MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Once again, Repair Cafe will do its best to fix your broken, beloved objects. The Repair Cafe will be Saturday, Nov. 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Morrow Memorial Church, 600 Ridgewood Road in Maplewood. Do you have a favorite lamp that is not working? A broken necklace? Your laptop making […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — More than 2,000 runners and walkers, as well as more than 200 volunteers, enjoyed the beautiful fall weather and participated in the third annual RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Run & Walk on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange. This event supports the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Springfield Avenue Partnership, the district management corporation of the Springfield Avenue Special Improvement District in Maplewood, has appointed Nicole Dooskin Wallace as its new executive director, effective Oct. 21. Wallace, who has extensive economic development and urban planning experience, is the first full-time executive director for the partnership. She comes to […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — SOMA Two Towns for All Ages invites all South Orange and Maplewood residents ages 60 and older to take the senior survey. This comprehensive survey will help shape the age-friendly efforts in both towns and plan the next steps moving forward. The survey is available online at www.SOMAtwotownsforallages.org, or […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The MAPSO String Ensemble, named for the many Maplewood and South Orange residents who make up the group, will perform a free afternoon concert featuring a program of light classical works at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood, on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m. The ensemble will be joined by […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Did you miss out on Durand-Hedden’s popular, groundbreaking exhibit “Exploring Golf Island” last winter? Good news: The exhibit will reopen Sunday, Nov. 17, from 1 to 4 p.m. and remain on view on program days through Feb. 23, 2020. Learn how this early area of Maplewood, bordered by the Maplewood Country Club […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — More than 20 Broadway stars will take the stage for an inspiring evening of music at the South Orange Performing Arts Center on Monday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. for the Summit Medical Group Foundation “Broadway Rocks Cancer” concert. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit SMGF programming that provides comfort, care […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Michael Dingelstedt felt strange when he woke up Nov. 1. He didn’t have anything to do. The former Maplewood Fire Department chief’s last day of work was Oct. 31, when he retired and wrapped up 38 years of working as a firefighter in the department. “It’s going to take some adjustment,” Dingelstedt […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Starting in November, 77 pieces from 30 Essex County artists will be showcased at the “Open Essex” exhibit at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in its art gallery. The art opening, which is free and open to the public, will be Sunday, Nov. 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. Oil, acrylic and watercolor […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In a heated election season that saw seven candidates running for just three open seats on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education, voters decided Nov. 5 to elect challengers Erin Siders and Thair Joshua, along with incumbent Johanna Wright, who will be entering her third term in office. All […]