MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee meeting originally scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 15, will instead be held today, Monday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. due to the New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference.
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Midtown Direct Rep continues its 2016-17 staged reading series, Theater at The Woodland, with a presentation of “We Will Not Describe the Conversation,” written by Eugenie Carabatsos and directed by Christina Roussos. This staged reading will be performed for one night only on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. at The Woodland, […]
SOHPS, SOPL explore village history with symposium
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Public Library commemorated its 150th anniversary with a second celebration — a symposium held in conjunction with the South Orange Historical and Preservation Society at South Orange Middle School on Nov. 5. A collection of speakers discussed a range of subjects at the event, but one thing was […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Candice Davenport recalled that many business owners were hesitant when she and friend Lucila McElroy first approached them with their idea for the Gratitude Graffiti Project in 2012. After all, they were asked to allow passersby to write all over their windows using dry-erase markers. But businesses were eventually won over by […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A family night fundraiser for Columbia High School students studying abroad in Spain will be Friday, Nov. 18, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Maplewood Diner, 1473 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood; tell them you are supporting CHS students studying abroad and 15 percent of the proceeds will go to Education First […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Strollers theater group couldn’t have picked a better way to kick off its 85th season than with its staged production of “Cole,” a musical revue celebrating the life and work of Cole Porter, the renowned composer and lyricist whose songs are still performed on Broadway, more than 50 years after his death. […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — This was a big election season, not just for individual towns but for the county and the country as a whole. While the national and state elections could not be called by press time Tuesday night, Nov. 8, the unofficial results from Essex County, a tally of the majority of the county’s […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — With 100 percent of the votes tallied, it is clear that the majority of Maplewood’s residents still don’t want a Republican on their Township Committee. Democratic challenger Frank McGehee won the election with an overwhelming majority, beating out Republican challenger Mike Summersgill. McGehee will fill the seat vacated recently by Marlon K. […]
With a strong field of five candidates, the two incumbents and one challenger come out on top
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The people have spoken and they have elected incumbents Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad and Johanna Wright, and challenger Susie Adamson to the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education. Lawson-Muhammad and Wright, each coming to the end of their first terms on the board, will serve another three years. Adamson will be beginning […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation celebrates the 25-year anniversary of helping more than 40 emigres from the former Soviet Union resettle in this area with a free musical performance by professional cellist and former emigre Andrey Tchekmazov. The free concert will take place on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Oheb Shalom, […]