MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Ghosts, goblins and witches will be roaming Maplewood Village along Maplewood Avenue at the annual Halloween Costume Contest, sponsored by the Maplewood Chamber of Commerce and Allison Ziefert Real Estate Group, on Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 3 to 5 p.m. The festivities include trick or treating, music and dancing, and prizes for […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Join the Institute for Communication and Religion within the College of Communication and the Arts at Seton Hall University for its inaugural event, “Speaking Truth: Religion in the News Media,” featuring a keynote address from The Wall Street Journal columnist and former presidential speechwriter William McGurn. The event will be Thursday, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange will hold its annual Halloween festival on Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Spooky Spiotta Park. The costume contest will commence at 5 p.m. The free event will feature Wanda the Giant Witch, music, games, prizes for the costume contest winners, and trick or treating with […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Vanguard Theater Company recently announced that Kate Dawson and Juan Drigo Ricafort will join Vanguard’s upcoming production of “The Music Man in Concert” as Marian Paroo and Harold Hill. The show performs Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 16 and 17, at the theater at South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road. […]
By Jim Van Orden Correspondent “That’s as grand a bunch of kids as anybody could ever have to coach ” – Frank Hoffman It was such a big game…you might call it New Jersey’s first high school “Super Bowl.” Perhaps the largest crowd to ever pack Maplewood’s Underhill Field assembled to watch two unbeaten […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Have you ever wondered how Durand-Hedden House became Maplewood’s historic house museum? When it was built? Who lived there? On Sunday, Oct. 29, from 1 to 4 p.m., attend an informal afternoon of exploring Durand-Hedden’s nooks, crannies and collections. Find answers to these questions and others such as: Did famous artist Asher […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Township will be holding a Safe Medication Disposal/ Prescription Medication Drop Off Day on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Maplewood Police Department, 1618 Springfield Ave. For more information on safe medication disposal, including how to safely dispose of used medical needles/syringes, visit the Health Department […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Mykee Fowlin, who has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, brought his colorful cast of characters to Columbia High School on Tuesday, Oct. 10, to perform his one-man show, “You Don’t Know Me Until You Know Me,” for the Class of 2021. Fowlin, who is a psychologist, actor, poet and motivational speaker, introduced […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Department of Public Works is currently collecting leaf piles on township streets. Weather and equipment failures may cause a delay in the collection schedule. Delays should not be more than one or two days. If the township gets ahead of schedule, they may come through your section early, but will […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Pierro Gallery, 5 Mead St. in South Orange, presents “Color Theory,” an exhibition of paintings, prints, sculpture and collages that examine different ways of making and using color, from Nov. 2 through Dec. 7, with an opening reception on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 7 to 9 p.m. On Saturday, Dec. […]