SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Bettie Adams, an RSVP volunteer with the Reading Buddies program, says the program has helped her to feel needed and appreciated post-retirement. As a retired teacher, she missed working with children and says of the program, “Children are our future. It’s a positive way to give back to the community.” Through […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — This month, Congregation Beth El will launch three learning series for adults and teens, to which the public is invited. • From Jan. 22 through April 23, participate in the “Beth El Beit Midrash: Paired Study Course.” Paired, or chevruta, learning has been a part of the Jewish rabbinic tradition for […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood will hold several free health screenings throughout the year. These screenings, performed by Maplewood Health Department nurses, include medication, weight and health counseling; blood pressure screening; carotid bruit screening; and diabetes risk assessment. Screenings will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Maplewood Memorial Library’s main branch, 51 Baker St., […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood residents came together Jan. 7 at Maplewood Memorial Library’s Hilton Branch to open a time capsule buried in the 1890s. The time capsule was rescued from the former Hilton United Methodist Church at the corner of Boyden Avenue and Tuscan Road when the church was demolished last year to make way […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Register for South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race’s free volunteer preparation training program, the Civic Engagement Institute. The training is intended primarily for South Orange and Maplewood residents who are interested in becoming volunteers, but could use additional information about the volunteer process, the expectations and the opportunities available […]
BOE passes strategic direction and action plan in final 2016 meeting, remains open to feedback
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The process to implement the South Orange-Maplewood School District’s strategic plan is under way following the Board of Education’s 8-1 vote — with board member Johanna Wright voting nay — to pass a resolution approving the plan’s strategic direction and action plan during its Dec. 19 meeting. Residents are […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Through the entrepreneurial and philanthropic efforts of a Seton Hall alumnus, two students received the opportunity of a lifetime to be chosen as leaders representing Seton Hall’s diversity and the ability to network with industry giants at The Cannata Report’s annual awards and charities dinner. Shaaliyah Lyons and Hiyabu Habtemichael, senior […]
Oheb Shalom visits roots of assisting immigrants
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — As a 10-year-old, Michael Drob did not understand the reasons his family was twice denied refugee status by the U.S. government when attempting to emigrate from Latvia in 1988. He knew only one thing as he waited in limbo with his parents and sister for 10 months in Italy — other […]
EWING, NJ — Sustainable Jersey recently selected four public school districts — including the South Orange-Maplewood School District — and four municipalities to receive Sustainable Jersey grants funded by the Gardinier Environmental Fund. Grants were distributed to fund projects including electric vehicle infrastructure and demonstration, energy efficiency upgrades to buildings and more. “Investments in local […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Timothy Tilghman, horticulturalist and head gardener at Untermyer Gardens, will introduce the Maplewood Garden Club to this garden, which is also a public park in Yonkers, N.Y., at the club’s meeting on Monday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. in Maplewood. In 1899 Samuel Untermyer purchased the […]