MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood swore in a new mayor and Township Committee members on the first of the year at its reorganization meeting. Former Mayor Frank McGehee passed the torch to Dean Dafis. Committeewoman Nancy Adams was sworn in for her third term on the committee and Jamaine Cripe began her first term. Vic DeLuca […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange–Maplewood School District social studies supervisor Christopher Preston gave an update on curriculum to the Board of Education’s Curriculum Committee on Dec. 14, saying that grade-level proficiencies were created by the district in 2019 for kindergarten through 12th grade and aligned with the state Amistad curriculum. “This actually goes beyond […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — As the omicron variant drives cases of COVID-19 upward, South Orange, Maplewood and the South Orange–Maplewood School District are taking precautions to keep residents from getting infected. Both South Orange and Maplewood enacted indoor mask mandates this week; the school district will be returning to classes virtually after the holiday break. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Community Health Law Project, which is headquartered in South Orange, has newly partnered with multiple organizations in an effort to expand its supportive services for those in need. Founded in 1976, the CHLP is a statewide nonprofit advocacy and legal service organization that provides legal representation and advocacy services to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology at Seton Hall University has received a grant of $989,384 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to facilitate “The 4:12 Pathway for Pastoral Leadership: Building an Authentic Culture of Discernment, Encouragement and Accompaniment,” a project designed to foster new energy and growth in ICSST’s academic and formation […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Fire Capt. David Klugel, a 10-year veteran of the South Orange Fire Department, was sworn in as deputy chief at the South Orange Board of Trustees meeting Monday, Dec. 13. According to a statement from the SOFD, as well as FMBA Locals 40 and 240, Klugel grew up in […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos crawled through flames that reached 1,600 degrees down a hallway so choked with smoke that they couldn’t see an inch in front of them. Their hope is that their scars — visible and otherwise — suffered while trying to get to safety during one of the deadliest […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood health officer Candice Davenport discussed the omicron variant of COVID-19 and the vaccination rate of township residents at the Maplewood Township Committee meeting on Dec. 7. The committee also discussed the vaccination policy at township venues. As of Dec. 3, when the most recent data was available, the Maplewood vaccination rate […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Monday, Dec. 6, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced a joint initiative with the Essex County Correctional Facility Civilian Task Force to review operating procedures at the Essex County Correctional Facility. The review will be undertaken by The Ambrose Group LLC, an independent management consulting organization led by […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The lobby of the South Orange Performing Arts Center was under 6 inches of water when the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through South Orange and the rest of the Northeast on Wednesday, Sept. 1, shutting down the theater just as it was revving up to reopen after being closed due […]