Turn in unused prescription drugs in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Turn in unused or expired prescription drugs at a Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Maplewood Police Headquarters, 1618 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood.
CHSSF holds fifth annual cocktail party fundraiser
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School Scholarship Fund held its fifth annual cocktail party fundraiser on Sept. 24 at the home of Patricia Bell in South Orange. It was set against the backdrop of her extensive modern art collection, creating the feeling of strolling through a gallery in Soho or Williamsburg. Guests dined […]
Young teen arrested twice in two days for carjackings
UPDATE: This story was updated approximately 10 minutes after posting to reflect additional data provided by the Maplewood Police Department, in addition to the information already provided by the Newark Public Safety Department. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A 13-year-old Newark resident, whom Newark police had arrested on Friday, Oct. 14, and was ordered to be released […]
CCR celebrates 20 years in the two towns
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — To celebrate its 20-year anniversary, the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race will host “Celebrating Integration: Many Voices, One Community” on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. at the Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. The event will feature dinner, live music, dancing and an auction. Cocktail attire is suggested. Admission is […]
Junior League accepts applications for Community Grants program
MILLBURN, NJ — The Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills invites local nonprofit organizations to apply for a Community Grant for 2016-2017. JLOSH offers grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Grant recipients will be announced in spring 2017. The grants will be awarded to qualifying organizations whose programs further JLOSH’s new “Fill the […]
HNA sponsors Board of Education candidates forum
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association will sponsor a Board of Education candidates forum on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood. The five candidates running for the three open seats are Susie Adamson, James Davis III, Anthony Mazzocchi, Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad and Johanna Wright. Lawson-Muhammad and […]
Maplewood Municipal Building added to the National Register of Historic Places
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Municipal Building has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places and a bronze plaque noting this status will be unveiled at the regularly scheduled Township Committee meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 18. The plaque was funded by a grant from the Open Space Trust Fund. Listing in the National […]
South Orange pays tribute to two native artists
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University, in collaboration with the Lennie Pierro Memorial Arts Foundation, will host a tribute exhibition featuring South Orange natives Kiki and Seton Smith in “A Sense of Place.” The exhibition, with an accompanying catalog, honors two of the town’s most distinguished artists by considering their […]
Summersgill and McGehee square off
Township Committee candidates argue over development, taxes, outsourcing, state funding, more
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The two candidates running for the sole open seat on the Maplewood Township Committee offered differing visions of how development should be handled during the Oct. 6 forum held by the League of Women Voters of South Orange and Maplewood at the Maplewood Memorial Library. Democrat Frank McGehee and Republican Mike Summersgill […]
NCJW to host ‘lunch and learn’ about gun violence in America
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — NCJW/Essex is sponsoring a “lunch and learn” — “#ENOUGH: A Conversation About Gun Violence” — featuring Mark Barden, managing director of Sandy Hook Promise, and Kim Russell, regional organizing manager for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The program will take place on Thursday, Oct. 20, from noon to 2 […]