SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Adult School’s ever-popular Children’s Summer Program is back and will run from June 27 through July 22. The schedule is jam-packed with loads of fun activities — from cartooning to Camp Shakespeare, there’s something for everyone! There’s a wide variety of courses to choose from in […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race celebrated its 25th anniversary with a virtual ceremony on March 29, honoring the founders of the organization and the work that its volunteers and staff members have done since. According to Carol Barry-Austin, who sits on the CCR board of trustees and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange has launched its Community Care & Justice social media presence on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. CC&J will use its social media presence to share news and information related to its mission of empowering community members in optimizing their own wellness and in turn protecting the community’s most vulnerable and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall University esports Pirates won both Big East championships. League matches concluded with the Pirates claiming the spring 2022 title for League of Legends and Rocket League. With the wins, the Pirates have earned an automatic bid to the League of Legends National College Championship, scheduled to begin on […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On March 31, South Orange swore in Ernesto Morillo as chief of police, making him the first Afro-Latino and person of color to earn the rank of chief in the South Orange Police Department. Rather than focus on his amazing story and accomplishment, he used his time to honor Officer Henry […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Plant sale operations at the Maplewood Garden Club are full-steam ahead and, after a few challenging years, everything is coming together to allow MGC to present its grand-scale plant sale once again. The annual sale, now in its 85th year, is the club’s only fundraiser; profits support the many programs, gardens, activities, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The pastor of South Orange’s Our Lady of Sorrows Church told those gathered for a March 29 prayer service that asking for God’s intercession will make a huge difference in ending the evils of war currently being experienced by the Ukrainian people, according to a press release from the Archdiocese of […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — For Amy Popp, a media specialist at Tuscan Elementary School, receiving a fellowship from the Achieve Foundation in March has special significance. She is one of five educators who were awarded Michelle T. Riecke Fellowships totaling $5,073 to pursue professional development programs this summer. Popp will attend the week-long […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Beloved Bath celebrated its official grand opening in Maplewood on Saturday, April 2, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Owners Pam Kattouf and Pat Miller had the honor of cutting the ceremonial ribbon on World Autism Awareness Day with some of the individuals with autism who work for Beloved Bath. Beloved Bath is a […]
TRENTON, NJ — Kicking off National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety recently announced the results of a 2021 study, which found that, at any given time, one in five drivers on selected high-crash corridors in New Jersey were driving while distracted. […]