SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — There is a way to make your voice heard if you are a high school student with a desire to effect positive change on today’s global challenges and the needs of society. Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations is challenging high school students to be part of the […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Community groups are joining forces — for a fourth year — in Millburn next month for a children’s volunteering event to help youngsters in need. ‘Kids For Kids,’ organized by the Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills, brings together local groups and children for a morning of hands-on volunteering […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Board of Trustees voted unanimously Feb. 22 to approve an ordinance allowing the village to bond more than $1.7 million, which will be used to pay for numerous improvements. But the village has already completed many of these improvements, according to village Administrator Barry Lewis Jr. According to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University and Hackensack University Health Network have named Dr. Bonita Stanton, a nationally recognized expert on pediatric medicine, as the founding dean of their new school of medicine, which is slated to open in fall 2018. She is expected to begin her new role in March. “Whether working with […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — More than 260 scholars and advocates gathered for the Seton Hall University Conference on Women and Gender on Feb. 12. Sponsored by the Women and Gender Studies Program, the event featured breakout sessions with expert panels and a keynote address by sociologist Rifat Salam. An awards luncheon honored the winners of […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Despite allegations of bullying, Columbia High School’s four baseball coaches were re-appointed to their positions during the Feb. 22 Board of Education meeting. The board voted 6-3 in favor of re-appointing head baseball coach Joseph Fischetti and assistant varsity baseball coach Matt Becht. The three dissenting votes were cast […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Amanda Cavanagh, a Seton Hall University student and DOVE volunteer who helps hold a storytime at South Orange Public Library at 10 a.m. every Friday, reads “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.”
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Teens from South Orange USY, which is affiliated with Oheb Shalom Congregation, visited Baltimore over Presidents Day weekend for a service trip. Pictured, the teens volunteer at Art With a Heart, an organization that helps at-risk children. The teens made art that the organization uses to support its projects.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel is one of 27 Reform Jewish congregations from across North America recognized by the Union for Reform Judaism as an Exemplar Congregation for having made great strides in inclusion of people with disabilities in all facets of congregational life. Exemplar Congregations were recently honored with a certificate of […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Symphony will play its Winter Carnival, a free family concert, on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m. at the South Orange Middle School Auditorium, 70 N. Ridgewood Road in South Orange. The program is for adults and youngsters alike and will feature music by Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and […]