SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall’s WSOU 89.5 FM received a celebrated plaque from the band Hellyeah on the occasion of its first and most famous album “Hellyeah” being classified as gold after selling more than 500,000 copies. Hellyeah’s album success marks another milestone for WSOU, following in the footsteps of its most recent album […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Stephane Wrembel has announced Django A Gogo Festival 2021, which will be held Thursday, June 3, through Sunday, June 6, comprising four concerts and an intensive two-day guitar workshop. This world-class event celebrates the music and life of legendary musician and composer Django Reinhardt. The concert repertoire follows the Django canon and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange celebrated the graduation of 26 Hebrew High students on May 4. During the ceremony, the students each delivered a speech inspired by the essay, “Why I am a Jew,” by French writer and poet Edmund Fleg. Their remarks highlighted why being Jewish is uniquely important […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — As part of annual June Pride Month celebrations across SOMA and Essex County, Maplewood and South Orange are again partnering with the South Orange–Maplewood School District and others in the community to present SOMA Lavender Graduation 2021, to be held in person and virtually on Thursday, June 3, at […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield College President Marcheta P. Evans was bestowed with a President’s Award as a “thought leader” by the Oranges and Maplewood Branch of the NAACP at its 108th annual Freedom Fund Gala, held virtually on May 8. This year’s event theme was “When We Fight, We Win.” “The NAACP has made significant […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Warren Court Art Walk will be Saturday, May 22, Sunday, May 23, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Montrose Park Historic District of South Orange. Local artists Sybil Archibald, Wendy Bellermann, and Leslie Goldman have been prolific during the pandemic and they’ve decided it’s time to make lemonade […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A medical marijuana dispensary opened on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood on May 7, expanding the footprint of where residents in the area can legally buy marijuana. The Apothecarium is the dispensary’s second location in New Jersey; the first is in Phillipsburg, with other branches in Pennsylvania, Nevada and California. “It’s a welcoming […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced that Essex County is now accepting applications for the 2021 Essex County Emergency Rental Assistance Program. There is $15.4 million available to be awarded. Renters and landlords who have been negatively impacted during the coronavirus pandemic and need help to pay rent or […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Fire Department Platoon 4 took advantage of the beautiful spring weather on May 7 to conduct some pump training and flow some water. Photos Courtesy of Maplewood NJ FMBA L-25
TRENTON, NJ — More than five dozen clergy members spanning 15 New Jersey counties filed a brief at the New Jersey Supreme Court, represented by the ACLU-NJ, that urges justices to take bold action to end racial profiling. The brief, filed on behalf of 66 New Jersey ministers, imams, rabbis and other leaders of a […]