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 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — It was Eva Samo’s milestone 100th birthday and she celebrated by giving a gift to the South Orange–Maplewood community: an insightful preview of what’s ahead, worldwide, a presentation made by Ralph Buultjens, a leading analyst of global affairs who is also a longtime personal friend. Already well-known to South Orange–Maplewood Adult School […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Maplewood resident Jill Vondervor-Frank and South Orange residents Karen Boss, Pearl Feder, Gail Gardella and Cindy Wolf received awards in the annual Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show. Vondervor-Frank received an honorable mention in the professional watercolor category for “Hudson Sunrise.” Boss received an honorable mention in the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — For the second year in a row, Maplewood teen Elisha Wasden hosted a book drive for the students participating in the Rising Stars Summer Reading program, which is held at Seth Boyden Elementary School. The goal was to provide the 71 students in first through sixth grades each with $60 worth of […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In a recent video and letter home, Columbia High School Principal Frank Sanchez discussed three recent acts of vandalism in a boys bathroom at the school. The video was released Sept. 30 and the letter was sent to the CHS community on Oct. 1. “We reminded students that according to the code […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — All through October, the walls of 1978 Art Center in Maplewood will be open for our community to join the worldwide Inktober phenomenon. Inktober was created in 2009 by artist Jake Parker as a challenge to himself. Every year, he develops a list of 31 one-word prompts for each day in October […]