SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall University board of regents voted unanimously on March 23 to appoint Mary Meehan, Ph.D., a highly respected higher education and health care leader, as well as a former Seton Hall administrator and university alumna, as its interim president, effective April 11. Meehan’s appointment allows Seton Hall President A. […]
ORANGE, NJ — Arts Unbound has announced the lineup for its fifth annual Friends of Arts Unbound art exhibit and benefit sale. Several new artists are joining familiar favorites to raise funds for the nonprofit gallery and art studio for people with disabilities and seniors. More than 30 artists will be supporting Arts Unbound programs […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — SOMADEMS, a Democratic group serving South Orange and Maplewood, will host its second Meet the Governor Candidates Forum on Thursday, March 30, featuring New Jersey state Sen. Ray Lesniak, Tenafly Councilman Mark Zinna and small business owner Lisa McCormick. The forum will run from 7 to 10 p.m. at ABOVE Restaurant […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center has been named “Favorite Small Performing Arts Center” in the 2017 JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards. Presented by Discover Jersey Arts, a program of the ArtPride New Jersey Foundation and New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the annual awards highlight the work of New Jersey’s […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — According to Inside Higher Ed, if the March Madness of college basketball was based on academic performance, the Seton Hall University men’s team would finish in the “Elite Eight.” Seton Hall returns to the actual NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament this year for the second time in a row, the first back-to-back […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Tonia Moore, president of Friends of the South Orange Library, recently announced a major donation to the library. “Because of the generous participation of the community in our fundraising events throughout the year, the Friends of the SOPL are able to donate $10,000 to the adult and children’s book collections,” Moore said […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Fourth-grade students at Tuscan School participated in a workshop, “The Art of Making Books,” on March 7 and 9. Tuscan School library media specialist Amy B. Popp was awarded an Achieve grant this past December for this event. Per the grant, fourth-grade students were instructed by personnel from the Museum of Early […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Graduate Schools guide has again ranked Seton Hall’s graduate programs among the best in the nation. Seton Hall University School of Law, recently named a Top 50 “Go-To Law School” by the National Law Journal, was ranked as 57th in the nation by U.S. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — SOMA Action invites residents of Maplewood, South Orange and surrounding communities to attend “From Town Hall to the Halls of Congress: Effective Advocacy in the Trump Era” on Wednesday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. at Morrow Memorial Church, 600 Ridgewood Ave. in Maplewood. The panel, moderated by Lisa Davis, will include South […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange invites area residents to the following adult education classes, which are free and open to the public: The TSTI clergy and congregants will gather to share “Tips for Planning a Memorable Seder” on Thursday, March 23, at 7 p.m. While there are many ideas on […]