MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders honored Maplewood health officer Robert Roe during its meeting at Maplewood Town Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 26, for being named “Essex County Volunteer of the Year,” according to a December press release. Roe had received his award from the state of New Jersey Governor’s Council […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — New Jersey’s finest shopping experience returns for the holidays with 40-plus vendors. Pop ’n Shop, a temporary retail outlet, features finely crafted jewelry, apparel, body products, accessories, art and other unique gift items made by many of this area’s finest local artisans and craftspeople. The store will be open from Thursday, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — In this season of colder temperatures and winter colds, there is the common default to ask for antibiotics from health care providers to get us back on track to our healthier selves. However, this practice of overusing antibiotics as a society may be doing more harm than good. Antibiotic resistance is […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center recently announced the appointment of Jeremy Moss of Orange as curator for the Herb & Milly Iris Gallery in the arts center. He will be overseeing the strategic direction of the gallery, as well as bringing new exhibits to the South Orange landmark that reflect […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to present the museum-quality traveling exhibition “Thinking Money: a Financial Expedition.” Maplewood is the only New Jersey location where the 1,000-square-foot exhibit will be seen. It will be on view at the Main Library at 51 Baker St. from Dec. 17 through Jan. […]
Woman’s Club celebrates 100 years of service, fellowship; looks forward to 100 more years
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In today’s age of short-lived Snapchats and disposable everything, not much lasts for a century. Startups fold, restaurants close and leaders fall from the public eye. Fame is 15 minutes long, with luck. The Woman’s Club of Maplewood, however, is another story. On Friday, Dec. 2, it celebrated 100 years of steadfast […]
Theater to read Maplewood woman’s play
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center has entered into a partnership with American Theater Group, a New Jersey-based company that specializes in producing new and overlooked American plays, establishing the group as SOPAC’s official theater-in-residence. As part of the agreement, American Theater Group will present four readings in the SOPAC Loft […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The halls of Columbia High School swarmed with electric energy as the CHS Robotics Club hosted the sixth annual Robo-CATastrophe robotics tournament on Sunday, Dec. 4, at the high school in Maplewood. With 36 teams from across the state competing, the Robo-CATastrophe is the largest robotics qualifier in New Jersey. The teams […]
NEWARK, NJ — Stevenson Valentin, of Maplewood, the alleged gunman in the quadruple shooting on Cleveland Street in Orange Township on Thursday, Nov. 3, that killed 21-month-old Marcus Milien and his 21-year-old uncle, Morlens Milice, was arrested by Newark Police Department officers during a traffic stop Saturday, Dec. 3. Valentin was to be arraigned by […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Leo Bernstein Jasper,12, of Maplewood is joined by Millburn resident and Valerie Fund Executive Director Barry Kirschner as Leo donated more than $300 worth of toys for children fighting cancer and blood disorders. The toys will be used at seven Valerie Fund holiday parties for children treated at their local centers this […]