MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Throughout 2017, Maplewood Township will hold several Talk to the Township Committee events in which residents can meet with committee members in a more relaxed atmosphere than a meeting to discuss township issues and receive information. All meetings are held in Maplewood on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to noon. Talk to the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University will host the Get Hired Boot Camp, which will arm participants with the tools needed to translate their value into employer needs — the critical component of increasing the likelihood of being hired. Bob Franco, a recognized thought leader with expertise in organizational change and strategy and recruiting […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Sunday, Feb. 12, Friends of the South Orange Public Library will hold a book donation day between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Feel free to drop off your gently used books; the donation will be processed by volunteers. The books collected will be used in several ways to help fund programs […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Forty-two members of the (RE)Connection group at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel gathered recently for a playoff football potluck at the home of synagogue members Andrea and David Baum in Short Hills. Among those who enjoyed a Sunday afternoon of socializing over food, drink and football were, from left, Debbie Taffet of Short Hills, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Maplewood Police Chief Robert Cimino announced Jan. 30 that Maplewood Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating an incident in which three people were found dead in a Maplewood apartment on Sunday, Jan. 28. The victims have […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In his final week in office, President Barack Obama added four Olympic medalists to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. Gymnast Gabby Douglas, ice hockey player Caitlin Cahow, soccer player Carli Lloyd and fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad join the council, which is co-chaired by Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Dominique Dawes and […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood School District is working to redesign the district website, according to a recent statement. The district is currently looking for input on what critical information should be accessible from the home page. Stakeholders are encouraged to take a few minutes and provide the district with your […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Maplewood Police Chief Robert Cimino announced that authorities are investigating an incident in which three people were found dead in a Maplewood apartment on Jan. 29. At approximately 11:45 a.m., the Maplewood Fire Department responded to an apartment on Van Ness Court to check […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The subject material of “The River and the Thread,” the latest release from Rosanne Cash, is right in the country superstar’s wheelhouse. The album is an ode to the South — a reflection on its people, its history and its culture. And Cash’s heartfelt lyrics and impassioned vocals effortlessly capture the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Garden Club will meet Monday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., to hear Marc Montefusco discuss “The Natives Are Restless; Outstanding Forms of Woody Native Plants.” The tremendous interest in native plants for residential gardens is very sound from an ecological standpoint; however, some […]