CHS elevator is almost back in service after inoperability
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The elevator at Columbia High School will soon be in service, after being in need of repairs for an extended period of time. The elevator, which serves 2,000 students in the three-floor...
View ArticleWSOU to celebrate 70th anniversary with alumni reunion dinner
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — WSOU 89.5 FM, Seton Hall University’s legendary student-run radio station, will celebrate 70 years of continuous operation on Saturday, April 14. Festivities include a gathering of...
View ArticleInternationally recognized psychologist to visit SHU
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Celebrated psychologist Debbie Joffe Ellis — the wife of the late Albert Ellis, who was known as the father of rational emotive behavior therapy and the cognitive approach to...
View ArticleVolunteer fair at Woodland ‘exceeds expectations’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange and Maplewood residents gathered Sunday, March 25, for the SOMA Two Towns for All Ages Volunteer Fair, an event allowing organizations from both towns to reach the public...
View ArticleMaplewood appoints six police chaplains
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Police Department appointed its first police chaplains this month. On March 20, the Maplewood Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution appointing six clergy...
View ArticleSouth Orange water rate increases
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Effective April 1, the rate charged for water in South Orange increased by 2 percent from $5.92 per 100 cubic feet to $6.03 per 100 cubic feet. The rate increase reflects the basic...
View ArticleSOMS students protest gun violence
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On March 14, South Orange Middle School students participated in the National School Walkout, marching around the building, then gathering for a student-organized program. The...
View ArticleA look at women through film
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Women’s History Month Film Festival comes to 1978 Maplewood Arts Center on Thursday, April 5, at 5 p.m. for the screenings of three films, which combined equal approximately two...
View Article‘Post No Bills’ at 1978
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Gallery at 1978 Maplewood Arts Center and NJ Photographers Forum presents a new exhibit, “Post No Bills,” curated by Charlann Meluso, which opened March 31. There will be an opening...
View Article‘A Taste of NJ’s Best’
WEST ORANGE, NJ — FAMILYConnections’ “A Taste of NJ’s Best” will be Wednesday, May 2, at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, 350 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange. This popular evening of music and delicious...
View ArticleCHS filmmakers win at SOMA and Montclair film festivals
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — At the 2018 Montclair Emerging Filmmaker Competition, Columbia High student filmmakers and animators won in the following categories: In Narrative, Aidan Romanaux and graduate Ralph...
View ArticleHASTAC Scholars at SHU change the way science, humanities interface
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — For the first time ever, three Seton Hall students have been selected to join the Class of 2017-2019 in the HASTAC Scholars fellowship program: Luis Raul Alicea of Jersey City,...
View ArticleAward-winning author to speak at SHU
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s Africana Studies program in the College of Arts and Sciences will host award-winning author Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of the debut novel “Here Comes the...
View ArticleThe tragic reality of opioids in NJ
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — NCJW/Essex is sponsoring a Lunch and Learn, “Opioids in New Jersey, a Tragic Reality,” featuring Jay Lassiter, writer, political consultant, and social justice advocate, and the...
View ArticleMaplewood man charged with identity theft, fraudulent banking
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney Gen. Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a Maplewood man was indicted April 4 on charges that he stole the identity of a bank account holder and fraudulently obtained a debit card in...
View ArticleSOMSD preliminary budget tax impact is 2.3 percent
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education unanimously approved the district’s preliminary budget for the 2018-2019 school year at its March 26 meeting. The approved...
View ArticleTwo towns to remember Holocaust in April 15 service
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 41st annual South Orange/Maplewood Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Service will take place on Sunday, April 15, at 3 p.m. at Congregation Beth El, 222 Irvington Ave. in South...
View ArticleMaplewood taxes increased by 1.92 percent
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee introduced a $45 million municipal budget for 2018 at its March 20 meeting; this budget will increase taxes by 1.92 percent, which is under the...
View ArticleSpring book sale at MML
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Friends of the Maplewood Library is holding its annual spring book sale on Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, April 22, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the library,...
View ArticleBroadway Buddies take each other to new artistic heights
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Returning for its third year, Vanguard Theater Company’s Broadway Buddy Mentorship Program and Cabaret unites budding local talent with seasoned Broadway actors. The program...
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