MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Tom Glenn, Maplewood’s code inspector, will speak at the Hilton Neighborhood Association’s Thursday, May 17, meeting at 7:30 p.m. at DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood. Among other topics that may arise, Glenn will discuss construction and zoning codes, property maintenance enforcement, and rental registration and inspection. Following his talk, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center’s Herb & Milly Iris Gallery, at 1 SOPAC Way, will host its annual Inspired Minds: Young Artist Exhibition, featuring 50 of the most talented Essex County high school artists, from May 17 through Aug. 17. This year’s exhibition, opening with a special reception on Thursday, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Although mostly unheralded, Alice Neel was one of the great American painters of the 20th century and a pioneer among women artists. A painter of people, landscape and still life, Neel was never fashionable or in step with avant-garde movements; when abstract expressionism and pop art were all the rage, she painted […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee discussed reorganizing the Maplewood Police Department at its May 1 meeting, approving a motion to draft an ordinance that would add the position of deputy chief to the department, replacing one of the five lieutenant positions currently in place. The ordinance is scheduled to be heard on first […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Neighborhoods Association, in conjunction with South Orange Seniors, will hold a free conference at Seton Hall University on Saturday, June 9, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. This conference, “Beyond Speed Bumps! Alternatives for Traffic Calming,” will feature four N.J. speakers who will explore out-of-the-box ideas concerning traffic calming […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race will hold a neighborhood summit, an evening to share ideas about creating and supporting neighborhood groups in town, on Tuesday, July 10, at 7:30 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. Some questions to be discussed at the meeting include: How do I […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School senior Jordan Stephan of South Orange is a pitcher for the CHS softball team and for the Jersey Outlaws Gold. She has been playing softball since she was 6-years-old and began playing club softball when she was in seventh-grade. Since then, she has played softball every spring, summer […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School senior Luke Jackson is the starting third baseman on the varsity high school baseball team. Jackson has lived in Maplewood his entire life and baseball has always been a large part of that life and who he is as a person. In his time on the CHS baseball team, […]
ASBURY PARK — Bestselling mystery author Harlan Coben was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame on May 6 at Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park. The author was born in Newark and grew up in Livingston; many of his novels have scenes that take place in and around Essex County, including in South Orange […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood is 7,793 miles away from Mumbai, India, but Kimaya Salaskar has not let that stop her from stocking her storefront on Maplewood Avenue with clothing, jewelry and other items that come from her native country. Kimaya Kama, Salaskar’s store in Maplewood, specializes in clothing that ranges from workout gear to cocktail […]