Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law last week a bill requiring school districts to provide menstrual products free of charge in every public school teaching students in grades six through 12. A study from 2021 found that nearly one in four teenagers throughout the United States struggle to afford menstrual products, especially students of color […]
A South Orange family and a girl’s bat mitzvah played an important role in the campaign that led to Gov. Phil Murphy signing into law a bill requiring menstrual products be provided free of charge to students who need them in school. Elise Joy and her two daughters, Emma and Quinn, are the founders of […]
Garden State of Mind is a step closer to being able to operate a cannabis retail business at 111 South Orange Ave. after gaining approval from the South Orange Planning Board. CannaBoy Tree House, which has a store in Union, has received the same approval and is doing work at its location, which is also […]
MAPLEWOOD — Life became a lot harder for Julie Erickson after she was diagnosed with cancer. A self-employed career coach, chemotherapy sapped her strength and left her capable of only working about a quarter of the time she used to and also in need of help with formerly simple tasks she couldn’t perform anymore. “I […]
A year ago, the first report about poison hemlock in South Orange parks came from a member of the environmental community. It had been identified at the banks of the waterway in Meadowland Park and by the community garden. While there had been no reports of adverse reactions from residents — or their pets […]
SOUTH ORANGE — Acute Inflections performed Saturday evening in Spiotta Park off South Orange Avenue in the village. The duet is made up of musicians, Elasea Douglas, singing, and Sadiki Pierre, playing the bass. Their music is jazz, rhythm and blues. The concert was part of the Downtown After Sundown Live Music Series that brings […]
South Orange filmmaker April Merl recently received $5,000 from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH), for a project within its Visualizing Democracy: Contemporary Conversations initiative. The commissions follow a request for proposals for digital projects that will explore, curate, and visualize a recently created conversation archive on the state of democracy within New […]
SOUTH ORANGE — The president of Seton Hall University has announced that he is stepping down from his job. “I believe this is an appropriate time for new leadership to help write the next chapter of Seton Hall’s remarkable story,” said Joseph E. Nyre. “As such, I have informed the Board of Regents that I […]
MAPLEWOOD — An asbestos abatement project that has begun at Columbia High School is part of the first phase of $30 million in facilities improvements that will be completed during the next three years. “These are very exciting renovations that will help us provide Columbia High School students with a 21st-century education while maintaining the […]
A book launch event is planned for a local librarian whose second novel, which has a setting inspired by the South Orange Public Library, has just been published. Local author and librarian Laura Sims’ second novel, “How Can I Help You,” will debut on July 18 and to celebrate the occasion South Orange Public Library […]