The South Orange–Maplewood Adult School hosted its annual Monster Bawl on Friday, Oct. 25, at The Woodland in Maplewood. The band, Emotional Rex, performed and DJ Nefarious Moss spun dance tunes. Trophies were given out for the best costumes to a Unicorn, a ‘Dumb and Dumber’ couple, the Tin Man from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ […]
A groundbreaking ceremony was held last week for The Sankofa Enclave at Twenty First Street, a Black woman-led development that will offer homeownership, affordable housing, retail, and green space, representing a nearly $100 million investment in the township. The project aims to revitalize a blighted section of Standard Place off of 21st street. Fifteen two-family […]
D.D. Jackson, who has a couple of Emmy awards hanging around his Maplewood home, has just released an album and so has his 15-year-old daughter. Sun Jackson, a sophomore at Columbia High School, wrote, sang, plays instruments on and co-produced 10 songs for her first album called “September Fridays.” “Her album will do much better […]
South Orange Downtown held a Ladies Night Out on Thursday, Oct. 17. Thirty businesses participated with some offering specials like a free appetizer or a special activity. For example, The Order restaurant had a free samba class while Wildly Floral Co. had a pumpkin decorating activity. Above, Amanda Arostegui and Lisa Szulewski at the South […]
Dionne Warwick will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, a week after she was honored in her hometown with a street renaming in her honor. “Dionne Warwick, a truly incomparable legend, has always been a source of pride for East Orange. Her extensive body of work as a musician […]
The center of Maplewood Village was closed down Sunday, Oct. 13, for the annual Art Walk and Music Fest. Several bands played during the afternoon and artists in all types of mediums exhibited and sold their work. There was also face painting for the kids and outdoor dining.
EAST ORANGE — Residents of Orange and East Orange walked together on Saturday to raise awareness and support for breast cancer awareness. The event was co-sponsored by the City of East Orange and the City of Orange Township in partnership with the East Orange High School Class of 1988 to support the American Cancer Society […]
Congregants from St. Andrew & Holy Communion in South Orange and St. George’s Episcopal Church of Maplewood held a joint service on Sunday, Oct. 6, with pets invited for an annual blessing. The blessing is done in connection with the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, which this year fell on Friday, Oct. 4. […]
MAPLEWOOD — Oheb Shalom Congregation of South Orange held a Rosh Hashanah celebration in Memorial Park on Wednesday, Oct. 3. About 200 people were in the park’s natural amphitheater for the service billed as “a free service of love, forgiveness, and new beginnings for families of all faiths, no faiths, and the faith curious.” Rabbi […]
MAPLEWOOD — The library is nearing completion and could be ready for visitors by the end of the year. A tour of the very active construction site was given last week to members of the media by Library Director Sarah Lester, township Committee Member Vic DeLuca and the architects from Sage and Coombe. The library […]