SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Talk of a merged fire department that serves both Maplewood and South Orange resurfaced at the South Orange Board of Trustees’ first in-person meeting since the beginning of the pandemic. At the July 26 meeting, the trustees were joined by the members of the Maplewood Township Committee, and, while […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — After more than a year and a half apart due to the pandemic, East Orange’s seniors are back together, thanks to programming from the city. As COVID-19 restrictions change, the East Orange Division of Senior Services, under the Department of Health and Human Services, recently officially resumed in-person programming. Now, the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Administrators in the Bloomfield School District addressed sustainability in the schools at the July 20 Board of Education meeting, after residents wrote in to the public comment portion of the meeting to ask about green initiatives. Solar panels were mentioned several times, with Assistant Superintendent Joe Fleres saying that, in order to […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — As summer continues to wind down, school districts are refining their plans to get children back into school buildings this fall, despite the lingering effects of COVID-19. Even as vaccine numbers continue to increase — though not as quickly in certain areas of the country, or in black and brown communities — […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Fresh off being named the No. 1 point guard in the Class of 2024 in the country by ESPN, Elliot Cadeau is heading to Sweden. The West Orange resident and Bergen Catholic High School sophomore will be playing with Sweden’s U18 National Team, first training for a week with the team […]
NORFOLK COUNTY, MA — A criminal complaint was filed July 28 against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick in Dedham District Court in Massachusetts. The alleged abuse occurred in the 1970s during a wedding reception at Wellesley College, located in Wellesley, Mass. At the time of the alleged abuse, McCarrick was assigned to and living in the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Sharila Stewart spent a lot of time watching the Bravo cooking show “Top Chef” in 2020, when she was stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine. She was reading about the show online when she came across an application to be on a spinoff of the show, for which home cooks […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — As Maplewood Memorial Library moves forward with its plans to build a “library for the 21st century,” the library will continue to provide its many services to the community — just from a different location. The Main Library building at 51 Baker St. will close on Sept. 17, to allow time to […]
ORANGE, NJ — Recognizing that music education is valuable for a child’s growth, the Salvation Army New Jersey Division music program is creating a lasting impression on children around the Garden State, including in Orange. Divisional Music Director Nathan Powers, who oversees more than a dozen music and creative arts programs throughout the state, highlighted […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 2020-2021 school year was a tough one for students and educators all over the country, but it ended with at least one bright spot in Bloomfield: Superintendent of Schools Sal Goncalves was named the Essex County Superintendent of the Year, in recognition of his leadership, communication, professionalism and community involvement by […]