MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Visitors who step into the 1978 Maplewood Arts Center until Aug. 31 may think they are seeing double as they look at Christine Romanell’s work in “Everything is Connected.” Romanell’s work explores patterns that do not repeat, many of which are found in nature. The art on display in the exhibit is […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. renewed his request to Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin to reenact the 2-percent cap on interest-arbitration increases for police and fire employees Tuesday, Aug. 14. The measure was first introduced in 2011 and renewed in 2014, before it was […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A new principal will take over at Columbia High School when classes begin in September, after interim Superintendent of Schools Thomas Ficarra announced the shuffling of several district administrators, including former CHS Principal Elizabeth Aaron. After serving as the high school’s principal for the last four years, Aaron is now a principal […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Valley Arts district of West Orange and Orange has been going through a resurgence in recent years, continuing Wednesday Aug. 8, with the groundbreaking of the Valley Residential project on Central Avenue. The empty lot will soon be turned into residential development, built by New Jersey Housing, Mortgage Finance Agency […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Township Council unanimously approved an ordinance on first reading that adopted a redevelopment plan for the Executive Drive portion of the Essex Green property at its Aug. 7 meeting, and will see a presentation on the plan and vote to adopt the ordinance at its Sept. 4 meeting. The redevelopment […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange and Maplewood are known as transit-based towns but with problems plaguing NJ Transit this summer, travelers in both municipalities have grown frustrated while trying to reach their destinations. In a survey jointly circulated by the towns between Aug. 5 and 8, residents overwhelmingly stated that their lives […]
WEST ORANGE — The Board of Education announced that $3 million of the $3.5 million the district will receive in state aid will be used as immediate tax relief for West Orange residents. As a result, the tax levy for the school district portion of property taxes will be lowered 0.49 percent for the upcoming […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange duck pond is surrounded by mounds of green vegetation that will soon bloom into a variety of plants — Queen Anne’s lace, coneflowers, lobelias and achillea are all part of the stormwater management project installed in fall 2017. The system, an alternative to a sump pump, uses native […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — When resident Erica Brown Oliver saw her children being asked the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” as young as 5 years old, she had flashbacks to trying to answer the same question as a young person and not knowing what to say. “I remember thinking, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In a program that rolled out Aug. 1, Maplewood’s senior transportation program is expanding to include evenings, with the commuter jitney giving free rides to seniors with a Classic Card to and from the Maplewood Train Station. After the senior jitney stops running, cardholders can take the regular jitney from any if […]