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TASTES OF HOME: TURKISH BAKED EGGPLANT KOFTE By Ilysse Rimalovski
Ingredients for most Turkish recipes are available at local markets. For specialty items, visit Bereket Marketplace in Monmouth Junction....

Ilysse Rimalovski
May 24 min read


THE REASSURANCE OF SPRING By Harriet Sigerman
Finding renewal among our towns’ blossoms This mix of spring blooms gives cheer on a walk in South Orange. My husband and I moved to...
Harriet Sigerman
May 24 min read


A STAR IS BORN By Amy Lynn-Cramer
Naomi Soleil is no longer Maplewood’s best kept secret Before Naomi Soleil stepped onto the soundstage of NBC’s The Voice , she had one...
Amy Lynn-Cramer
May 25 min read


REDISCOVERING OUR RIVER By Adrianna Ahern Donat
Join the celebration of South Orange’s annual River Day It’s easy to overlook the quiet presence of the Rahway River as it winds its way...
Adrianna Donat
May 26 min read


LANGUAGE MATTERS By Kristen di Gennaro
Do you enjoy language and watching it evolve over time? Perhaps you’re a grammar nerd whose heart sings when the right verb form is used....
Kristen di Gennaro
May 22 min read


THE JEWEL OF MAPLEWOOD VILLAGE By Rose Bennett Gilbert
Beacon Jewelers keeps shining 57 years later Tony Giasullo and his daughter Joanne Santangelo at their store, Beacon Jewelers, in...
Rose Bennett Gilbert
May 24 min read


LANGUAGE LOVERS UNITE By Ellen Donker
We care about words This grammar quiz at the "Rebel with a Clause" movie screening was surprisingly tricky. I do not consider myself a...
ellencdonker
May 23 min read


A FATHER-SON LAB KEEPS FILM IN FOCUS Words and Photos By Joy Yagid
Bringing old-school photography back – one roll at a time Ben and his father, Doug Krueger, started a film processing lab called Gelatin...

Joy Yagid
May 24 min read


CATCHING THE BIKE BUS WAVE By Tia Swanson
SOMA joins a movement to get kids to pedal to school Rob Howley, Marshall bike bus captain, gets the kids organized on their way to...

Tia Swanson
May 26 min read


MAKING MUSIC FOR THE THRILL OF IT By Tia Swanson
South Orange Symphony celebrates 75 years of a musical community On most Tuesday evenings for a very, very, very long time, a motley...

Tia Swanson
Mar 145 min read


GET UP, GET OUT By Ellen Donker
It’s good for democracy and your health My job is rather solitary. I work from home, in front of my computer most of the day, and...
ellencdonker
Mar 143 min read


BRINGING THE BLOCK TOGETHER By Ilysse Rimalovski
Pot-lucky Pulled Pork Sliders A potluck spread offers something to satisfy every guest’s cravings Imagine buffet tables covered with...

Ilysse Rimalovski
Mar 144 min read


CULTIVATING GROWTH By Amy Lynn-Cramer
Far Brook School’s new garden inspires learning and discovery Imagine being a second grader at Far Brook School in Short Hills. After...
Amy Lynn-Cramer
Mar 144 min read


THE KNAPP EFFECT By Ilysse Rimalovski
Cultivating community John and Cathy Knapp are fixtures at St. James’s Gate in Maplewood Village. Imagine you’ve just moved to Maplewood...

Ilysse Rimalovski
Mar 144 min read


YOUR UNKNOWN SOURCE FOR QUALITY WINE By Hank Zona
A South Orange business works to elevate the local wine game Angela DeLuca and Eva Zorad sharing wine and conversation at the recent CHS...
Hank Zona
Mar 145 min read


FOR 48 YEARS, AN INTERFAITH COMMUNITY ‘REMEMBERS AND TELLS’ THE HORRORS OF THE HOLOCAUST By Donny Levit
SOMA Holocaust remembrance service urges us to never forget How do we prevent our history from disappearing, especially when remembering...
Donny Levit
Mar 146 min read


SNOWSTORM MEMORIES By Ellen Donker
We all have a story I always feel better when the weather behaves in a seasonally appropriate way. As I write this, snow has begun to...
ellencdonker
Feb 13 min read


LESSONS I LEARNED AT 45 By Kristen Haas
My Nan is a good teacher Nan cleans up at bingo night at her senior community center. My 98-year-old grandmother, Nan, recently fell. I...

Kristen Haas
Feb 13 min read


CHS HOCKEY GETS CO-OPERATIVE AND COMPETITIVE ON THE ICE Written by Brian Glaser. Photographs by Julia Maloof Verderosa
Columbia joins Nutley and Bloomfield to build a varsity team Back row L to R: Daniel Kopcha, Christian Sherman, Abel Grimaldi and Jack...
Brian Glaser
Feb 14 min read


HOW TO START THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION By Judie Hurtado
Clearing up the misconceptions, with local help Maplewood Meditates took place in Memorial Park in Maplewood this past fall. Photo by...
Judie Hurtado
Feb 15 min read
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