SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Thanksgiving will look a little different for Bryn Douds and his family. The family will be in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, watching Douds cross a triathlon finish line for Team USA. The South Orange resident qualified for the World Triathlon race when he competed at the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Walking into South Orange’s Village Hall — now a swanky new restaurant — at its grand opening Nov. 2 was like walking into your childhood home after many years away. While the atmosphere had changed, the bones of the building were still there. The room where the South Orange Board of […]
NEWARK / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University has expanded its presence in Newark with a satellite space and welcome center in the heart of the city’s Gateway Complex, according to an Oct. 31 press release. An open house preview for the space was held Nov. 9, before the first home game of the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Nov. 3, South Orange Village held a groundbreaking celebration for South Orange Commons, a new affordable housing project that will offer adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and families a new residential option, with 26 units in total. JESPY worked with South Orange leadership and other partners to bring about […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation in South Orange planned a weekend retreat in the Poconos for young families to connect, make new family friends and have some seasonal fun. To keep members engaged during the technology sabbath, Rabbi Abigail Treu, Cantor Eliana Kissner and education director Gavin Hirsch provided many interactive programs for […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Mark your calendar for Saturday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. That’s when Giants of Jazz, an annual jazz festival featuring nearly 30 performers, returns to the South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, for the first time since 2019. Produced by Grammy-winning producer John Lee, this year’s 23rd event honors […]
CHATHAM, NJ — The Governor’s STEM Scholars recently announced the admission of Isabella Castillo, Ashley Diaz Saguay, Alexandria Hall, Emmanuel Ishola and Mrunmayi Joshi, all of Newark; Alexis Halm-Owoo, of South Orange; Kosisochi Okaro, of Montclair; and Jeffrey Xu and Daisy Yao, both of Livingston, into the 2022-2023 class. The cohort is made up of […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Rachel Coalition, the domestic violence division of Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ, hosted its annual community education luncheon — previously known as the Women to Women Luncheon — on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael in Springfield. The event featured Katrina Brownlee who was abused, shot 10 times and […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Changes are coming to both South Orange and Maplewood’s curbside recycling programs beginning Jan. 1, 2023. For almost two years, elected officials, municipal staff, and Green Team and environmental advisory volunteers from Maplewood and South Orange have been collaborating to improve the overall cost-effectiveness and sustainability of both towns’ […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — This election season, South Orange and Maplewood have five challengers running for three open seats on the board of education. Candidates are the slate of Regina Eckert, William R. Gifford III and Nubia Wilson, running under the slogan “Students Come First,” and the slate of William M. Meyer and […]