Secret life of stadiums

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Sports journalist Rafi Kohan spent more than a year visiting stadiums across the country, learning their histories and quirks and embedding with a wide range of colorful characters. In a South Orange-Maplewood Adult School lecture on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Columbia High School Library, Kohan pulls […]

Tri-County Scholarship Fund annual dinner raises $1 million for needy students

WHIPPANY, NJ — Tri-County Scholarship Fund raised a record-breaking $1 million in scholarship funds at its 36th annual Awards Dinner on Nov. 6 at the Hanover Marriott in Whippany. Fulfilling the mission of Tri-County, the scholarships will go to deserving K-12 students in Morris, Passaic and Sussex counties so they can obtain quality, values-based educations […]

Seth Boyden’s Garden Recess continues to grow

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Who says children don’t eat vegetables? Let children pick their own collard greens, then blend the leaves with olive oil, garlic, sunflower seeds and lemon juice. Voila: pesto! Blend kale with apples and berries for smoothies. Saute collards and carrots with olive oil and salt for a tasty stir-fry. Greens pesto, kale […]

Exterior restoration at Edison Village nearly complete

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Exterior building restoration is nearing completion at Edison Village, the site along Main Street being redeveloped by Prism Capital Partners, according to a press release from Prism. According to Eugene Diaz, principal partner at Prism, the project has progressed at a rapid pace. Edison Village, representing the largest non-waterfront adaptive-reuse project […]

Nutley HS crew member Danielle Swan to attend the University of Rhode Island

NUTLEY, NJ – Nutley High School senior Danielle Swan, a member of the crew team, signed a National Letter of Intent to attend University of Rhode Island where she will continue her rowing career. Seated with Swan is her mother Helena. Standing from left: NHS athletic director Joe Piro, NHS crew head coach Kevin Smyth, […]

Nutley HS girls’ volleyball team organizes fund-raiser for Breast Cancer Awareness

NUTLEY, NJ – The Nutley High School girls’ volleyball team, under second-year head coach and NHS alumnus Jenna Rubino (nee Dwyer), organized a fund-raising drive during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The team raised nearly $800 and presented a check to the Side Out Foundation, which benefits cancer research. Rubino was a former standout […]

‘Party with a Purpose’ raises $12,000 to celebrate Collum’s birthday

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, Nov. 18, South Orange Village President Sheena Collum hosted her annual birthday party with the South Orange and Maplewood community and announced that more than $12,000 was raised by 200 donors in two weeks to tackle food insecurity at Columbia High School. “I think many of us often take […]

Seton Hall University hosts president of UN General Assembly

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations World Leaders Forum will welcome Miroslav Lajcak, president of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, for a public address, “Toward a New U.N.,” at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1. The free event will take place on the university’s […]