SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Approximately 30 adults and children from Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel celebrated the start of the Jewish New Year by spending the day with an enduring symbol of the holiday — apples. Members of the South Orange Reform synagogue enjoyed a day picking apples at Alstede Farms in Chester on the second day […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — For the 10th consecutive year, the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University has been named a “Best Business School” by The Princeton Review. According to Robert Frank, Princeton Review senior vice president and publisher, “We recommend Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business as one of the best to […]
NEWARK, NJ — Belleville Deputy Mayor Vincent Cozzarelli was honored by the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders during its Italian Heritage Month celebration at the Hall of Records on Oct. 5. Cedar Grove Deputy Mayor Michael Maffucci, Essex County administrator Ralph Ciallella and former West Orange Deputy Mayor Michael Fabiano were also honored. Freeholder […]
Principal Krause will never be forgotten by community
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Edmund Krause, a beloved former principal who educated in the South Orange-Maplewood School District for 21 years, died Oct. 14, at age 86. Born in Pittsburgh and raised there and in Queens, Krause earned his bachelor of arts degree in education and a master’s in administration of Brooklyn College. He then served […]
NEWARK, NJ — The NJ Transit board of directors recently adopted a Fiscal Year 2017 operating budget and capital program that supports continued investments in infrastructure and equipment to maintain the system in a state of good repair and enhance the overall customer experience, according to a recent press release from NJ Transit. “The operating […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s College of Education and Human Services inaugural Higher Education Distinguished Speaker Series begins Monday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m. in McNulty Hall 101-Science Amphitheatre with a special guest, world-renowned research professor Philip Altbach. Altbach’s lecture on “The Global Academic Revolution: What Does It Mean for the U.S.?” will […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Six speakers presenting topics focused on South Orange’s history, libraries and communities will speak at the second bi-annual symposium presented by South Orange Historical and Preservation Society and South Orange Public Library on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. at South Orange Middle School, 70 Ridgewood Road in South […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Recreation is offering a new, age-friendly exercise program, called Zumba in the Circuit. This is a fun activity for all fitness levels, so please join in and give it a try. A free, introductory class will be Thursday, Nov. 3, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at 106 Burnett Ave., next door […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “Pol!t!co: (Do) You Know Your Place?” — an artistic take on the presidential election — will run from Wednesday, Nov. 2, through Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Pierro Gallery in the Baird Center, 5 Mead St. in South Orange. The will be an opening reception on Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 7 […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “Can we all get along?” It’s as important a question as any in this day and age — and it’s one that the Sister Rose Thering Fund for Education in Jewish-Christian Studies will explore in detail. The fund’s annual Dr. Marcia Robbins Wilf Lecture will take place on Sunday, Nov. 6, […]