By Sean Quinn on MAPLEWOOD, SOUTH ORANGE
School district releases results from first-ever PARCC exams, local students outperform peers
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange and Maplewood students who took last year’s Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exam scored higher on average on most subject tests than the average set by New Jersey students and students from the PARCC consortium, consisting of 11 states and District of Columbia at the time […]
By Shanee Frazier Eweka on MAPLEWOOD
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Local families were able to take a trip around the globe without ever leaving New Jersey, thanks to the eighth annual World Festival at the South Mountain YMCA on Parker Avenue in Maplewood on Saturday, Jan. 30. The event, held in South Mountain’s Early Childhood Learning Center, is designed to celebrate the many […]
By Shanee Frazier Eweka on MAPLEWOOD
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Feb. 6 may be Super Bowl Sunday, but the real crowd-pleaser that day will be the Slow Food Northern Jersey and Maplewood Loves Wellness-sponsored winter farmers market, from noon to 4 p.m., at the Woodland on Woodland Road in Maplewood. With its wide variety of local products and contributions to community causes, the […]
By Shanee Frazier Eweka on MAPLEWOOD
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — One Maplewood Girl Scouts Brownie troop is gearing up for the finish line, but to reach their goal, instead of wearing sneakers they will be collecting them to send to the nonprofit MORE Foundation Group, which will either donate them to those in need in Ghana or sell the shoes to raise funds […]
By Sean Quinn on MAPLEWOOD
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — For some people today, slavery is a concept only found within the pages of a history book, a long-extinguished abomination from centuries past. Others correctly realize that slavery does still exist, but are reassured by their belief that it happens thousands of miles away as an unfortunate institution of developing countries they will […]
By Yael Katzwer on MAPLEWOOD, SOUTH ORANGE
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — It was a crazy weekend. A state of emergency was declared in New Jersey, temperatures dropped and the snow forecast changed hour by hour — in most cases going up! The blizzard, which hit late at night on Jan. 22, and kept up until early morning on Jan. 24, dumped nearly 30 […]
By Shanee Frazier Eweka on MAPLEWOOD, SOUTH ORANGE
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — One local group of 7- to 10-year-old girls from Maplewood and South Orange proves the value of girl power each day through lessons learned from Stand Up Girls, an organization that empowers its young participants to stand up for both themselves and others. Entering its third season in February, Stand Up Girls, […]
By Yael Katzwer on MAPLEWOOD
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Middle School students participate in the 16th annual Michelle Turner Martin Luther King Jr. Silent Peace March on Jan. 15. During this silent reflection on diversity and equality, students and staff from MMS — approximately 800 people — marched through Maplewood Village holding signs.
By Yael Katzwer on MAPLEWOOD, SOUTH ORANGE
Community Coalition on Race sponsors interfaith service of diversity, equality, respect, integration
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Equality and integration is hard work, but luckily South Orange and Maplewood have the Community Coalition on Race to light the way. On Jan. 18, the CCR sponsored the 15th annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his message of equality, tolerance and freedom. The event, held at Congregation Beth […]
By Editor on MAPLEWOOD, SOUTH ORANGE
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Mountain YMCA campers can reconnect with friends and relive summer fun, and all are invited to check out the array of Y camps — including three new options — on Friday, Feb. 5, at 13 Jefferson Road in Maplewood. The South Mountain Y is hosting a camp fair at 1 p.m. […]