 years old and older on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 9 to 10 a.m. at the village offices, 76...
View ArticleEismann takes to the oceans to ‘swim for Shakespeare’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In her quest to fully experience the world of Shakespeare and ensure others can as well, Maplewood actress Sarah Eismann, who founded the all-female Manhattan Shakespeare Project, is...
View ArticleEnjoy the International Celebration at SHU
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s 2017 International Celebration is here! This is a special time of year when the Seton Hall community highlights the multiculturalism of its campus. The events...
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