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Aspiring Kindness Foundation Shows Kindness to Blood Center
September 12, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- The Aspiring Kindness Foundation donated $1,000 to the Blood Center of New Jersey at South Orange's Sixth Annu...
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Burglary Victim Asks South Orange to Close Off Finlay Ave.
September 11, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – A Hamilton Road resident whose home was burglarized in July asked the village Board of Trustees on Monday nig...
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Artists Please Crowd at South Orange's Annual Blues Festival
September 9, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - South Orange hosted its annual International Blues Festival at South Mountain Reservation this Sunday for the third...
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South Orange Chamber of Commerce Rebuilding, Seeks Members
September 8, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- The South Orange Chamber of Commerce has launched a membership drive and is trying to raise revenue, according to ...
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Love & Yogurt Brings Cool Flavor to South Orange
September 7, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- The latest craze in frozen desserts hit South Orange this summer in the form of a new frozen yogurt shop on South ...
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“Colors of Faith” Exhibit Opens Today at Seton Hall's Walsh Gallery
September 6, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The “Colors of Faith” art gallery exhibit opens its doors to South Orange residents on Monday, Se...
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500 Kindergarteners Start School in South Orange Maplewood District Today
September 6, 2012Five hundred kindergarteners started school today in the South Orange-Maplewood school district. Also reporting for the first day ...
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Hurricane Isaac to Continue Dumping Rain, Storms Throughout Area
September 4, 2012Local and state officials are warning residents that the remnants of Hurricane Isaac will continue to lash the area through Wednesday....
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Labor Day One of 15 Paid Holidays for South Orange Village Workers
September 3, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Labor Day is one of 15 paid holidays for village employees, and trustees are considering how to reduce the nu...
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South Orange PD Arrests 3 Robbery Suspects
August 29, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Police have arrested three suspects in the robbery of a Seton Hall student this afternoon, according to unive...
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SOMA School Board Wants Public to Talk Back
August 28, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Office hours and blogging are two strategies the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education will try this fall to...
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Dunkin' Donuts Popular Place on Seton Hall Campus
August 27, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The line stretched out the door as students and university employees flocked to the Dunkin’ Donuts in W...
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McKeon, Jasey, and NJ Citizen Action Express Concern Over Voter ID Trend
August 17, 2012WEST ORANGE, NJ - NJ Citizen Action (NJCA) held a news conference on Thursday at the John P. Renna Senior Citizen's House in West ...
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Teen Paralyzed in Pool Accident Being Treated at Kessler; Community Raising Funds to Help Family
August 16, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - A year ago, Ryan Burbank was an active senior and athlete at Columbia High School. Now an accident has left him paraly...
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Summit Common Council Awards $60,000 Contract to South Orange Organization to Manage Housing Rehabilitation Program
August 15, 2012SUMMIT, NJ—A South Orange organization that has worked with the Summit Housing Authority for a number of years on Tuesday was aw...
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Meadowbook Park Neighbors Persuade South Orange to Drop Parking Plan
August 14, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The people spoke, and the South Orange Village Board of Trustees listened, abandoning a plan to limit parking...
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Area Police Warn Residents to be Aware of Potential Burglar Access Through Window Air Conditioners
August 13, 2012After a recent break-in at an area residence, police are warning residents to be aware of another way burglars can gain access to your...
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NJDOT Announces Traffic Pattern Changes on Interstate 78 Westbound; Major Highway Rehabilitation Forges on in Essex and Union Counties
August 10, 2012Beginning on Friday night, Aug. 10, NJDOT’s contractor, a joint-venture of Ferreira Construction and Crisdel Group, is scheduled...
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Maplewood Township Committee Adopts $38.9 Million Municipal Budget; Reciprocal Pool Arrangement with South Orange Studied
August 7, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - A 2012 budget for municipal expenditures totaling $38,870,779.55 was adopted unanimously Tuesday by the township commi...
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Project to Rebuild Diamond Mill Pond Dam Underway in South Mountain Reservation
August 1, 2012MILLBURN, NJ - A project to rebuild the Diamond Mill Pond dam in the South Mountain Reservation is underway. Essex County Executiv...
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Maplewood Girls Help Homeless Pets at Local Shelter
July 24, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- Mei Mei went to live with the Paul family in February. She was back at the Jersey Animal Coalition shelter on Tues...
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South Orange Raises Limit on Pool Guest Passes
July 24, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – South Mountain School parents told the Board of Trustees it did not go nearly far enough in providing Maplewo...
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South Orange Creates Historic Preservation Commission
July 24, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Board of Trustees approved an ordinance creating a Historic Preservation Commission at the board meeting ...
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Hot Temperatures are No Match for South Orange Farmers' Market Vendors
July 22, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Extreme summer weather doesn't deter the South Orange Farmers' Market, where locals can find fresh produce ...
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Summit Medical Group Lowering the Number of Hospital Readmissions to Well Below State Average
July 16, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Despite a recent report that says New Jersey has high hospital readmission rates of its Medicare patients...