MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange–Maplewood Superintendent of Schools Ronald G. Taylor announced July 7 that — after many conversations and assessments of the current security infrastructure at the Underhill facility with our Maplewood Township officials, Maplewood Police Chief Jimmy DeVaul, Board of Education President Thair Joshua and Columbia High School Principal Frank Sanchez — the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On July 9 at approximately 8:53 p.m., Maplewood police officers were dispatched to the area of Hughes Street after receiving multiple calls of an individual shot, according to a July 10 press release from the Maplewood Police Department. When officers arrived, they located two Maplewood men, ages 21 and 23, who had […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — More than a month after Columbia High School student Moussa Fofana was shot and killed at Underhill Field, no one has been arrested. Maplewood residents gathered with his family and friends at Ritzer Field on June 30 for a rally, asking anyone with information related to the crime to come forward. A […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University has announced that Victor Gomez, a 2017 alumnus, has been selected as the Seton Hall esports manager, effective July 1. The creation of a full-time esports manager position is the first for a BIG EAST university and reaffirms Seton Hall’s commitment to engaging students. Gomez has been instrumental […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Village Trustee Karen Hartshorn Hilton, who is also chairperson of the South Orange Village Finance Committee, announced July 2 that Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings has revised its outlook for South Orange from stable to positive. “This is great news for our taxpayers, as this improved credit rating puts us in […]
TRENTON, NJ — As Pride Month drew to a close, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal took steps to recognize an ugly moment in the history of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office: the systematic targeting of gay bars by the Office’s Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control between 1933 and 1967, according to a June 29 […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Public Library found its next leader when the board of trustees named Jill Faherty as its new director last week; Faherty will take the helm in July from interim Director Lindita Cani. A former librarian at the Montclair Public Library and the New York Public Library, Faherty is […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County has announced that $474,450 in COVID-19 assistance grant funding is being made available to nonprofit agencies. The program is aimed to support nonprofit agencies and the services they provide to assist clients who were negatively impacted during the pandemic. The deadline to apply for the first round of funding […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced graduation to be a virtual celebration, Columbia High School was able to send the Class of 2021 off into their futures in person, holding this year’s ceremony at Yogi Berra Stadium on the campus of Montclair State University. CHS seniors finally got […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Cougar Soccer Club Boys Premier U13 team held a slim 1-point lead in the standings over the Viking Futbol Club soccer team as they entered June 6’s final game vs. Americans Soccer Club in Allendale. An early 8 a.m. start time found the boys a little sluggish to […]