Community Coalition on Race examines two towns’ racial diversity and factors that affect it
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A community forum to discuss the changing demographics of South Orange and Maplewood and the trends that affect these changes was presented by the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race on Nov. 9 at the Maplewood Memorial Library. The report had been presented before both the Maplewood Township Committee and the South […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — For the sixth year in a row, the GenWealth Group of Maplewood is encouraging residents to drop off clean and gently used coats for men, women and children through Dec. 7, for donation to the 21st annual Jersey Cares Coat Drive. All coats can be delivered to the box in the investment […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Each Thanksgiving, families get together, sit around a crowded table and dig in. There is the usual fare — turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce — and then those extras that make each Thanksgiving meal unique and special. It may be thanks to Grandma’s apple pie or Aunt Helen’s potato kugel. Surrounded […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — NCJW/Essex enjoyed a full house at the 2016 opening event on Nov. 3 at Brooklake Country Club featuring award-winning journalist and legal commentator Dahlia Lithwick as keynote speaker. In a timely address, Lithwick, a contributing editor at Newsweek and a senior editor at Slate, spoke about the Supreme Court and why it […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Nov. 10, South Orange Village unveiled its new Soofa bench — an innovative bench that charges mobile devices using solar power while providing the user with a social experience — in the heart of South Orange’s historic downtown, according to a recent release from the village. These benches were provided […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Committee for Servicemen and Servicewomen, in a presentation at the annual Veterans Day observance at Maplewood Town Hall, gave the township two American flags that once flew in Middle Eastern battle areas. “The committee proudly presents these two flags, which were give to us by two Maplewoodians who were on […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Hilton Neighborhood Association’s Thursday, Nov. 17, meeting at 7:30 p.m. in DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood, will feature Candice Davenport, Maplewood’s health educator, who will speak on how to be prepared for an emergency or natural disaster. An “essential emergency kit” will be given away to a lucky […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Does your teenager know the warning signs of an abusive relationship? One in three teens experience verbal or physical abuse from a dating partner. This statistic is the reason that “safe dating” education is now required by law in New Jersey, according to a press release from NCJW/Essex. Essex County high […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — SOMA School Library Friends, Friends of the South Orange Public Library and The Parenting Center will present “SCREENAGERS: Growing Up in the Digital Age,” a documentary about one of the biggest parenting issues of our time, at South Mountain Elementary School, 444 W. South Orange Ave. in South Orange, on Wednesday, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Overlook Hospital Mobile Van will be conducting free blood pressure and diabetes screenings on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Maplewood Library’s Hilton Branch, 1688 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood. Drop-ins are welcome. This event is free and open to the public. This program coordinated by the Maplewood […]