SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, located at 432 Scotland Road in South Orange, invites adults to help area hospitals by donating blood on Sunday, Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Phlebotomists from Community Blood Services, which serves hospitals throughout the region, will be at the Reform synagogue for this vital community […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee members voiced agreement at their Feb. 6 meeting to raise Maplewood Community Pool membership rates in an effort to close a shortfall of approximately $40,000. The Maplewood Community Pool is run as a utility and is meant to be self-sufficient, but Maplewood Swimming Pool Advisory Committee member Jennifer […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — According to the New Jersey Department of Health, there is a lot of influenza activity in every region of the state. While the number of cases is typical for this time of the year during a flu season, they are finding that the flu strain, A H3N2 is the predominant influenza […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School art and literary magazine, Guildscript, has received three awards of distinction for its 2017 edition! Two of the awards are from the American Scholastic Press Association, including a first place win with special merit. The annual magazine received high marks in creativity, organization and presentation. The ASPA stated […]
SOUTH ORANGE / LIVINGSTON, NJ — South Orange Village Administrator Barry Lewis Jr. will be moving on to work in the same position in nearby Livingston, after spending six years in the South Orange administration. He will begin at his new post in Livingston in March, as South Orange begins the search for a new […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University will host its annual graduate open house on Saturday, Feb. 24, from noon to 3 p.m. on Seton Hall’s South Orange campus at 400 South Orange Ave. Representatives from graduate degree and certificate programs in high-demand fields of business, communication, diplomacy and international relations, education, health and medical […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood’s favorite monthly live music event will present Daptone Records recording artist James Hunter on Friday night, Feb. 23, at The Woodland. Proceeds from the show will help fight hunger in Maplewood-South Orange. Tickets are available at www.brownpaperticket.com. It has been 10 years since the Englishman burst onto the scene with his […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Kids Camp is open for registration, and planning an unforgettable summer for children in kindergarten through fourth grade. The camp has a focus on nature, learning, fun and teamwork with top-notch counselors and directors to ensure each day is a new adventure. The camp, which is run by the Maplewood Recreation […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — This weekend, 4th Wall Theatre and the Burgdorff Center in Maplewood will kick off a new partnership in a theatrical celebration of Black History Month. The theater company will perform Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking play “for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf.” This show — a “choreopoem” — […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the Schools Committee of the Community Coalition on Race for a presentation followed by a question-and-answer session with the authors of “Tasting Freedom,” Daniel Biddle and Murray Dubin, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. The authors are passionate about sharing the life and […]