NAACP standing up for immigrant rights, U.S. immigration policy reform
ORANGE, NJ — Oranges-Maplewood NAACP President Tom Puryear and Irvington NAACP President Merrick Harris agree there is a direct correlation between the civil rights movement and U.S. immigration. They...
View ArticleParticipate in Maplewood senior activities
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Below are a sampling of activities being offered to Maplewood and South Orange residents at the Maplewood Senior Center, 106 Burnett Ave. A free senior fitness open house will be...
View ArticleLearn about how the new tax law impacts homeowners
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Accountant Lawrence Pappas will conduct an informal presentation at the Maplewood Senior Center, 106 Burnett Ave., on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 11 a.m. The presentation, co-sponsored by...
View ArticlePrincipal shakeup in the SOMSD
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In just a few weeks, two South Orange-Maplewood School District principals have been removed from their original posts. Marshall School Principal Bonita Samuels was...
View ArticleHarlem Wizards Family Night is smashing success
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Recreation thanks Maplewood Middle School, the Maplewood Police Department and the Maplewood Fire Department for their support of Harlem Wizards Family Night on Jan. 29....
View ArticleTSTI fifth-grade families enjoy creative expression at family portrait workshop
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Renowned Israeli artist Hanoch Piven was at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange recently to lead an artistic workshop for fifth-grade religious school students and their...
View ArticleTowns’ municipal court implements walk-in warrant policy
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The shared municipal court of Maplewood and South Orange has implemented a walk-in warrant policy, which allows a defendant with a court warrant to appear in front of a...
View ArticleMaplewood to review to applications for police chief
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — According to Mayor Vic DeLuca in a Feb. 10 email to the News-Record, two members of the Maplewood Police Department have applied for the position of police chief: acting Chief Jimmy...
View ArticleCHS students’ art displayed in touring exhibit
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The New Jersey State Teen Arts Touring Visual Arts Exhibit was on view through Jan. 26 at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority on West State Street in Trenton. The exhibit...
View ArticleCommunity blood drive in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A community blood drive will be held Thursday, Feb. 22, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds, bring ID, eat a meal...
View ArticleBurns Night is huge success
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Club was transported to Scotland on Saturday, Feb. 3, to celebrate Burns Night, an international event that honors Scottish poet Robert Burns. The event was held by the...
View Article‘SOMA Talks’ focuses on protecting teens from substance abuse
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The first in “SOMA Talks,” a three-part education series that focuses on teenage alcohol and drug abuse, will be Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in...
View Article‘Love Letters’ to be performed by interACT
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Local theater group interACT Theatre Productions will present the romantic play “Love Letters,” by A. R. Gurney, for one weekend only at the Baird Theatre on Three. These four...
View ArticleTSTI to host Queen-themed Purim party
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, will hold an adults-only Purim party on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. It will...
View ArticleCCR honors Black History Month with authors
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the Schools Committee of the Community Coalition on Race for a presentation followed by a question-and-answer session with the authors of “Tasting Freedom,” Daniel Biddle and...
View Article‘for colored girls…’ brings black sisterhood to Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — This weekend, 4th Wall Theatre and the Burgdorff Center in Maplewood will kick off a new partnership in a theatrical celebration of Black History Month. The theater company will perform...
View ArticleCalling all SOMA campers!
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Kids Camp is open for registration, and planning an unforgettable summer for children in kindergarten through fourth grade. The camp has a focus on nature, learning, fun and...
View ArticleLocal protesters arrested at Rep. Lance’s office
WESTFIELD, NJ — A half dozen activists seeking guarantees against deportation of those brought illegally into the United States as children were arrested at U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance’s office in...
View ArticleJames Hunter to perform at Rent Party
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood’s favorite monthly live music event will present Daptone Records recording artist James Hunter on Friday night, Feb. 23, at The Woodland. Proceeds from the show will help...
View ArticleSHU hosts graduate open house on Feb. 24
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University will host its annual graduate open house on Saturday, Feb. 24, from noon to 3 p.m. on Seton Hall’s South Orange campus at 400 South Orange Ave. Representatives...
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