Eva Samo, a News-Record “Woman of the Year” and Maple Leaf Award winner who helped create after school care and summer programs that are still in place today, has died. She was 103. The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School, where Samo was on staff for 51 years, put out a statement on her passing that noted […]
LET IT SNOW! — The first significant snowfall of the season saw people flock to their local sledding hill to take advantage of some pretty great conditions. Maplewood’s Memorial Park was busy early Monday morning with kids, parents and even dogs taking a run down the hill.
It was cold outside but a warm meal was cooking inside the Durand-Hedden House. Margaret Quinn, an open-hearth cooking expert and historical interpreter from Mercer County, was giving a demonstration, illustrating what cooking was like in the 1770s. Quinn, with assistance from Bernadette Rogoff of the Monmouth County Historical Society, gave the demonstration Sunday, Jan. […]
MAPLEWOOD — The Maplewood Foundation, a community foundation dedicated to improving the quality of life of all Maplewood residents, hosted a celebratory gathering this past Friday evening to honor its 2024 grant recipients and begin its fundraising campaign for 2025. The sold-out “Celebrate Maplewood” event, which drew 200 attendees, raised $47,000 through individual donations and […]
The Columbia High School girls fencing team finished second overall out of 50 schools at the 44th Santelli Championships at Drew University in Madison on Sunday, Jan. 12. Chatham won the team title for the third year in a row. CHS took third place in epee. Seniors Tia Goodson, Dilinna Oraedu and Sarla Iyengar comprised […]
MAPLEWOOD — The township held its annual reorganization meeting on New Year’s Day with council members reelecting Nancy Adams as mayor and the township clerk swearing Malia Herman into office for the first time. The meeting was called to order at 2 p.m. and began with Boy Scout Troop 5 presenting the colors. Committeewoman Deborah […]
MAPLEWOOD — A menorah lighting ceremony was held Thursday, Dec. 26 in Ricalton Square on Maplewood Avenue. The event was led by Rabbi Sholom Bogomilsky of the Maplewood Jewish Center, who has organized a menorah lighting in the township for more than 20 years. Maplewood Councilman Vic DeLuca and Councilwoman-elect Malia Herman helped Bogomilsky light […]
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT — St. George’s Episcopal Church in Maplewood held their annual Christmas Pageant on Christmas Eve. The retelling of the Christmas story was organized by Meg Davis, minister for families and youth at the church. The Rev. Grant Mansfield is the rector of the church.
The writing process isn’t easy. It may take years to finish penning a book. But then there’s the publishing process, which can also take a very long time. So, what are the chances of a husband and a wife both having their books published in the same month? Raymond Patton and Kerry Allan of Maplewood […]
A ribbon cutting was held Friday night at Baker Square, celebrating the space’s transformation into a small park that can be used for concerts or for just sitting and watching people in the village. “The idea was to make a bigger space that was ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compatible with a view of the […]