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South Orange Rescue Squad’s “Sound The Siren” 5k Run/Walk and EMS Open House.

March 30, 2023

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Welcome to the South Orange Rescue Squad’s “Sound The Siren” 5k Run/Walk and EMS Open House.

We are very excited to be holding this event for the first time! Run or walk the 5k, and then join us at the end where kids and adults alike can tour the ambulances and our headquarters and learn about Emergency Medical Services in South Orange and ...

The Annual Volunteer Fair at the Woodland Offered Knowledge, and Opportunities

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Woodland hosted the Annual Volunteer Fair, where many organizations were busy speaking with the visitors speaking about their mission, some seeking volunteers to help, others there to inform about the various services they provide to raise awareness in the community.

It was truly an eclectic gathering – Members of the Maplewood Police encouraging folks to ...

National Weather Service Issues Red Flag Warning for Sunday, March 19

SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The National Weather Service (NOAA) has issued a Red Flag warning for Northeast New Jersey. The warning becomes effective at 10:00 am, Sunday morning and lasts until 8:00 pm Sunday evening.

In addition to Essex and Union Counties, the alert includes Bergen, Hudson, Passaic Counties. The warning covers the time period from 10:00am until 8:00pm.

NOAA lists ...

School Business Administrator Presents Busing Program at SOMSD Board of Estimate Meeting

March 29, 2023

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — During Tuesday’s SOMA Board of Education (BOE) Meeting, School Business Administrator/Board Secretary Eric Burnside presented the school district’s proposed 2025 busing program.

Burnside spoke of the district goal that was due on March 31, 2023. “The superintendent of schools will develop a robust transportation plan which will increase access to ...

SOMSD Announced an Open Meeting of the Board of School Estimate - Tuesday, March 28, 2023

 

Maplewood, NJ - The South Orange/Maplewood School Board (SOMSD) has issued a notice that a public meeting will be held at the South Orange Maplewood Board of Education Administration Building locat at, 525 Academy Street in Maplewood, in the District Meeting Room at 5:00pm on March 28, 2023 where that Board of School Estimate will discuss Transportation and Action may be taken. The ...

District Budget for 2023-24 Advances in South Orange-Maplewood

MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education voted last night to approve the district’s 2023-2024 Tentative Budget. The motion also contained a proposal seeking approval from the Board of School Estimate and an award contract for renovations and additions to Marshall Elementary School and Montrose Early Childhood Center. 

The winning bid for the renovations went to ...

Trustee Provides Planning and Economic Development Committee Report

March 30, 2023

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Trustee Stephen Schnall updated the South Orange Board of Trustees about the Planning and Economic Development Committee’s activities.

He began, “I really enjoy the Planning and Economic Development Committee because economic development is the heartbeat of our town and much of what we do here, and it really is very much a collaborative process.” He ...

Columbia 2023 H.S. Baseball Preview

SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- The Columbia baseball team will open its 2023 season on Monday, April 3 at Glen Ridge.

The Cougars graduated 17 seniors from a team that made it to the state sectional semifinal last year, but coach Ryan Muirhead still believes his team has the arms and gloves to compete in the American Division of the Super Essex Conference.

Two Columbia players have made ...

Maplewood Police Arrest Owner of Maplewood Bridal for Theft After Customer Complaints

March 23, 2023

MAPLEWOOD, NJ __ The owner of Maplewood Bridal has been arrested for allegedly taking money from customers and not providing them with wedding dresses, Maplewood Police said.

Nidelka Mayers, 53, was arrested on five counts of theft by deception, police said in a news release Wednesday. She was processed and transported to Essex County Jail.

Several customers reported to police that they had ...

Columbia 2023 H.S. Baseball Preview

March 30, 2023

SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- The Columbia baseball team will open its 2023 season on Monday, April 3 at Glen Ridge.

The Cougars graduated 17 seniors from a team that made it to the state sectional semifinal last year, but coach Ryan Muirhead still believes his team has the arms and gloves to compete in the American Division of the Super Essex Conference.

Two Columbia players have made ...

Columbia H.S. 2023 Softball Preview

SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- The Columbia High School softball team will open its 2023 season on Tuesday, April 4 against Morris Hills in Meadowland Park.

The Cougars finished just under .500 last season, going 11-13 with a very young lineup. Almost everybody returns from that team, and ninth-year head coach Cliff Smith sees this year's team as one that can take some major strides ...

Paper Mill Playhouse Announces 2023–2024 Season

March 27, 2023

The Great Gatsby

a world-premiere musical

OCTOBER 12–NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Fiddler on the Roof

DECEMBER 6, 2023–JANUARY 7, 2024

After Midnight

JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Gun & Powder

a new musical

APRIL 4–MAY 5, 2024

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

JUNE 5–30, 2024

(March 27, 2023 – Millburn, NJ) – Paper Mill ...

Paper Mill Playhouse Announces Cast and Creative Team for Murder on the Orient Express

(March 21, 2023 – Millburn, NJ) – Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director; Michael Stotts, Executive Director), recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, has announced the cast and creative team for Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express by Ken Ludwig, directed by Casey Hushion (PMP: Clue, A Jolly Holiday, Ogunquit Playhouse: ...

Town Hall Delicatessen Creates Special Wrap in Honor of JESPY 45TH Anniversary

March 20, 2023

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – JESPY HOUSE is celebrating its 45th anniversary help people with intellectual, learning and socialization disabilities.

Friday morning, March 17, at a special event in TOWN HALL Deli, Tara Roberts TOO  of JESPY House and Matt Wonski, owner of Town Hall Deli to celebrate the day.

Wonski had two JESPY clients join him at the wok counter in the Deli and taught ...

Private School Teacher Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Student

March 23, 2023

SOMERVILLE, NJ - A man who worked as a teacher and coached at an unnamed private educational institution in Franklin Township has been sentenced to four years in New Jersey State Prison for sexually assaulting a student, according to a news release. 

Matthew J. Rennie, 29, of Ringoes, was arrested on October 6, 2021, after a 17-year-old female victim reported to ...

Trustee Provides Planning and Economic Development Committee Report

March 30, 2023

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Trustee Stephen Schnall updated the South Orange Board of Trustees about the Planning and Economic Development Committee’s activities.

He began, “I really enjoy the Planning and Economic Development Committee because economic development is the heartbeat of our town and much of what we do here, and it really is very much a collaborative process.” He ...

Today, March 27, 2023 is the Final Day to File for inclusion on the Primary Ballot for Elected Office.

March 27, 2023

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Today March 27 is the Last Day to Turn in a Petition to be included on the Primary Ballot for a place on it for either party. The deadline to submit the proper paperwork was 4:00 pm.

Checking with Liz Fritzen, the Township Clerk in Maplewood, as of 4:00 pm today, there were no additional petitions submitted.

Therefore, Mayor Dean Dafis and Committee member (and a ...

South Orange Rescue Squad’s “Sound The Siren” 5k Run/Walk and EMS Open House.

March 30, 2023

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Welcome to the South Orange Rescue Squad’s “Sound The Siren” 5k Run/Walk and EMS Open House.

We are very excited to be holding this event for the first time! Run or walk the 5k, and then join us at the end where kids and adults alike can tour the ambulances and our headquarters and learn about Emergency Medical Services in South Orange and ...

Spiritual Leader Monsignor Gerard McCarren Named Rector and Dean of Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology at Seton Hall University

March 27, 2023




March 27, 2023 – The Archdiocese of Newark and Seton Hall University announced that Monsignor Gerard McCarren, S.T.D., has been appointed Rector and Dean of Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology following a national search. Monsignor McCarren has served as Interim Rector and Dean since July 1, and prior to that time, he was Associate Professor of Systematic ...

NJ Rates Among Worst States for Doctors Practicing Medicine in 2023: Study

March 24, 2023

NEW JERSEY - New Jersey was ranked among the worst states for Doctors practicing medicine in 2023, according to a study released by WalletHub. The personal finance website ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on a number of key factors including each states' opportunity, competition, and medical environment.

New Jersey, No. 48 overall, ranked ahead of only Alaska, ...

Our Devotion to the Denim Jacket Endures

Over the span of the last century, many workwear styles have evolved from being
strictly utilitarian and functional to becoming fashionable mainstays in their own right.
When we contemplate this, what immediately comes to mind is the 5-pocket jean,
originally designed by Levi Strauss in 1873. Originally worn by farmers and other
laymen, this garment, as we well know, has transcended into a ...

Maplewood Police Blotter

March 24, 2023

MAPLEWOOD, NJ - March 9, 2023:  Motor Vehicle Theft:  Maplewood Police received a walk-in citizen report from a resident of 200 Boyden Avenue that his Honda Accord was stolen sometime between 3/8/23 and 3/15/23.  The vehicle was recovered on 3/21/23 in Long Beach New York.  

March 22, 2023:  Theft by Deception Arrest:  On 3/22/23, Maplewood Police Detectives ...

South Orange Police Blotter

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - The following Police Blotter was all posted on: March 20, 2023:

Robbery Arrest

On March 1, 2023, at approximately 6pm victim was walking east on Village Road when she was attached.  Male subject knocked victim to the ground and stole her backpack.  He fled on foot towards Ward Place and victim gave chase.  Suspect entered a waiting Audi on Montague Place ...

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Spiritual Leader Monsignor Gerard McCarren Named Rector and Dean of Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology at Seton Hall University

March 27, 2023




March 27, 2023 – The Archdiocese of Newark and Seton Hall University announced that Monsignor Gerard McCarren, S.T.D., has been appointed Rector and Dean of Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology following a national search. Monsignor McCarren has served as Interim Rector and Dean since July 1, and prior to that time, he was Associate Professor of Systematic ...

Newark Seeks Construction Partners for ‘Equitable Housing’ Push

NEWARK, NJ — Can you swing a hammer like a pro? Rewire or plumb a long-vacant house? Perhaps you’ve got the know-how to hire and manage others with those valuable skills.

If so, you could be among the construction partners the City of Newark wants for its latest “equitable housing” initiative.

This goal of the program – which Mayor Ras J. Baraka created ...

2023 Election Policies

March 30, 2023

The following are marketing options available to all candidates for the 2023 elections.  To discuss marketing on TAPinto, please contact your local TAPinto site owner/publisher or click here. 

Site Advertising:

Leaderboard (728 x 90 pixels desktop, 320 x 100 pixels mobile):  $700 per month or $250 per week per TAPinto site

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River Day 2023 – We’re All In!

If you have ever participated in River Day, you know that what you might find in our branch of the Rahway will surprise you. Last year volunteers removed the usual trash; bottles, cans, and wrappers, as well as bicycles, street signs, banners, ladders, gutters, rugs, and even parts of a signature South Orange gas lamp– all things which should not be in a river – all in an attempt to ...

Friends of the Maplewood Library Spring Book Sale

Maplewood Library Friends' Spring Book Sale will take place at Library’s Adult Services location, 129 Boyden Avenue.
Donations will be accepted, and the sale will be held, on the Boyden Ave. side of the building.

Book Donations
Saturday, April 8, 10-2
Monday, April 10, 10-4
(Please do not bring donations any other times.)        

Book ...