Buccino 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 LEAD Awards sponsored by HR.com. The Buccino Center was named the No. 1 Certificate Program with Emphasis on […]

River 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 banks. It must be time for River Day, South Orange’s annual, community gathering to clean up the village’s section of the Rahway River and […]

‘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 not the first genre that comes to mind when people think of Pataki — she’s a celebrated, NY Times bestselling […]

Local 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 once again looking for science-loving high school students for its Giant Leap Summer Science Workshops. Now in its fourth year, the program […]

Criminal justice reform town hall

ORANGE, NJ — The Essex Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns presents a criminal justice reform town hall on Saturday, May 5, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Saint Matthew AME Church, 336 Oakwood Ave. in Orange. Topics include no cash bail, speedy trial rights and juvenile reform initiatives; there will be representatives from the […]

About 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, May 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. Residents are encouraged to stop by and learn about the history and architecture of their homes. Come […]

‘Wise Aging’ with Karen Frank

LIVINGSTON, NJ — We are all getting older and that is the good news. But surely there are challenges in this process. “Wise Aging,” a book by Rachel Cowan and Dr. Linda Thal, addresses how someone might make this time one of growth and enrichment rather than decline. Join the “Wise Aging” discussion group at […]

South 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 on May 6 with River Day, a cleanup of the Rahway River, which runs through both Maplewood and South Orange. The […]

Degillio named new NJAW president

VOORHEES, NJ — American Water has named Deborah Degillio senior vice president of its Eastern Division and president of New Jersey American Water, effective May 1. Degillio replaces Robert MacLean, who was named president of American Water Enterprises, encompassing the company’s market-based businesses. “I want thank and congratulate Deb and Rob on their new well-earned […]