MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In celebration of Earth Day, the township of Maplewood and the newly formed Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy will replace a missing elm tree to restore the park’s historic Eight Elms Memorial on Saturday, April 22, at noon at the Memorial Park flagpole across from the train station at Dunnell Road. Volunteers and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Tuscan Elementary School teacher Claire Sinclair recently took her class on a field trip to Winchester Gardens in Maplewood to connect with the seniors there. “This school year, I wrote and received a grant to ‘Bridge Generations,’” Sinclair said. “The idea was to bring my kindergarten class to a nearby senior citizen […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race will present a Conversations on Race session on “Race & Privilege: Raising Consciousness to Address Inequities” on Wednesday, May 10, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. A panel of professionals, including David Troutt, Jane Bleasdale, Demelza Baer and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Mountain YMCA Associate Executive Director Eric Stoddard drove many of the Y’s ambitious efforts in 2016. Enrollment in camp and after-school care soared. The Y launched a range of new offerings and expanded into new spaces. Two major events, the Y’s Healthy Kids Day and the Memorial Day duck race, broke […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mt. Pleasant Elementary School fifth-grader Megan Hackett will appear on “Chopped Jr.,” the popular cooking show on the Food Network, on April 11 at 8 p.m. Megan has always enjoyed cooking, taking several cooking classes before deciding to audition for “Chopped Jr.” The contest pits four chefs against each other for […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair Film recently announced the winners of the 2017 Emerging Filmmaker Competition, a program co-presented by Partners For Health Foundation that screens work by students in grades four through 12 from the Tri-State Area and beyond. This year, more than 90 films were submitted in three categories: Cinemaniacs for grades four through […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Presby Memorial Gardens are a delight to behold in May when thousands of irises are in bloom. Come hear how this magical place was created through an act of democracy and love at a Maplewood Garden Club meeting on Wednesday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Since 1994 the Columbia High School Cougar Boosters have donated more than 350,000 dollars to school athletics and extracurricular activities. The Cougar Boosters Golf Classic raises the majority of the money to help those school programs. The classic will be celebrating its 19th year at the Maplewood Country Club on May 8. “The […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Sunday, April 2, Temple B’nai Abraham held its annual Mitzvah Morning at the temple. The event was sponsored by temple groups including the Social Action and Membership committees, Men’s Club, Sisterhood, the Jewish Learning Program PTA, The Early School Parents’ Council and Teen Tikkun Olam. Some of the accomplishments included preparing […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Thanks to the incredible generosity of the West Orange community, the Nikhil Badlani Foundation and the West Orange Scholarship Fund will be able to award nearly $40,000 to the West Orange High School graduating Class of 2017 in memory of Nikhil Badlani. The NBF Challenge was issued in February with the […]