SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School was raring to go when its theater department sold out all of the tickets to the 2020 production of “Matilda,” even going so far as to add another show to what was supposed to be a two-weekend run. Then the COVID-19 pandemic happened, and the show […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Jason Tramm, assistant professor and director of choral activities at Seton Hall University, had his YouTube podcast, “Music Matters with Jason Tramm,” join the WMCA roster of programs, starting on Saturday, June 5. The podcast will air every Saturday in the 11:30 a.m. to noon slot on AM 570 and FM […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A Columbia High School student died following a shooting on June 6 at Underhill Field and another was injured, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office on June 7. Moussa Fofana, 18, a CHS junior and star soccer player, was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:24 p.m., after Maplewood Police Department […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Even during a very challenging year for students, teachers and administration, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Young Audiences Arts for Learning New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania has helped Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School find joy and dance into summer on a high note through a grant. Seth Boyden […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Girl Scout Heart of New Jersey Troop No. 10855 is collaborating with Girl Scouts across the country to plant five million trees by 2026 to help wildlife, improve the environment and greatly expand the amount of tree cover. The troop from Hoboken recently participated in the South Mountain Tree Promise planting activity […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Village has announced its summer hours, beginning the first week of June and running through Labor Day, including extended evening hours on Mondays. The late hours on Monday evenings are a pilot program being launched in response to resident requests. “We’ve heard our residents ask for late hours to […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Oranges & Maplewood Branch of the NAACP will mark the Juneteenth holiday with flag-raising ceremonies across several Essex County towns represented in the branch’s catchment area. A special commemorative flag or banner has been designed to fly or hang over the municipal complexes in Belleville, Bloomfield, East Orange, Livingston, Maplewood […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange Symphony Orchestra will perform its first live concert since January 2020 on Sunday, June 13, at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. Conducted by Susan Haig, the family-friendly hour-long program starts at 6:30 p.m. and features a variety of orchestral favorites. The concert opens with […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — John Grew, exalted ruler of the South Orange Elks Lodge No. 1154, announced that on Saturday, June 19, at 1 p.m. the lodge will add the Progress Pride flag to its flag pole as a way of symbolically and publicly acknowledging work that has been underway since last year to ensure […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Juneteenth, an African American holiday marking the end of slavery, will be celebrated on Saturday, June 19, at the Durand-Hedden House, 523 Ridgewood Road in Maplewood, in collaboration with the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race. It is part of a larger celebration by the towns of Maplewood and South Orange to […]