MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca helps award members of Girl Scout Troop 22831 with their Silver Award. From left are Evelyn Van de North, Elliot Foley, Grace Trenouth, DeLuca, Maggie Sheridan and Phoebe Holt-Reiss. Community service projects to earn this award included libraries for Interfaith Hospitality Network families, a pedestrian safety video for […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — SOMA Film Festival, in partnership with Maplewood Arts Council, will screen the award-winning documentary “Art & Craft” on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. All proceeds to be donated to each of the local elementary schools’ art programs. “Art & Craft” is a film […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Montclair State University’s African Drumming Ensemble had Seth Boyden School’s staff, students and community members on their feet dancing and drumming their way into the start of something new. Led by John J. Cali School of Music adjunct faculty member Robert Levin, graduate music education coordinator Lisa De Lorenzo and undergraduate music […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The first “Poetry in the Round” event of fall 2017 at Seton Hall University will present critically acclaimed author Kaitlyn Greenidge on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge, University Center. This reading is free and open to the public. Greenidge’s debut novel is “We Love You, Charlie […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — JESPY House, a community-based nonprofit serving adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, hosted Governor-elect Phil Murphy, who was at the time still on the campaign trail, on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Approximately 120 clients, family members, friends, staff and allies welcomed Murphy so that they could discuss their concerns about recent policy […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Village Apartments of the Jewish Federation, a senior living community in South Orange, is expanding its residential offerings with the addition of luxury one-bedroom, one-bath apartments for adults ages 62 and older. Applications are being accepted now for the 12 units, which are slated to open in mid-December. Applications are available […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A century ago, the United States declared war on Germany, joining World War I, and the impact was felt in the small town of Maplewood. More than 100 men from Maplewood were called to serve and eight never made it home. Three saw brutal action in France, two were pilots whose planes […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business and the New Jersey Small Business Development Center celebrated their new partnership with an opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting in Jubilee Hall on the university’s campus in South Orange on Oct. 27. This new partnership gives Seton Hall University the distinction of being the first […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood health educator Candice Davenport returns to the Hilton Neighborhood Association with a vibrant and informative presentation on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood. Davenport will inform attendees about senior transportation, the upcoming blood drive, important information about the Affordable Care Act, pneumococcal […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — What are the implications of homelessness for students and families, and how can schools and law enforcement improve coordination and communication to better support families in response to the crisis? The College of Education and Human Services at Seton Hall University explores this vital issue with a panel discussion, “Meeting the […]