Actress playing actress enjoys stage time near SO home
MILLBURN, NJ — Jill Paice did not have to think twice before joining the cast of “A Comedy of Tenors” at the Paper Mill Playhouse. For one, the Millburn venue is close to the Broadway veteran’s home in South Orange, making it possible for her to walk her dogs between shows. But above all, it […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race recently announced that there are two new trustees on the executive committee and five new members. Robert A. Marchman and Indira Singh are new to the executive committee — with Marchman taking on the role of chairman — joined by Leila Gonzalez […]
Feb. 4 fire destroys incomplete sections of construction project on Boyden
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood firefighters rushed to Boyden Avenue in the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 4, to battle a six-alarm fire raging at the Avalon Bay construction site. The fire took more than four hours to extinguish. According to the Maplewood Fire Department, at approximately 1:30 a.m. firefighters responded to the area along […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join Maplewood Senior Share and Dave Mollen, president of the NJ Chapter of AARP, for a discussion on “Obamacare, Medicare and How You Can Help” on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 10:15 a.m. at the Main Library, 51 Baker St. in Maplewood. Mollen’s focus will be what we can do to ensure that […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — February is Heart Healthy Month! And the Maplewood Health Department is getting into the swing. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Maplewood Health Department will host an adult health clinic at the Main Library, 51 Baker St., from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Public health nurses will provide blood pressure and diabetes screenings, weight […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ —Community members from South Orange and neighboring townships came together Monday, Feb. 6, at a rally to support immigrant and Muslim communities and to urge South Orange leadership to adopt a “sanctuary city” resolution. And South Orange has drafted the requested resolution and will vote on it at its Monday, Feb. 13, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Planning is under way for the 2017 Valerie Fund Walk & JAG Physical Therapy 5K Run. The event will take place Saturday, June 10, in Verona Park, a magnificent setting for a celebration of children in our community being treated for cancer and blood disorders. To learn more about the event and […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Oranges and Maplewood unit of the NAACP will conduct public workshops at local libraries to celebrate the accomplishments and cultural heights that the people of the African diaspora have achieved. The documentary film “Hidden Colors” will be screened. “Hidden Colors” is about the real and untold history of people of […]
By John Tierney, correspondent SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Looking for a family-friendly way to introduce your children to orchestral music? Try the South Orange Symphony’s annual Family Concert on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m. at South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road. Admission is free. The program is studded with familiar favorites and […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Oranges-Maplewood NAACP has organized free screenings of the documentary “Hidden Colors” at libraries in Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange and Maplewood throughout February in honor of Black History Month. This documentary is not to be confused with the film of the same name currently showing in theaters. “This year, […]