CCR Coffee House tackles difficulties of internet dialogue
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race continued its Coffee House discussion series on Wednesday, April 18, at the Baird Community Center in South Orange, with...
View ArticleAbout your house: tips on its history and care
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Members of the Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission will be at the Local History Center located in the Hilton Branch of the Maplewood Library, 1688 Springfield Ave., on Saturday,...
View ArticleLocal high schoolers can leap into science at SHU
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The science lessons high school students have been learning through textbooks and tablets are about to come alive in a hands-on experience at Seton Hall University. The university is...
View Article‘Beauty in the Broken Places’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Author Allison Pataki will read from her new memoir, “Beauty in the Broken Places,” on Saturday, May 5, at 5 p.m. at Words Bookstore, 179 Maplewood Ave. in Maplewood. Memoir is usually...
View ArticleDeVaul is sworn in as new police chief
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Police Chief Jimmy DeVaul officially dropped “acting” from his title as he took the oath of office at the April 17 Township Committee meeting. DeVaul was officially sworn in as the new...
View ArticleRiver Day flows into its 8th year
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The weather is finally warming, flowers are blooming and birds are singing. Unfortunately plastic bags are also flying, bottles are floating and snack wrappers adorn our river’s...
View ArticleBuccino Center ranked No. 1 nationally four years in a row
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Gerald P. Buccino ’63 Center for Leadership Development at the Stillman School of Business in Seton Hall University earned, for the fourth year in a row, a No. 1 ranking in the...
View Article50th Maple Leaf Award recognizes community service
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Sunday, May 6, Joan Crystal, Cynthia Thompson and the Maplewood Garden Club will be honored as recipients of the Maple Leaf Award for volunteer and community service. “This year’s...
View ArticleGarden Club to meet May 7
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Ever wonder why some rhododendrons and azaleas look so great while others do not seem to flourish? Find out more about the various cultivars and how they can add dramatic beauty to your...
View ArticleExplore Rosedale Cemetery with Durand-Hedden
MONTCLAIR, NJ — For the last 178 years, Rosedale Cemetery’s 92 picturesque acres in Orange, West Orange and Montclair have been the chosen final resting place for many local families. On Sunday, May 6,...
View Article24 Hours of Live Music
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — From noon on Saturday, May 5, to noon on Sunday, May 6, the South Orange Village Center Alliance will kick off its second 24 Hours of Live Music Festival. This free Live Music Bender...
View ArticleOrenstein Memorial Lecture focuses on Pirkei Avot
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Congregation Beth El will present the Rabbi Jehiel Orenstein Memorial Lecture, “New Eyes on Pirkei Avot,” by Rabbi Gordon Tucker, on Sunday, May 6, at 4 p.m. at the synagogue, 222...
View ArticleOLS community members travel to Guatemala to build homes
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On her 10th build in Guatemala last month with Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village Program, Barbara McCarthy brought six young adults from the Our Lady of Sorrows community with her...
View Article‘Spring Into Action’ at the Baird
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Tuesday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., community seniors and active older adults are invited to the Baird Community Center, 5 Mead St. in South Orange, for a day of leisure...
View Article$48,000 awarded to NJ Communities for floodplain reforestation projects
EWING, NJ — Sustainable Jersey announced recently that more than $48,000 was awarded to seven New Jersey municipalities and one school district for floodplain reforestation projects. The Roots for...
View ArticleMaplewood Farmers Market returns!
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Township of Maplewood is preparing for its 24th season of sponsoring the Maplewood Farmers Market. The Market will again be at its new location at 1848-1852 Springfield Ave. between...
View ArticleAcademy of St. Elizabeth student wins Seton Hall University essay contest
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Elizabeth Kilfore, a resident of Madison and a junior at the Academy of St. Elizabeth in Morristown, won Seton Hall University’s 2018 essay contest, “Young People, Faith and...
View ArticleStudents speak out at BOE meeting
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A group of middle and high school students from South Orange and Maplewood spoke at the April 23 South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education meeting about school safety and...
View ArticleCHS photographers make a statement in new exhibit
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — History shows that photography has the ability to change hearts and minds, to make a deep and lasting impression. Some photographs have become icons for whole periods of history, such...
View Article81st annual Maplewood Garden Club plant sale
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The “Big Momma of All Plant Sales” is back! Maplewood Garden Club’s 81st annual plant sale will be held Thursday, May 10, through Saturday, May 12, rain or shine. Selections include...
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