MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Mary Beth Walsh is the mother of Ben Hack, who is 24-years-old and autistic. Walsh was trying to find something in the local area that Ben could enjoy, as he was getting older and aging out of his programs for young adults. Walsh approached Gerry O’Connor, St. Joseph’s Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University celebrated its 167th Baccalaureate Commencement at the Prudential Center with Borys Gudziak, the Metropolitan-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia giving the main address. The university graduated 1,386 students with baccalaureate degrees, 804 with honors. In addition, 951 graduate students received master’s and doctorate degrees this commencement […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Members of the Writers Guild of America have been protesting at Columbia High School, where a production company is filming an FX Network show called “American Horror Story.” “I would like to extend my apologies to anybody at Columbia High School who had their day disrupted,” said Chris Gethard, a writer […]
Problems at the printing plant where our newspapers are printed have caused a delay in their distribution. Subscribers to the News-Record of Maplewood and South Orange, The Glen Ridge Paper, West Orange Chronicle, Irvington Herald, The Independent Press of Bloomfield, Record-Transcript and Union County LocalSource should receive their newspapers in Friday’s mail. We apologize for […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The township has approved six potential marijuana retailers and three are close to opening up in the village. “All are still in process,” said Julie Doran, acting township administrator. “Three have come back, so far, with conditional licenses from the state. One has dropped out. So now there are five that […]
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The 46th annual South Orange/Maplewood Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Service will take place on Sunday, April 23, at 4 p.m. Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel at 432 Scotland Road in South Orange will be hosting the event, according to a press release from organizers, which said a Rally for Remembrance will precede the service […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The annual river clean up returns for its 13th year on Sunday, May 7. Last year volunteers removed bottles, cans, bicycles, street signs, banners, ladders, gutters, rugs, and even parts of a signature South Orange gas lamp from the river, according to Walter Clarke of the South Orange Environmental Commission. The […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Friends of the South Orange Public Library will be holding a Spring Jewelry Sale in May. The sale will feature fine jewelry, designer jewelry, sterling silver pieces, brand names, precious stones, vintage pieces, earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets, pendants, brooches, men’s cuff links, watches and accessories. The sale will also feature […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The night was about bowling but it was more than that for members of the autistic community who got a chance to meet one another, share stories and possibly make friends. The event at Hanover Lanes in East Hanover on March 13 was hosted by Pat Miller and Pam Foley, who […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for Mia Johmann but she now has two medals to hang around her neck. One of them is gold, from the United States Synchronized Skating Championships, and one of the them is bronze, from the World Junior Synchronized Skating Championship. Her 16-person team, […]