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Actor, director Zach Braff inducted into CHS Hall of Fame
Actor, director Zach Braff inducted into CHS Hall of Fame MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — After being inducted into the Columbia High School Hall of Fame on May 29, Zach Braff told the CHS students, “You...
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Two SOMSD students arrested for bringing weapons to school
File PhotoPolice beefed up security outside Columbia High School on June 5, following a ‘Code Yellow’ incident the day before, when a student was arrested for bringing a knife, as well as an Airsoft...
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Author Joshua Braff to sign ‘Daddy Diaries’ at Words
Joshua Braff MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — When Joshua Braff and wife Jill decided to have their first child 15 years ago, they agreed that he would be the one to stay home with the baby. This decision...
View ArticleBOT discusses plans to fill vacant seat
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — With the excitement of last month’s election has come some uncertainty regarding the laws for filling vacant seats on the South Orange Board of Trustees. On May 12, Sheena Collum was...
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Local moms band together to help impoverished mothers
Photo Courtesy of Annemarie ConteAnnemarie Conte of the SOMA Mothers & More brings diaper donations to the Sierra House in East Orange. MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Making the choice between food...
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CHS Scholarship Fund gifts $165K to 107 needy students
Photo by Sean QuinnAbove, scholarship recipients and Columbia High School Scholarship Fund trustees gather June 11 at the high school. The fund gave $165,000 to 107 CHS seniors and alumni to help them...
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SHU alum examines 1967 Newark riots in documentary
Photo Courtesy of Kevin McLaughlin, who directed, edited and produced a documentary about the 1967 riots in Newark. Photo Courtesy of Kevin McLaughlinMcLaughlin, left, is interviewed by Seton Hall...
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SOMSD and Seth Boyden receive grants for green initiatives
Photo Courtesy of Kristy Ranieri / At the grant-awarding event are, front row, from left, Kristy Ranieri of the Seth Boyden Green Team; Maplewood Deputy Mayor Kathleen Leventhal; South...
View ArticleResidents debate merits of keeping animal shelter at JAC site
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ —Residents of both South Orange and Maplewood packed the Baird Center at the South Orange Board of Trustees’ public forum June 17 to voice their opinions on what should be...
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AK Foundation saves lives through fire-prevention programs
Photo by Shanee FrazierThe Aspiring Kindness Foundation presents the South Orange Police Department with a check for $3,000 that will be used to fund the Junior Police Academy. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The...
View ArticleCHS bids farewell to Class of 2015
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Most members of Columbia High School’s 475-member graduating Class of 2015 wore smiles as they walked across the stage at the Essex County College Gym on June 24 to pick up...
View ArticleCourt’s decision supports all NJ couples
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE/WEST ORANGE, NJ — Brown v. Board of Education. Loving v. Virginia. Roe v. Wade. And now Obergefell v. Hodges. Joining those other landmark Supreme Court decisions, which...
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Ladies of Leadership ends inaugural year with banquet
Photo by Shanee FrazierColumbia High School teacher Abiodun Banner, far left, stands with the young women of Ladies of Leadership at their first awards ceremony on June 25. MAPLEWOOD\SOUTH ORANGE, NJ...
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Landmark chosen to transform Village Hall into new restaurant
File PhotoThe South Orange Board of Trustees decided June 30 to designate Landmark Hospitality as the conditional redeveloper of Village Hall, above to the left. The trustees hope the addition of a...
View ArticleSHU president honored by Carnegie Corporation as ‘Great Immigrant’
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In celebration of Independence Day, Seton Hall University President A. Gabriel Esteban has been recognized as a “Great Immigrant” by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Esteban,...
View ArticleSouth Orange student is finalist in worldwide competition
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Each year, the fourth-grade students at the Linda and Rudy Slucker Religious School at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange participate in “My Family Story.” Through the...
View ArticleSOMS principal resigns, takes position in Morristown
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In a surprising move, Principal Joseph Uglialoro resigned from his position as the chief administrator at South Orange Middle School on June 30. Uglialoro’s reasons for...
View ArticleApply to be a featured artist with ‘Playin’ Around South Orange’
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Playin’ Around South Orange, sponsored by PNC Bank, returns this August. The public art project, now in its third year, is accepting applications from artists to decorate one of six...
View ArticleSouth Orange Avenue to be closed for bridge installation
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Avenue between Cherry Lane/Brookside Drive and Wyoming Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic from Tuesday, July 21, to Thursday, July 23, and Tuesday, July 28, to...
View ArticleNorth Newstead streets to be ‘renewed’ due to effort by neighbors
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Several badly deteriorated roads in the North Newstead section of South Orange are in the process of being upgraded, much to the pleasure of area residents, who worked diligently to...
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