Communitywide volunteer fair coming to The Woodland

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — SOMA Two Towns for All Ages will be hosting a communitywide volunteer fair on Sunday, March 25, from 1 to 4 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. Recognizing that volunteerism is an important part of the community, both in terms of giving and receiving, this volunteer fair will connect […]

DeVaul, Kisch share their visions for MPD

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Residents turned out in considerable numbers March 5 for a community meeting at The Woodland to meet acting Police Chief Jimmy DeVaul and Lt. Kevin Kisch, the two candidates vying for the position of Maplewood police chief. Maplewood Township Committee members were in attendance at the event, though they were not participating […]

SO author to speak at Words

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange author Charles Paikert has co-written a new book on college basketball, “Madness: The Ten Most Memorable NCAA Basketball Finals,” which features the 1989 Seton Hall – Michigan championship game. He will be reading from the book at Words Bookstore, 179 Maplewood Ave. in Maplewood, on Saturday, March 17, at […]

SOMA towns receive block grants for improvements

MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The two towns have both been awarded money through Community Development Block Grants, funding given to municipalities for infrastructure improvements, community programs and building renovations. The Electronic Information and Education Service of New Jersey, based in South Orange, also won a grant in the nonprofit CDBG program. Maplewood was […]

‘BOOKED 15’ to show at Pierro Gallery

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “BOOKED 15” will run at the Pierro Gallery at the Baird, 5 Mead St. in South Orange, from March 10 through April 7. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, March 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. This annual members’ exhibition of the Book Arts Roundtable is always one of […]

SHU to host Women’s Conference

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Celebrating National Women’s History Month, the Women and Gender Studies Program in the School of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the annual Seton Hall University Conference on Women and Gender 2018. The public is invited to this event on Friday, March 16, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at […]

Tap dance wizard comes to SO

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Hailed by The New York Times as “the greatest tap dancer who has ever lived,” Savion Glover brings his high energy and fancy footwork to the South Orange Performing Arts Center stage on Saturday, May 19, at 8 p.m. The OUT’KNiGHTz will be his percussion collaborators as he displays the singular […]

Two towns’ celebrate the impact women make

MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The women of South Orange and Maplewood are coming together to celebrate Women’s History Month during the month of March, with Maplewood Committeewoman Nancy Adams and South Orange Village President Sheena Collum leading the charge. Kicking off with a cocktail hour at the South Mountain Tavern on Thursday, March […]