Veteran English actor directing CHS performance of ‘DNA’

Veteran English actor directing CHS performance of ‘DNA’

A group of teenagers accidentally commit a crime. Friendships fracture and relationships go awry as they try to cover their tracks. The dark comedy, “DNA,” is being presented by Columbia High School (CHS)’s Parnassian Society and performed at the Black Box Theater this November. It’s the first production directed by James Bale Dyer, an English […]

SOMA artists open their studios to the public

SOMA artists open their studios to the public

The four Seton Hall University students were enthusiastic about the South Orange Maplewood Artists Studio Tour. Clare Dueweke, Alexandra Carroll, Edward Sherman, and Connor Powers stopped at locations in both South Orange and Maplewood after stumbling upon the event; they ended up spending a good part of their weekend visiting studios on the tour, which […]

Child sex abuse survivor helping others

Child sex abuse survivor helping others

Precious Little Ladies Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to combating child molestation, has entered into a partnership with Better Help, a prominent online therapy platform. This collaboration aims to destigmatize therapy within black communities and enhance access to mental health care for women and girls who are survivors of sexual abuse and gender-based violence in […]

Mason honors Civil War soldier who gave all

Mason honors Civil War soldier who gave all

Everyday is Veterans’ Day for Michael Perrone, weather permitting. Perrone, the president of the Belleville Historical Society and a mason whose family owns Perrone Mason Contractors in Bloomfield, has for more than 20 years been painstakingly cleaning, throughout northern Jersey, the soiled gravestones and memorials of veterans killed in action. He does this because he […]

School district fires superintendent

The South Orange Maplewood Board of Education has put Superintendent of Schools Ronald Taylor on leave and will not renew his contract. “On behalf of the Board of Education, I want to thank Dr. Ronald Taylor for his service to our District and I wish him well on his future endeavors,” Board of Education President […]

New water company, billing in Orange

ORANGE — The township has a new water company and has changed its billing system. On Aug. 2, the City Council approved a new water operator and management company for the water, sewer and stormwater systems. The previous operations agreement was expiring and the then operator, Veolia, was not interested in submitting a new bid, […]

Two-day Fly Tying Symposium

More than 100 fly tiers, demonstrators, instructors and celebrities – from personalities Curtis Fry and Clark “Cheech” Pierce of Fly Fish Food to pattern designers Tom Rosenbauer, Bob Clouser and Pat Dorsey – will show their best fish-catching creations at the 32nd Annual International Fly Tying Symposium, Nov. 11-12. The sport’s premier fly tying event […]

Glen Ridge’s Addie Goldstein leads Montclair Kimberley Academy field hockey to banner season

Glen Ridge’s Addie Goldstein leads Montclair Kimberley Academy field hockey to banner season

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Glen Ridge resident Addie Goldstein, a sophomore at Montclair Kimberley Academy, emerged as a top performer for the Cougars field hockey team, which captured the 2023 state prep tournament championship with a 2-1 victory over Hun in a match decided in a shootout following two scoreless overtime periods. Goldstein finished as the […]