SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood School District will hold a town hall on equity and inclusion, focusing on recent events within the district and the many responses, on Wednesday, March 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Columbia High School Cafeteria, 17 Parker Ave. in Maplewood. Superintendent of Schools John […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter Kevin Devine premiered a new song during WSOU’s “Campus Buzz,” the station’s weekly specialty show dedicated to indie and alternative music. The still untitled song, which Devine noted he hadn’t even played yet for his wife and child, was the capstone to an hourlong, at times gregarious, interview. The […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Art Educators of New Jersey welcomed 96 students from throughout Essex County to the Hall of Records for the AENJ student art exhibit on Monday, March 20. This is the 13th consecutive year the county has partnered with the AENJ to present the student […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Historical Society is currently accepting nominations for consideration in its annual preservation awards program. This award recognizes excellence in the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and architectural features. In keeping with its commitment to promote an appreciation of the historic buildings of Glen Ridge, the Historical Society […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall University board of regents voted unanimously on March 23 to appoint Mary Meehan, Ph.D., a highly respected higher education and health care leader, as well as a former Seton Hall administrator and university alumna, as its interim president, effective April 11. Meehan’s appointment allows Seton Hall President A. […]
ORANGE, NJ — Arts Unbound has announced the lineup for its fifth annual Friends of Arts Unbound art exhibit and benefit sale. Several new artists are joining familiar favorites to raise funds for the nonprofit gallery and art studio for people with disabilities and seniors. More than 30 artists will be supporting Arts Unbound programs […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — SOMADEMS, a Democratic group serving South Orange and Maplewood, will host its second Meet the Governor Candidates Forum on Thursday, March 30, featuring New Jersey state Sen. Ray Lesniak, Tenafly Councilman Mark Zinna and small business owner Lisa McCormick. The forum will run from 7 to 10 p.m. at ABOVE Restaurant […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Celebrate Women’s History Month by putting women back into history on Thursday, March 30, at 6:30 p.m. The West Orange Human Relations Commission will celebrate women by screening and discussing a short film about Fannie Lou Hamer, who fearlessly fought for life and the right to vote in the Jim Crow […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center has been named “Favorite Small Performing Arts Center” in the 2017 JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards. Presented by Discover Jersey Arts, a program of the ArtPride New Jersey Foundation and New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the annual awards highlight the work of New Jersey’s […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Avika Bansal of Livingston, a sophomore at Livingston Senior High School, was presented with an engraved bronze medallion to recognize her selection as a distinguished finalist for New Jersey in the 2017 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards on March 21. Bansal has been collecting and donating essential items for people in need […]