MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at 9 Highland Place in Maplewood to welcome new business CBD Beauty & Wellness Boutique, owned by local woman Jill Cohen. From left are Kim Kelly, Laura Bessey, Mayor Frank McGehee, husband Dan Cohen, daughter Scarlett Cohen, Jill Cohen, Karima Wilkins-Smartt, Gretchen Schumann and Deputy Mayor Dean […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The intersection of South Wyoming and Lenox avenues was named “Nikhil’s Way” on June 11, honoring Nikhil Badlani on the 10th anniversary of his death in a car crash when a driver failed to stop at a stop sign at the corner in South Orange. In the decade since, Nikhil’s family, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The 2021 Essex County Free SummerMusic Concert Series will bring a diverse group of musicians and entertainers to perform at locations throughout the Essex County Park System. This year’s free series features three concert and fireworks spectaculars, five concerts in Brookdale Park, 12 concerts throughout the county, and two cultural festivals. […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — With an impressive 11-1 record, the Budin, Greenman & Greenman team were the champions of South Orange Maplewood Baseball in the Babe Ruth Division, which is for 13 to 15 year olds. SOM Baseball plays as part of the Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth league. The team — coached by Jason […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School’s Hall of Fame added two more members to its ranks at last, after a yearlong induction hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced a double ceremony, for both 2020 and 2021 inductees. Chosen by the Student Council, Eric Hudson was honored as the 2020 Hall […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, held its service and ceremony for the 2021 confirmation class on Friday, May 21. Throughout the year, the 10th-grade students attended classes remotely, during which they followed and discussed current events with a focus on social justice through a Jewish lens. The […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School was raring to go when its theater department sold out all of the tickets to the 2020 production of “Matilda,” even going so far as to add another show to what was supposed to be a two-weekend run. Then the COVID-19 pandemic happened, and the show […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Jason Tramm, assistant professor and director of choral activities at Seton Hall University, had his YouTube podcast, “Music Matters with Jason Tramm,” join the WMCA roster of programs, starting on Saturday, June 5. The podcast will air every Saturday in the 11:30 a.m. to noon slot on AM 570 and FM […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A Columbia High School student died following a shooting on June 6 at Underhill Field and another was injured, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office on June 7. Moussa Fofana, 18, a CHS junior and star soccer player, was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:24 p.m., after Maplewood Police Department […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Even during a very challenging year for students, teachers and administration, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Young Audiences Arts for Learning New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania has helped Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School find joy and dance into summer on a high note through a grant. Seth Boyden […]