5th-grader champions chicken ordinance
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — At its Dec. 11 meeting, the South Orange Board of Health unanimously approved an ordinance that amends the village code to authorize residents to own chickens. The amended ordinance,...
View ArticleTSTI students prepare treats for Interfaith Food Pantry
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The seventh-grade students at the Linda and Rudy Slucker Religious School at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange got into the holiday spirit recently. In celebration of...
View ArticleSouth Mountain Y aims to keep you busy this winter
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Mountain YMCA is making it easy and fun for children and adults to stay active and engaged throughout the winter, offering dozens of programs in sports, the arts and...
View ArticleRabies vaccination clinic in SO
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Health Department will hold a free rabies vaccination clinic for dogs and cats on Saturday, Jan. 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the South Orange Rescue Squad building, 62...
View ArticleInstitute of NeuroImmune Pharmacology at Seton Hall receives $2.2 million...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Samikkannu Thangavel, the new associate director of the Institute of NeuroImmune Pharmacology at Seton Hall University, has received a five-year $2.2 million research award from the...
View ArticleSouth Orange remembers Martin Luther King Jr.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Civic Organization presents it 48th annual Martin Luther King Jr. program on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 3 p.m. at South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road in South...
View ArticleWinter KinderConcert at Oheb Shalom
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation will host a Winter KinderConcert on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 3 p.m. featuring oboist Lynne Cohen and flutist Jill Sokol. Admission is charged. Oheb Shalom is...
View ArticleLearn about Arthur Szyk with Beth El
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Join Congregation Beth El in South Orange for a private tour of the “Arthur Szyk: Soldier in Art” exhibit at the New York Historical Society on Sunday, Jan. 7. This private tour of a...
View ArticleB’nai B’rith Federation House celebrates 25th anniversary in South Orange
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The B’nai B’rith Federation House celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Dec. 11 South Orange Board of Trustees meeting, with residents and employees filling the seats of the South...
View ArticleMaplewood Garden Club presents ‘The Pen & the Trowel’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Explore the writing-gardening connection on Monday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., Maplewood, when the Maplewood Garden Club hosts Marta McDowell. She...
View ArticleJLOSH elects new president for 2019-2020 year
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills recently announced that its board of directors has approved Isabelle S. Felix as the president-elect-elect who will serve as...
View ArticleCounty clerk releases certified SOMA election results
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The New Jersey gubernatorial election went as had been expected, but elections at the local level did offer some surprises in Essex County. A few weeks after the...
View ArticleBeth El announces new study program
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Congregation Beth El in South Orange has announced that its Beth El Beit Midrash, or “House of Study,” program in partnership with Project Zug, a leading Jewish study organization,...
View ArticleSeton Hall announces ‘South Orange Days’
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall Athletics and the South Orange Village Center Alliance have designated the Saturday, Jan. 20, men’s basketball game vs. Xavier at Prudential Center and the Sunday, Feb....
View ArticlePursuit of Harmony lights the flame of understanding and unity
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Pursuit of Harmony helped create beautiful music and build bridges of understanding over the weekend of Dec. 15 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South...
View ArticleDeLuca delivers State of the Township Address
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — At the Jan. 1 Maplewood Township Committee meeting, Mayor Vic DeLuca, who was selected to be mayor for the 13th year, delivered the State of the Township Address. In it he thanked...
View ArticleSouth Mountain Reservation gains open-air pavilion
MILLBURN, NJ — Essex County officials gathered Dec. 21 to cut the ribbon on an open-air pavilion in South Mountain Reservation. The steel and wooden structure is located along Crest Drive by the...
View Article‘Giving Teens a Voice’ in SOMA
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race is teaming with the South Orange and Maplewood public libraries for a special session, “Giving Teens a Voice,” at the South...
View ArticleTC elects DeLuca mayor for 13th time
On Jan. 1, the Maplewood Township Committee held its first 2018 meeting, at which Mayor Vic DeLuca and Committeeman Dean Dafis were sworn in; the mayor delivered the State of the Township Address; and...
View ArticleBurns Night returns to the Maplewood Club
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Enjoy an evening of Scottish dancing, music and food at the second Maplewood Burns Night on Saturday, Feb. 3, from 7 to 11 p.m. at The Maplewood Club, 489 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood....
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