MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Five years ago, cousins Dustin and Andrew Dumas, of South Orange and Maplewood, respectively, wanted to participate in a Thanksgiving Day race, but they couldn’t find one being held in the area. Not wanting to drive more than a half an hour to run, they gathered their family and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, located at 432 Scotland Road in South Orange, invites area residents to several programs in February, as follows: TSTI’s series on hot topics in Israel today continues on Thursday, Feb. 1, with “The Big Questions.” Michael Levi from the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest will lead a discussion […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In its 18th annual Michele Turner Martin Luther King Jr. Silent Peace March on Friday, Jan. 12, Maplewood Middle School students and staffed marched through Maplewood Village in complete silence. Approximately 800 members of the MMS community participated in the annual event held to honor the life and work of Dr. Martin […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Friends of Maplewood Library are three upcoming bag-of-books sales on Saturday, Jan. 27, Feb. 3 and Feb. 10. The Jan. 27 sale will run from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., and will feature books from all genres and items such as DVDs and CDs. The […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange and Maplewood celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day in more than one location on Jan. 15, packing the seats of the Columbia High School Auditorium and later the Cafeteria for the volunteer fair, and then in front the Maplewood Town Hall and in South Orange’s Spiotta Park, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Mountain YMCA’s supporters, members and staff will assemble Monday, Jan. 22, to kick off “Calling All Superheroes,” this year’s campaign to raise $175,000 to address pressing community concerns and open access to services for those who cannot afford it. “You don’t need to wear a cape to be a superhero. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The last week of January will see the South Orange Performing Arts Center stage “A Good Farmer,” a play that explores the contributions of undocumented immigrants to the communities in which they live. From Jan. 24 until Feb. 4, the play will tell the story of a farm in upstate New […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Overlook Van will visit the Maplewood library’s Hilton Branch, 1688 Springfield Ave., throughout the year to provide free health screenings, educational materials and individual counseling. Receive a body mass index screening and cervical health materials on Thursday, Jan. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m.; blood pressure and blood glucose screenings and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Living well means different things to different people but all would agree that loving what you do adds to the magic. “Carved, Painted, Stitched: The Folk Art Collection of Barbara Cate” on view at the Pierro Gallery, 5 Mead St. in South Orange, from Jan. 25 through March 3 features one […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Parenting Center and Elementary School PTAs will present “The Impact of Social Media on Growing Minds: What All Parents Need to Know” on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Tuscan Elementary School, 25 Harvard Ave. in Maplewood. Licensed psychotherapist Lauren Muriello, founder of Well Being Therapy Center, will provide tips […]