PARTY OF ONE (WELL...TWO) by Tami Steckler
Musings from an empty nest. I am writing to you today as an empty nester. Yes, my children have flown the coop and left me all alone....
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rosemary767
- Aug 10
- 2 min
EAT YOUR GREENS by Olivia Mack McCool
Add this special sauce to your weeknight rotation. Back-to-school time always feels like a season to reset and reorganize for the...
rosemary767
- Aug 10
- 4 min
A DIRECTOR IS BORN by Tia Swanson
At Vanguard, Janeece Freeman Clark envisions the dawn of a brighter world. About 25 years ago or so, a superintendent of schools in...
rosemary767
- Aug 10
- 5 min
A BELOVED CUSTODIAN GETS A WARM SENDOFF by Allison Weiss
Leonel Rocha, man of many hats, retires from Tuscan. “CLAP, CLAP, Clap-clap-clap!” The rhythmic sound of two hands together breaks...
rosemary767
- Aug 10
- 6 min
BLISSFULLY TRAVELING THE WORLD WITH RAINN WILSON by Donny Levit
South Orange resident Melissa Wood gives us the grand tour of a documentary series. You probably know actor, comedian, writer, and...
rosemary767
- Aug 10
- 3 min
TELLING TIME by Ellen Donker
Columbia High School's clock tower may soon get its fix. Patty O’Connell surely isn’t the only one who has noticed that the clock tower...
rosemary767
- Aug 10
- 7 min
MAPLEWOODIAN AHMED BEST RETURNS TO A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY by Donny Levit
Ostracized as Jar Jar Binks, the actor plays a hero in "The Mandalorian" Ahmed Best can’t recall the exact movie theater in midtown...
rosemary767
- Aug 10
- 3 min
ANOTHER REASON TO LIKE MY BIRTHDAY by Ellen Donker
Even better than sharing it with Robert Redford I think all children like to know with whom they share their birthday. If it’s someone...
rosemary767
- Jun 15
- 3 min
MY LIFE THROUGH MUSIC by Jim Robertson
It comes down to five songs. Music is a salve, a celebration, an occasion, a companion, and an inspiration, It has been a large part of...
rosemary767
- Jun 15
- 2 min
STRAWBERRY COCONUT CREAMSICLES by Olivia Mack McCool
Three ingredients and a blender are sure to bring smiles Popsicles are such a quintessential summertime treat. They drum up memories of...
rosemary767
- Jun 15
- 5 min
FROM THE MARGINS TO THE MAINSTREAM by Adrianna Donat
Producer/ director Mertes finds a home in Maplewood “In my experience,” says Maplewood producer/director Cara Mertes, “some of the most...
rosemary767
- Jun 15
- 6 min
A PLACE WORTH REMEMBERING by Ellen Donker
Jon Michaud shows why a neighborhood bar mattered Washington Heights may not be the part of Manhattan that people in our neck of the...
rosemary767
- Jun 15
- 5 min
LEADING THE LAMBS by Tia Swanson
Morrow's extraordinary youth pastor finds a new calling, and a new home It is not every pastor who spends a Sunday evening teaching...
rosemary767
- Jun 15
- 7 min
GRIEF, JOY, ACTIVISM, AND HAMILTON by Donny Levit
The Cervantes Family reflect on the death of one child and the adoption of another The Cervantes family has lived an odyssey: mourning...
rosemary767
- Jun 15
- 3 min
THE WHEELS OF FRIENDSHIP by Ellen Donker
Biking my way through Manhattan Now that warm weather is here, I have been yearning to get out for a good bike ride after spending all...
rosemary767
- Apr 27
- 4 min
SALUTATIONS FROM YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD CHATBOX by Donny Levit and ChatGPT
ChatGPT provides best practices for living in Maplewood and South Orange A mere six months ago, the artificial intelligence chatbot...
rosemary767
- Apr 27
- 3 min
CRISPY TOFU STIR-FRY WITH THAI BASIL by Oliva Mack McCool
A weeknight vegetarian dinner to satisfy everyone As a “food person” and a mom, I get asked a lot of cooking questions from fellow...
rosemary767
- Apr 27
- 5 min
COMEDIC POWERHOUSE AND SOUTH ORANGE NATIVE COMES HOME TO SLAY by Donny Levit
Photos courtesy of Jessica Kirson Jessica Kirson's brand of edgy comedy continues to wow her audiences “People say to me, oh, you seem so...
rosemary767
- Apr 27
- 6 min
LOCAL ARTIST, NEW CAPER by Rose Bennett Gilbert
Bringing Italian cooks' secret ingredient home to America's kitchens Almost everyone returns from a European vacation with souvenirs, but...
rosemary767
- Apr 27
- 2 min
A CHILDREN'S BOOK TAKES FLIGHT by Ellen Donker
A South Orange Resident brings his inspiration to life. Inspiration often strikes unexpectedly and South Orange resident Steve...
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