EWING, NJ — Sustainable Jersey for Schools recently announced the recipients of the 2016 Sustainability Champion award, the Green Team Collaboration award and the Sustainability Makes $ense award. This year, three schools in Atlantic County — Reeds Road Elementary School, Alder Avenue Middle School and Egg Harbor Township High School — received the Sustainability Champion […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — They may be political rivals, but the two candidates vying for the one open seat on the Maplewood Township Committee both agreed that more can be done to support the community’s senior citizens during the Oct. 15 forum sponsored by Maplewood Senior Share at Les Saisons. Republican Mike Summersgill and Democrat Frank […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Ghosts, goblins and witches will be roaming Maplewood Village along Maplewood Avenue at the annual Halloween Costume Contest sponsored by the Maplewood Chamber of Commerce and the Maplewood Village Alliance on Monday, Oct. 31, from 3 to 5 p.m. The festivities include trick or treating, music and dancing, and prizes for best […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In celebration of the 51st anniversary of Vatican Council II, Seton Hall University’s Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies will host the 23rd Msgr. John M. Oesterreicher Memorial Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 3, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Beck Rooms on the first floor of the Walsh Library at Seton Hall […]
APA-NJ recognizes Maplewood Memorial Park for ‘exemplary character, quality and planning’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A favorite among local and regional visitors alike, Maplewood Memorial Park was designated as one of New Jersey’s Great Spaces by the NJ Chapter of the American Planning Association, in an award presentation that took place at the Maplewood Civic House on Oct. 15. Great Places in New Jersey, the flagship program […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Lee E. Miller, a professor of management at Seton Hall’s Stillman School of Business and a premier trainer in the fields of leadership, strategic influence and negotiation, will lead three upcoming sessions this fall on strategic influencing. One of the key components of leadership is having the ability to affect outcomes. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University alumnus Brandon Larmore, director of the Academic Resource Center, and Yvonne Pruitt, a junior theater major and peer adviser, have been recognized as National Role Models at Minority Access’ 17th annual Conference in Washington, D.C., which took place Sept. 30 through Oct. 2. “To be a recipient of […]
Don’t normalize domestic violence; help to end it instead
EAST ORANGE, NJ — October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and much has been done to bring awareness to the disease so far. But this is also National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and more should be done to combat this insidious killer lurking in our society. FAMILYConnections, a nonprofit organization based in East Orange […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Zeman School of Oheb Shalom Congregation in South Orange recently hosted a “Who is Your Hero?” program in the sukkah. Community leaders and Oheb members came to speak to the students about what makes a hero and shared stories of their own personal heroes. Pictured from left are Rabbi Mark […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — There will be a march and rally in Maplewood on Saturday, Oct. 22, which is the 21st National Day of Protest, to “stop police brutality, repression and the criminalization of a generation.” At 10 a.m., participants will assemble at Gleason parking lot, on Parker Avenue below Valley Street; this will be followed […]