SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The access road from Mead Street out to South Orange Avenue in South Orange is now called “Boz Way” in honor of Lee Boswell May, who died last year. The renaming took place during a March 6 ceremony. A lifelong resident of South Orange, Boz was a wild jazz/blues enthusiast — […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In New Jersey, there are nearly 4,000 residents currently waiting for a life-saving transplant, and one person in New Jersey dies every three days waiting for a transplant. Just one organ and tissue donor can save eight lives and enhance the lives of more than 75 people. Joseph Gery Francois, of Maplewood, […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Elected officials in Maplewood and South Orange, in partnership with township departments, divisions and organizations, join with local business districts to celebrate the achievements of women. The focus for 2021 is “Women Lifting Women,” which will be realized through more than 45 unique events including safe, socially distant and/or […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A plan by the surrounding neighbors to save the Squier Farmhouse from demolition has gained steam in the time since the property owner was granted an allowance to split the property into two lots — presumably to demolish the centuries-old home and build two newer houses on the Ridgewood Road site […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Because of the pandemic, trails in the South Mountain Reservation are being used now more than ever. With the increase in foot traffic, there is a lot more trash, too. In response, the South Mountain Conservancy and Sassquad Trail Running are asking residents to get involved in a plogging weekend, from […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood School District opened in a limited capacity on March 1, with English language learners across all grade levels, self-contained special education students and preschool students who have chosen hybrid instruction returning to the school buildings. Teachers for those students will teach in person from their classrooms. […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Celebrating its 19th anniversary this March 23 to 28, the internationally recognized Garden State Film Festival celebrates the independent film genre by bringing a carefully curated selection of original works to a diverse audience from around the world. Producers are working with F&S Digital again to make GSFF 2021 a hybrid […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In alignment with its new strategic plan, Seton Hall University will renovate its largest freshman residence, Boland Hall, which will receive a glass-enclosed lobby addition as well as new lighting, fixtures, furniture and finishes in the dorm rooms and common spaces of Boland South. “This renovation is an investment in our […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Museum of Art recently announced the artists whose works will be featured in the upcoming exhibition “2021 New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond.” The annual juried exhibition is sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts. The […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — No part of daily life has been untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic over the last year, including high school sports. Fall and winter seasons have looked a lot different this year, with fewer spectators, no state tournaments and schedules changing on a dime due to coronavirus safety protocols. That’s why the […]