MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A community meeting to discuss the proposed updates to Irvington Avenue in Maplewood and the neighboring towns of Newark and South Orange was hosted at the St. Andrew Kim Roman Catholic Church on Parker Avenue in Maplewood on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The presented plans are part of the Irvington Avenue Streetscape Improvement […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Baird Community Center will close at the end of the business day on Oct. 10 in preparation for a major renovation of the building. The offices of the Department of Recreation & Cultural Affairs and the South Orange Parking Authority, currently located in the Baird, will be relocating. Both offices […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education delayed the implementation of its new public comment policy at its Sept. 16 meeting, first introducing the change to the audience before putting it into effect at its Oct. 28 meeting. The new policy changes the schedule of when residents will be allowed […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Literacy Volunteers of America is always seeking volunteer literacy tutors and will hold an 18-hour tutor training course at Maplewood Memorial Library’s Hilton Branch, 1688 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood, from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 15, 17, 22, 25, 29 and 31. Life is limited when you can’t […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the Maplewood Garden Club on Monday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., when Michael Van Clef discusses his favorite topic, “Deer Resistant Native Plants.” Van Clef will explain various landscape uses for native plants ranging from meadow patches to formal gardens, focusing on the selection […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit has opened the application process for its new customer advisory board, a diverse group of regular customers of NJ Transit’s statewide transit system. The new CAB was planned and will be supported by Stewart Mader, NJ Transit’s customer advocate and chief customer experience officer. “We have great expectations for this […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — During this school year, Carol Paster, director of the Iris Family Early Childhood Education Center at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, will celebrate 30 years at the South Orange synagogue’s preschool and religious school. To frame the year, the preschool’s family outreach coordinator has planned monthly programs under the thematic umbrella “Planting Seeds.” […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The new board of Sharey-Tefilo Israel Senior Youth, the senior youth group at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange, recently enjoyed an overnight training retreat at the synagogue. The students spent the night bonding, learning, preparing for the High Holy Days and had a lot of fun. The board retreat provides […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School Scholarship Fund’s annual Red and Black Party fundraiser was held Sept. 21, raising money for scholarships for CHS graduates for their higher education tuition. Former CHS students returned to Maplewood to talk about how the scholarships they received helped them in their college careers and beyond, and to […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The SOMA Brewing Company, in partnership with the Maplewood Office of Cultural Affairs and Pollock Properties Group of Keller Williams, will host its second Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 5, from noon to 8 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. The family-friendly event will include plenty of activities and entertainment […]