SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Congregation Beth El in South Orange has announced its worship and program schedule for the upcoming High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah worship, from Sept. 20 through 22, and Yom Kippur worship on Sept. 29 and 30, will be led by Olitzky and guest Cantor Galeet […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Rent Party Family Picnic was never originally planned to be an annual event — let alone one that has grown larger and larger each year.. “When we held our first show three years ago, it was simply a celebration of Rent Party’s fifth anniversary,” Rent Party co-founder Chris Dickson said in a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Families with young children seeking a nature-intensive outdoor experience are invited to register for the fourth annual South Mountain Reservation family campout scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 7, through Sunday, Oct. 8. In case of rain, the campout will be Oct. 21 to 22. The program will be based out of Summit Field […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Scams are a common way for criminals to steal money from innocent victims by using scare tactics and fake stories in a variety of different ways — phone calls, emails and even just dropping notes in mailboxes. According to the Insurance Information Institute, there were 1.2 million reports of fraud in […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education introduced a new social studies curriculum for grades six through eight at its Aug. 21 meeting and the decision came as a surprise to some parents and community members who did not know the program was being revised, and members of the SOMA […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Pierro Gallery will present “Cut Loose,” a fall group exhibition curated by Danielle Masters. The show opens Thursday, Sept. 21, and will remain on view until Friday, Oct. 21. There will be an opening reception on Sept. 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. This exhibition is about one’s ability to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center’s Herb & Milly Iris Gallery will host a new exhibit from New Jersey artist Michael Steinbrick featuring photorealistic paintings of New York City that, in many cases, include thought-provoking commentary about today’s world. Steinbrick’s “Reflect: NYC” show, which will be on display from Sept. 11 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee held a special meeting Monday, Aug. 21, to address the status of Maplewood Police Capt. Joshua Cummis. In the meeting, which lasted approximately 20 minutes, the committee unanimously passed Resolution No. 161-17, which extends Cummis’ administrative leave an extra month. Following the release of records from the July […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Monday, Sept. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. in Maplewood, the Maplewood Garden Club presents “Early Street Community Garden, a Model of Sustainable Landscape.” Speaker Carolle Huber, vice president and cofounder of Grow It Green Morristown, will describe how sustainable practices — from native plantings to […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Monday, Aug. 28, the Maplewood Fire Department extinguished a two-alarm fire at 1865 Springfield Ave. Firefighters responded to the scene at approximately 8:30 a.m. and by 9 a.m. the fire was under control. The fire damaged a vacant, one-story building that was undergoing renovation. All workers had exited the building prior […]