SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Former NBA superstar and Olympic gold medalist Allan Houston has brought his leadership mentoring program, Faith, Integrity, Sacrifice, Leadership and Legacy, to Seton Hall University. Part of the Allan Houston Legacy Foundation, FISLL enjoys an exclusive partnership with the NBA. The FISLL Project focuses on “youth voice and leadership cultivation, combining […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — JESPY House, along with New Jersey Association of Community Partners and SRS Strategic Associates LLC, will conduct an inclusive healthy communities assessment. The project is based in South Orange and is funded through a grant from the New Jersey Department of Human Services’ Division of Disability Services to support the health […]
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs has designated 20 communities from across the state to join the Neighborhood Preservation Program, which is designed to strengthen the economic health of threatened but viable neighborhoods and to encourage private investment in these communities. The department selected the communities through a competitive application process. […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. to hear the 2021 Board of Education candidates views on integration and equity in SOMA schools. Topics may include persistent lack of diversity in teaching staff; segregation within classes at the middle and high […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange children’s librarian Keisha Miller reads Maplewood children’s book author Charlotte McAllister Attenborough’s newly published book, “Zakir, Get Outta the Street,” at South Orange Newcomers Day on Sunday, Oct. 3, in Meadowland Park.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University will hold its second cybersecurity conference, “New Jersey Cybersecurity 2021: Connect, Collaborate, Careers,” to connect students and university faculty and administrators with cybersecurity business leaders. The virtual conference will be Friday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is now open for the free virtual conference […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County’s 2021 leaf collection schedule for county roads has been announced. Residents whose properties are on county roads may place their leaves in biodegradable bags or sweep the loose leaves into piles at the curb. To organize leaf collection on county roads, Essex County is divided into four sectors. There […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — New Jersey American Water is preparing to replace approximately 200 feet of aging water main in Maplewood, according to an Oct. 8 press release. The company will upgrade the aging 12-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1920s with new 16-inch ductile iron main along Oakland Road from Dunnell […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A referendum asking residents to approve installing artificial turf on the field in DeHart Park will be on the ballot in November in Maplewood, after a petition circulated by residents was certified by Township Clerk Liz Fritzen this summer and by the county in September. The committee voted 4-1 to approve a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In 1919, the pop-up toaster and shortwave radio had just been invented; the name Dorothy was included among the most popular choices for baby girls; the Treaty of Versailles was signed in Paris ending World War I; the first rotary-dial telephone was introduced to the American public; the 18th Amendment authorizing Prohibition […]