SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Members of the Women’s Connection of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange enjoyed a walking and food tour in the Bronx on May 11. The all-day program, “A Bronx Tale – History, Art, and Food,” was planned by TSTI and Women’s Connection member Ellen Blake, who has been organizing an annual […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Anna Litvak made South Orange her home in 2015, but no matter how much she has grown to love the village, she will never be able to turn her back on her first home, Latvia. Litvak, who lives in South Orange with her husband, will host a fundraiser for The Art […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Fire Department recently placed two new ambulances in service, which were blessed and dedicated on May 20 at a ceremony in front of Maplewood Fire Headquarters on Dunnell Road. The blessing was given by the fire department chaplain Father Jim Worth from St. Joseph’s Church in Maplewood. The dedication was […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, May 13, South Orange Middle School orchestra director Bill Cook hosted the All-North Jersey Elementary Honors Orchestra Festival at the school. The event is sponsored by the North Jersey School Music Association and includes students in grades four through six from the surrounding area. Columbia High School orchestra director […]
ORANGE, NJ — ArtBender 2017, a 24-hour series of creative events including an art marathon and silent auction from noon on May 6 to noon on May 7, raised more than $9,300 for Arts Unbound, an organization that promotes art in the community for everyone.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 12th-grade class members at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel celebrated the completion of their Hebrew High program at a student-led service on Friday, May 5. Twenty students from South Orange and surrounding towns graduated this year. The Reform synagogue’s Hebrew High program incorporates many different aspects of Jewish learning; students explore issues […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbian, Columbia High School’s student-run newspaper, has earned the first-place award for the third consecutive year in an annual competition held by the American Scholastic Press Association. The national competition is open to student-run newspapers from across the country. Entries are critiqued on journalistic content, journalistic decision-making, visual layout and design, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University celebrated its 160th baccalaureate commencement at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on May 15. Seton Hall graduated 1,465 undergraduate students, making the Class of 2017 the largest in the university’s history. In addition, 1,116 graduate students received master’s and doctorate degrees, making the total graduates for this […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Sunday, May 21, at approximately 5:52 p.m., Maplewood police officers responded to a report of a large fight in DeHart Park, according to a May 22 press release from the township. A group of approximately 150 to 200 individuals, believed to be juveniles, were observed in the park when officers arrived. Officers […]
Community discusses race and privilege to raise awareness in order to address racial inequities
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Led by a racially and professionally diverse set of panelists, the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race led a critical community discussion centered around the topic of privilege, and then invited attendees to come up with their own responses and solutions at a May 10 event at The Woodland in Maplewood. In […]