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Columbia High School Receives NJ School Performance Report
April 17, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School, serving the unified school district of South Orange and Maplewood, has received...
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Man Convicted of South Orange Carjacking, Kidnapping and Sexual Assault
April 16, 2013NEWARK, NJ – An Essex County jury has convicted Isiah Green, 24, of Newark of carjacking, kidnapping, sexual assault ...
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"Heightened State of Security;" Essex County Increases Vigilance
April 15, 2013ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - As cities around the nation are putting heightened security plans in place in the wake of Monday's Boston Ma...
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Janis Ian Says Concert at SOPAC Will Be a 'Homecoming"
April 15, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – At 14, when most teenagers’ idea of rebellion involved sneaking out of the house, Janis Ian wrote a son...
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Two Vehicles Reported Stolen in South Orange Recovered in Newark
April 14, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ –Two cars stolen in South Orange have been recovered in Newark, according to South Orange police. A Ward Pl...
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Graham Parker and the Rumour Bring SOPAC Crowd to its Feet
April 14, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – It has been 38 years since Graham Parker and the Rumour recorded their first album, and 32 since t...
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Exxon Station on South Orange Avenue Re-Opens for Business
April 13, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – After a renovation that took three months longer than anticipated, South Orange Exxon is once agai...
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Actress Kelly Bishop, Longtime South Orange Resident, Describes Village as 'Sophisticated' Stars Hollow
April 11, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Millions have seen Kelly Bishop on “Gilmore Girls,” the hit television series she starred in for ...
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Governor Chris Christie Opens Turtle Back Zoo Sea Lion Sound Exhibit With Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo
April 11, 2013WEST ORANGE, NJ – On Wednesday, April 10, Governor Chris Christie, along with his daughter Bridget, Essex County Executive Josep...
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Team of Volunteers Works to Recruit, Retain Businesses in South Orange
April 10, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- The Business Recruitment and Retention team has ideas on how to attract and retain businesses in South Orange, acc...
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Maplewood Green Day is Set for April 27
April 10, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The 6th annual Maplewood Green Day fair will be held on Saturday, April 27, from 11 AM to 4 PM. The e...
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South Orange Summer Concert Series Seeking Sponsors; Trustees Commit Some Funding
April 9, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The village agreed to underwrite up to $5,000 in expenses for the summer concert series Downtown After Sundow...
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Essex County Continues to Revitalize Branch Brook Park
April 8, 2013NEWARK, NJ - Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced Tuesday, April 2, that two projects are in the works to rev...
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South Orange Detectives Track iPhone, Arrest Suspect
April 6, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – (A weekly roundup of SOPD activity) Detectives arrested a Newark resident on April 5 who had a stolen ph...
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Steve Adubato Addresses Local Business Leaders at SOPAC
April 5, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) hosted more than 100 local businesspeople at its T...
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Sea Lion Exhibit to Open April 10 at Turtleback Zoo
April 4, 2013WEST ORANGE, NJ - On Wednesday, April 10, at 11 a.m., the long awaited Sea Lion Exhibit will be officially opened at Turtleback Zoo, a...
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Trustee Candidates of 'South Orange 2013' Ticket Kick Off Campaign
April 4, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The slate of candidates in the upcoming Village Trustee election known as “South Orange 2013,” co...
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New Website Matches SHU Students, Parents Looking for Baby-Sitters
April 3, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Maura Kolkmeyer couldn’t have known that one day a baby-sitting idea could launch into something bigger...
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South Orange Chamber of Commerce Learns Keys to Inbound Marketing
April 3, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The South Orange Chamber of Commerce held a successful networking event in The Loft at the South Orange Perfo...
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South Orange Library To Present Black Maria Film Festival
April 2, 2013The 32nd annual Black Maria Film Festival tour will stop at the South Orange Public Library on Tuesday, April 16, at 7 PM. The program...
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SOPAC Cancels Two April Shows
April 2, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Two performances originally scheduled for this month at the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) have ...
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Maplewood Shopkeeper Shot in Alleged Robbery Attempt
April 2, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The owner of MS&K Confectionary Store on Prospect Street was shot and injured during an alleged robbery...
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South Orange Publishes Hurricane Sandy Survey Data
April 1, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - The Village has released the data collected in surveys that were filled out by residents to to provide input and fe...
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3rd Annual Business Leaders Breakfast at SOPAC 4/4
April 1, 2013SOUTH ORANGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (SOPAC) HOSTS THE 3rd ANNUAL “SOPAC BUSINESS LEADERS BREAKFAST” WHAT: 3rd Annual S...
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Columbia High School's Drama Intensive Gives a Modern Spin to Ibsen's 'An Enemy of the People'
April 1, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ - This spring, the drama students at Columbia High School performed Henrik Ibsen’s intellectually ambitious, moral...