Preliminary district budget shows $2.36 million deficit

SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — As has been the trend for a long time, the South Orange-Maplewood School District is facing a considerable budget deficit for the 2017-2018 school year. Business Administrator Paul Roth presented the 2017-2018 preliminary budget, based on “zero-based” budgeting, at the Feb. 27 Board of Education meeting and highlighted a […]

Free tax prep help

NEWARK, NJ — Seton Hall Law School volunteers prepare income tax returns again this year for taxpayers with annual W-2 income up to $70,000. Beginning on March 17, IRS certified volunteers provide private, confidential, one-on-one tax return preparation free of charge to students, qualified staff and members of the community. Eligible clients can also claim […]

WSOU show to focus on managing national politics in the workplace

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In 2016, the nation experienced a particularly divisive presidential campaign that impacted office spaces and worker productivity. Unlike past election cycles, the tone and tension of politics didn’t end when ballots were cast in November and shows no sign of diminishing in 2017. Many employees and their managers are asking themselves, […]

Hear orchestral concert in Maplewood

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Society of Musical Arts Orchestra will perform “Serenades & Rhapsodies” on Sunday, March 19, at 4 p.m. in Maplewood Middle School Auditorium, 7 Burnet St. in Maplewood. Admission is free. For more information, send an email to orchestrasoma@gmail.com or visit www.soma.ar88.net.

Spy thriller comes to Maplewood, but not covertly

Get drawn into international intrigue with ‘The Travelers’

Spy thriller comes to Maplewood, but not covertly

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Chris Pavone first got the idea for his new novel “The Travelers,” while working a summer job at an international advertising agency during the late 1980s, where the future best-selling author was surrounded by employees of various countries who spoke multiple languages, each often jetting off to some foreign locale to handhold […]

Parenting Center, PTAs to screen ‘Beyond Measure’

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Parenting Center and Elementary School PTAs will host a special screening of “Beyond Measure,” from the makers of “Race to Nowhere,” on Thursday, March 16, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Clinton Elementary School, 27 Berkshire Road in Maplewood. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion. […]

TSTI pre-school students enjoy a DIY drive-in movie experience

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The ballroom at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange was recently transformed into an indoor drive-in movie theater. Children from the Iris Family Center for Early Childhood Education decorated cartons that became their own “cars.” They then climbed in to enjoy a screening of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cartoons while munching on […]

Discuss the SOMSD 2017-2018 budget

SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — How will your tax dollars be used to support our local public schools as they strive to prepare each and every student for post-secondary educational success and to educate all students to be responsible and productive members of the global society at large? Whether you have children enrolled in […]

Former mayor of Rome to speak at SHU

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall University community is excited to welcome Walter Veltroni, the former mayor of Rome, on Tuesday, March 14, in the University Library Beck Rooms at 6 p.m. He will discuss Italy’s cultural role in the international debate on migration. Professor Gabriella Romani and Dean Andrea Bartoli will host the […]

Kneading for those in need

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Members of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange rolled up their sleeves to participate in a community challah bake on Feb. 7 in the kitchen at Community FoodBank of New Jersey, located in Hillside. The event, “Kneading for Those in Need,” was sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest and […]