The monthly Hilton Neighborhood Association meeting recently hosted competing candidates for the one open seat on the township committee. Democratic candidates Jane Collins-Colding and Max Kravitz answered questions regarding local Maplewood issues at the DeHart Community Center. The two candidates are vying for the Democratic party nomination, which in heavily Democratic Maplewood is tantamount to […]
PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHAD HUNT MAPLEWOOD — More than 220 people turned out Friday, May 16, at The Woodland in Maplewood village for a showing of the 1990 film “Wild at Heart” organized by the Maplewood Film Society with an assist from the township Division of Arts & Culture. The film was preceded by […]
IRVINGTON — A meeting with candidates for the state Assembly was held Wednesday night in the basement of a township church but much of the attention was focused on actions by the Trump Administration in Washington. The New Point Missionary Baptist Church on Paine Avenue hosted the three Democratic Party candidates seeking the two open […]
MAPLEWOOD FUN — The MayFest Street Fair returned to Springfield Avenue in Maplewood on Sunday, May 18. The event included live music all afternoon plus ‘train rides’ on the avenue. Vendors sold a wide variety of wares from clothing to candles to empanadas, lemonade and funnel cake.
More than 350 people ran or walked in the Rage Run 5K for Reproductive Freedom organized by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey on May 18. The event, which raised more than $30,000, featured short speeches by South Orange Mayor Sheena Collum, U.S. Rep. Rob Menendez, D-8, Alexis McGill Johnson, who is the acting president […]
A Columbia High School Artist Showcase opening night reception happened recently at Pierro Gallery. The community was invited to support emerging young artists at the opening in the gallery that is the Baird in South Orange. The exhibit runs through Sunday, June 8. Artist Anaelle Alexandre created “Land of Beauty” out of clay and artificial […]
At 3-years-old Charell Star was picked up by a social worker and taken from her great-grandmother. Her belongings were in a trash bag. That’s where her story begins in her memoir “Trash Bag Tales” which was released May 1 in connection with Foster Care Awareness Month. Star’s father was incarcerated for murder and her mother […]
“Wild at Heart” follows the lives of a young couple on the run. Their journey is surreal and dangerous, as they run into an array of odd characters. The atmosphere is unsettling, yet dreamy—an unconventional love story by the late David Lynch. “Wild at Heart” cast Nicholas Cage as Sailor and Laura Dern as Lula. […]
The South Orange Rescue Squad’s ‘Sound The Siren’ 5k Run/Walk and Emergency Medical Service Open House was held on Sunday, May 4. Evan Waller, 16, of Maplewood, won the race with a time of 19 minutes, 42 seconds. Elena Rozhko, 52, of Morristown, came in second and was the first female finisher with a time […]
A contingency plan has been created for the possibility of a strike by NJ Transit train engineers though it is not a replacement for train service but a way to get essential workers to their jobs. NJ Transit strongly encourages all those who can work from home to do so and limit traveling on the […]