MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The halls of Columbia High School swarmed with electric energy as the CHS Robotics Club hosted the sixth annual Robo-CATastrophe robotics tournament on Sunday, Dec. 4, at the high school in Maplewood. With 36 teams from across the state competing, the Robo-CATastrophe is the largest robotics qualifier in New Jersey. The teams […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Leo Bernstein Jasper,12, of Maplewood is joined by Millburn resident and Valerie Fund Executive Director Barry Kirschner as Leo donated more than $300 worth of toys for children fighting cancer and blood disorders. The toys will be used at seven Valerie Fund holiday parties for children treated at their local centers this […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association’s Thursday, Dec. 15, holiday celebration will take place at 7:30 p.m. in DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood. The evening will include complimentary pizza and beverages, music, and the annual Maplewood Holiday Bingo game which guarantees prizes for all. Everyone is welcome to attend. Children are […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office will hold an information session on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. to provide an overview of what happens in Essex County when an officer is involved in a fatal shooting. The 40-minute presentation will provide statistical data and other information and allow members of the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Celebrate the season at the Durand-Hedden House & Garden on Sunday, Dec. 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. with gingerbread houses, a paper ornament activity, treats and shopping. Gingerbread house contestants must enter by Dec. 9; visit www.DurandHedden.org for details and to enter. Children, families and adults are welcome; note that Durand-Hedden […]
ESSEX / UNION COUNTIES, NJ — The Mayors Council on Rahway River Watershed Flood Control will head to Trenton this week to meet with Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Robert Martin on Dec. 9 to urge the state to move ahead on the state funding of the Rahway River Flood Mitigation plan, including getting to […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — 1978 Maplewood Arts Center is holding its annual holiday Art Shop, featuring small-scale, affordable, original artwork and crafts by local and regional artists. There will be an opening reception on Friday, Dec. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m. The Art Shop will remain open for two weekends — Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Join your neighbors at Congregation Beth El, 222 Irvington Ave. in South Orange, as everyone builds a giant 14-foot menorah from Legos and lights it on Sunday, Dec. 11, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Help design and create platforms that, when locked together, will serve as the giant tower on which a magnificent menorah will […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange, in partnership with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and area synagogues, hosted an evening with Rabbi Donniel Hartman, who discussed “Judaism in the 21st Century” on Nov. 10. Hartman spoke about some of the challenges that will affect the Israeli-American relationship in the years […]
Board applauds work put into developing action plan
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The majority of the Nov. 21 special meeting of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education was spent presenting the district’s new strategic action plan. The plan was formed by nine committees — each focused on one strategy — that met for approximately nine months to flesh out the actions […]