It’s all-female, but that’s beside the point Congregants of Oheb Shalom, a Conservative Jewish temple in South Orange, gathered this...

JESPY House embraces the challenge of virtual fundraising Since March of 2020, changing course has been the order of the day for many...

Now Sally Reaves makes history Sally Reaves is not one to turn down a challenge. Her friend Paulette, a corrections officer, found that...

Tropical storm Ida’s most unwelcome visit Do not underestimate the power of water. Best to respect and fear the wet stuff.” So said my...

Maplewood’s Lizzy McGlynn helps guide the film’s context August 15, 1969. You may not be able to remember the date, but you certainly...

Maplewood resident creates a new kind of art gallery As an art therapist, Beth VanDusen is always creating. Having seen many of the Free...

The Newark Museum of Art not only survived the pandemic, it thrived As has become painfully apparent over the last several months, the...

One of the most moving exhibits at the Newark Museum of Art is its 2021 New Jersey Arts Annual. The 50 works on display – chosen from...

After too many months of online learning, here’s how our family went analogue again I admit this sounds like a plot point right out of a...

New language program teaches more than just English For a parent in the South Orange-Maplewood School District who was born in the U.S....

A CHS student collaboration creates a video-game hit When Wesley Sappington got the idea to create a video game, he did what any budding...

Beloved CHS teacher Jon Campbell retires after 25 years Visitors to Columbia High School, found Jon Campbell’s classroom easy to spot...

They’ll have value past August This summer, my kids gave me a gift: All three of them found employment. I exhaled a big sigh of relief...

How the SOMA Community Helped One Young Man Find His Wings Stanley Finlayson graduated from Columbia High School this past June. But on...

With the kids at home this summer, we like to do projects that celebrate the season with materials we can source at home. Summer is all...

Thank you for these 21 years Dear House, I remember the first time I saw you. To be honest, I didn’t love you then. I thought your rooms...

The bass player and Grammy-winning producer knows how to play it local Let’s take a moment to revisit Thursday, February 27, 2020. John...

Maplewood author Tina Kelley’s newest book demystifies an exciting new education model Imagine being able to complete the first two years...

While the pandemic raged, houses of faith reached out to their most vulnerable members In the months before the pandemic, Ben Hack, who...

I’m learning to read the signals It’s baseball season and I think this may be the year to throw myself into the sport. That’s what...