TSTI to host dinner with ADL rep
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue at 432 Scotland Road in South Orange, will host a Shabbat, Scholar and Supper on Friday, April 27. The speaker will be Joshua Cohen,...
View ArticleJamaican author explores poverty, sexuality, more at SHU
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Themes of self-identity and Caribbean culture took center stage as Jamaican author Nicole Dennis-Benn discussed her award-winning novel “Here Comes the Sun” as part of the writer...
View ArticleRepair Cafe is back in SOMA
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Back by popular demand, Repair Cafe is returning to Maplewood and South Orange on Saturday, April 28. SOMA Repair Cafe has drafted repair experts for sewing, jewelry, lamps and small...
View ArticleDrop off unused drugs to the SOPD
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Police Department is participating in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Program on Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the...
View ArticleSOMSD named a ‘Best Community in the Nation for Music Education’
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood School District has been named a “Best Community in the Nation for Music Education” by the The National Association of Music Merchants...
View ArticleTowns remember horrors of Holocaust
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Hundreds of South Orange and Maplewood residents came together on Sunday, April 15, to remember the victims of the Holocaust and to pledge that such an atrocity will not happen again...
View ArticleSO Elks support veterans
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Elks recently purchased personal health supplies for veterans. Boy Scout Troop 60 assisted in putting together 75 gift bags and delivering them to veterans in the...
View ArticleTSTI members bond through ParenTeen Connection
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A casual conversation Randi Rievman had with another synagogue member about their children last summer has led to the formation of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel’s ParenTeen Connection,...
View ArticleMaking movies in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Filmmaker Bob Pusateri will screen his latest production, “Pezzonovante,” or “Big Shot,” on Monday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. This short...
View ArticleCounty to participate in Drug Take Back Day
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Monday, April 16, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Division of Community Health joined with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the...
View ArticleGolden creates dialogue with readers at Words
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Author Peter Golden read from his new book, ‘Nothing is Forgotten,’ at Words Bookstore in Maplewood Village on Thursday, April 19. He led a discussion with attendees about Holocaust...
View ArticleS. Mtn. YMCA honors 8th-grader
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A trip to Manhattan with the South Mountain YMCA shaped Daniel Goldsmith’s life. “As we headed toward Bryant Park, I saw a homeless man lying under some scaffolding, and I remember he...
View ArticleSouth Orange Symphony to intrigue with ‘Enigmas of Spring’ program
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Symphony presents its spring concert on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. at the South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road. The theme, “Enigmas of Spring,” reflects...
View ArticleSOPAC receives hefty grant to partner with school district
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center received a $75,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundations to advance its arts education program. The funds will be used both at...
View ArticleTSTI hosts programs in May
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, invites the public to the following events in May: On Thursdays, May 3 and 17, experience Hebrew chant and...
View ArticleMMS investigating fake Instagram account
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Middle School Principal Dara Gronau sent a letter home April 23 alerting parents and guardians of a false Instagram account that an unknown person had made in her name. The...
View ArticleMFD extinguishes fire cause by wiring on Jacoby Street
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Sunday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m., the Maplewood Fire Department responded to 186 Jacoby St. for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke and fire in a...
View ArticleSORS repairs ambulance thanks to AK Foundation gift
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Once again local nonprofit Aspiring Kindness Foundation has demonstrated its commitment to the South Orange community in a big way — by providing a $17,000 donation to the South...
View ArticleSouth Orange and Maplewood pledge to skip plastic
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Businesses, shoppers and town governments are joining forces to help SOMA kick the plastic habit on the first weekend in May. Beginning May 3, the campaign will culminate...
View ArticleSHU class projects target food waste, soil enrichment and the Rahway River
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University students are taking the initiative through their senior thesis projects to learn more about the environment, reduce their impact on it and promote...
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