The rocking chair at the entrance to the Durand-Hedden House is empty. Marilyn S. Schnaars, a long-time volunteer who greeted people entering the house while sitting in the chair, has died. Durand-Hedden House president Gail Safian said that no one will ever fill the chair in the same way. Schnaars passed away on March 11. […]
It’s billed as the biggest sporting event ever and a Maplewood woman is in charge of getting local people excited and showing visitors what New Jersey has to offer. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup 2026 will involve three host countries, 16 host cities, 48 teams, and 104 matches in a new […]
A documentary made by Dan Farah, a Columbia High School graduate who worked in the Maplewood movie theater, premiered at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this month. The film, which features 34 senior members of the U.S. Government, military, and intelligence communities, reports on what it says is an 80-year cover-up of the existence of […]
The SOMA Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Committee had its 48th annual “Remember and Tell” on Sunday, March 23, with a march from the village to a temple and a talk by an award winning historian. The solemn occasion started out at Spiotta Park in South Orange Village with the March of Remembrance and Hope, honoring the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Hickman Jr., a South Orange native who grew up playing for the Maplewood Packers Pop Warner team, understands the importance of giving back to the community. Hickman’s foundation – Fourteen21 Cares – held a community event on Saturday, March 22, on Nye Avenue in Irvington. The foundation collaborated […]
The DeHart Community Center recently hosted a “Rank the Desserts” event that was created by Voter Choice NJ to illustrate how ranked choice voting works. In September, Maplewood and South Orange passed Ranked Choice Voting Resolutions (RCV), a crucial step towards using RCV for local municipal and school board elections. RCV is a voting process […]
More than 300 people participated in a “Tesla Takedown” protest rally outside the dealership on Route 22 in Springfield. The crowd was so large, they were not only in front of the Tesla dealership, but they spread out and were in front of the Staples and Sketchers buildings on either side of Tesla. This was […]
The Just Like A Girl art exhibit challenges stereotypes and showcases the creativity, strength, and vision of young female artists. “The exhibit aims to flip outdated narratives of what it means to do something ‘like a girl,’” said Andrea Teutli, manager of Maplewood Arts and Culture. Timed to coincide with Women’s History Month, all the […]
MAPLEWOOD — A room where troubled parishioners once assuaged their guilt by confessing their sins is now helping people with sensory issues find peace. “It went from a confessional to a safe space,” said Fr. Jim Worth, pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. “We dedicated it on Dec. 8, 2024.” The old confessional had fallen […]
The United States has yet to elect a female president but just over a century ago, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson became the nation’s first acting president when her husband Woodrow Wilson became incapacitated after a stroke. Historian and author Rebecca Boggs Roberts tells the story in her new book “Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and […]