SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Samikkannu Thangavel, the new associate director of the Institute of NeuroImmune Pharmacology at Seton Hall University, has received a five-year $2.2 million research award from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Drug Abuse. The grant was awarded to Thangavel to conduct neuro-AIDS research in the context of drugs of […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills celebrated the Christmas holiday with Isaiah House, a critical safety net for local families and an organization founded in part by JLOSH. Located in East Orange, Isaiah House provides temporary and permanent housing, food, social and financial services to the most vulnerable […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Health Department will hold a free rabies vaccination clinic for dogs and cats on Saturday, Jan. 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the South Orange Rescue Squad building, 62 Sloan St. in South Orange. Your dog or cat must have their rabies vaccination updated if it expires […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Mountain YMCA is making it easy and fun for children and adults to stay active and engaged throughout the winter, offering dozens of programs in sports, the arts and enrichment classes. Registration is under way for the Winter 1 session, which starts Jan. 6 and runs through March 2. Here […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The seventh-grade students at the Linda and Rudy Slucker Religious School at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange got into the holiday spirit recently. In celebration of Hanukkah, they learned how to make potato latkes from scratch for themselves to enjoy; to honor the wider community during the holiday season, they […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — At its Dec. 11 meeting, the South Orange Board of Health unanimously approved an ordinance that amends the village code to authorize residents to own chickens. The amended ordinance, which allows residents in single-family homes to own up to five chickens at a time, begins in March 2018 as part of […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the man and woman pictured. According to police in a Dec. 7 release, the couple entered South Orange Middle School on Nov. 15 through a rear entrance and remained inside the building for nearly two hours. The woman was in possession […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — WSOU 89.5 FM, the student-run radio station of Seton Hall University, recently announced its programming lineup for the 2017 December holiday season. Programming highlights include A Franciscan Christmas with Brother Greg Cellini on Dec. 24 at 8 p.m., WSOU’s annual presentation of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio on Dec. 25 at 6 a.m. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association will celebrate its annual holiday party on Thursday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood. Everyone is welcome to share complimentary pizza and beverages as part of the celebration. The group will play a game of Maplewood Bingo. Prizes and music […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The township will hold a community blood drive on Saturday, Dec. 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. To make an appointment, visit www.communitybloodservices.org or just walk in! In order to be a blood donor, you must weight at least 110 pounds, eat a meal […]