MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A couple dozen South Orange-Maplewood residents gathered Sunday, Aug. 26, to protest the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. The protest began at Maplewood Train Station and continued at South Orange Train Station. According to Amy Higer, one of the protest’s leaders, some of the main reasons […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Public Library’s VolunTEEN program kicked off with motivational speaker and Columbia High School graduate Coobee Darcelin, third row, far left. The VolunTEENS are running their summer food drive through Aug. 31 to benefit local food pantries through Meeting Emergency Needs with Dignity. Non-perishable low-salt food can be dropped at […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Applications for rental space in the Rahner Greenhouse will be received in the Maplewood Municipal Building, 574 Valley St., on Thursday, Sept. 6, from 6 to 7 p.m. Doors to the Town Hall Meeting Room will be opened at 4 p.m. The allocation of spaces will be made in the order in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange-Maplewood School District confirmed Aug. 27 that Columbia High School’s athletic director has been suspended indefinitely with pay. At its Monday, Aug. 20, meeting, the Board of Education voted to suspend five staffers — none of whom were named in the meeting’s agenda. According to the district in its Aug. 27 […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s Walsh Gallery presents “Seeing Red,” an exhibit examining the many artistic, cultural, political and religious connotations of the color red using books, works on paper, religious items, textiles and artworks of various mediums. The exhibit runs from Sept. 4 through Oct. 20, with an opening reception on Thursday, […]
UNION, NJ — Maplewood resident Jenny Li, assistant professor of computer science at Kean University in Union, was recognized by the National Center for Women in Technology for her outstanding research mentorship of women and underrepresented minorities. “This positive feedback and recognition of my research mentoring work of the last several years is super motivating,” […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Manta Rays enjoyed a five-meet season and placed third in championships with the Tri-County Diving League this year. Thunderstorms and inclement weather couldn’t keep this team down! Ben Doubek, new head diving coach, along with assistant coaches, led the Maplewood Manta Rays through a successful season. Season highlights include three […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange has had to begin anew its search for a village administrator after Steve Gallo, who was supposed to assume the position in September, has had to step aside. The village had chosen Gallo to replace Barry Lewis Jr., who had been administrator in South Orange for six years before […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Police Department has arrested a Trenton man for a number of overnight burglaries that occurred over the past weeks in the Golf Island area of town near Maplewood Middle School. At one of the burglaries, at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Aug. 11, the homeowner confronted the suspect in his dining room. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — At its meeting on Monday, Aug. 20, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education voted to appoint West Hudson Associates, a leading educational executive search firm, to lead the search for the school district’s next superintendent. West Hudson Associates was selected after two rounds of Requests for Proposals to identify the best partner […]