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Law Firm Agrees to Lower Fees for Area Towns Involved in Pollution Lawsuit
May 25, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The law firm that sought up to $4.5 million to represent the 11 towns that own and operate a wastewater treatmen...
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Orange Man Sentenced to 18 Years in 2010 Maplewood Homicide
May 16, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - A 32-year-old Orange man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to aggravated manslaughter and weapons offenses for killing a Maple...
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New Business Provides Delivery Services for Area Restaurants
May 16, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Since its launch in early October, the food delivery website Deals4Meals.com is helping to boost business at ...
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South Orange Restores YouthNet Funds, Approves Hiring Business Recruiter
May 15, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Village Board of Trustees reversed a decision to cut 20 percent from its funding for YouthNet, a nonprofi...
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South Orange River Day A Walk in the Park -- and the River
May 8, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Sometimes it really does take a village. Volunteers of all ages came out to the duck pond on May 6 to hel...
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Seton Hall Plant Expert: Back to Basics on Lawn Care
May 4, 2012It’s all about the water, according to Marian Glenn, Ph.D., a biology professor at Seton Hall University, who said drought condi...
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Churrasco Steakhouse Serves Up Authentic Spanish, Portugese Food
May 2, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Churrasco BBQ and Steakhouse has proven to provide some of the best traditional Iberian dishes, leaving customers with...
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Homeschoolers Meet Monthly in South Orange to Share Tips, Resources
May 2, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The library, traditionally the home of knowledge, is the meeting place for the Greater Essex County Homeschoo...
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PR Firm Serving Small Businesses Wins SHU Entrepreneur Award
May 2, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ- PR Express, a new public relations firm geared toward local businesses, won the second annual Venture Fund Competiti...
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Columbia Cougars Down Glen Ridge in Walk-Off Fashion
May 1, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Phoebe Labat broke a 2-2 tie with a single in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Columbia varsity softball ...
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Community Invited to Free Jazz Concert at SOPAC
April 29, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ- The community is invited to a free concert, “Jazz through the Ages,” at the South Orange Performing Arts...
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Maplewood Middle School Encourages Budding Artists with Annual 'Poetry Grammys'
April 29, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - What motivates great writers, poets and other artists to be great? Is it their natural born talent or is it someone ta...
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Maplewood Green Fair Teaches Environmental Responsibility
April 28, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - There were plenty of environmental displays and demonstrations at the Fifth Annual Maplewood Green Day Fair on Apr...
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South Orange-Maplewood Seventh Graders Enhance Lessons Through Technology
April 28, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - South Orange and Maplewood seventh graders are learning how to upload their creativity and share it with the world. ...
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Seton Hall to Celebrate Annual Evening of Roses
April 28, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Sister Rose Thering Fund for Education in Jewish-Christian Studies at Seton Hall University will hold its...
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South Mountain YMCA Invites Families to Health Kids Day on Saturday
April 27, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The South Mountain YMCA will host its 21st annual Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 28 from noon-3 p.m. The th...
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Ivy Hill Park Field Renamed Sheppard Field After Former SHU Coach
April 26, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Ivy Hill Park softball field was christened the Mike Sheppard Sr. Field in honor of the former Seton Hall...
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CHS Asks Students: Are You Up for an Adventure?
April 24, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ – A group of students hoisted Schools Superintendent Brian Osborne in the air – but they did not get into tr...
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South Orange Cuts Funding 20% for Community Coalition on Race, YouthNet
April 24, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Board of Trustees voted to reduce funding for two nonprofit groups by 20 percent at its meeting Monday af...
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Annual Holocaust Remembrance Service Pays Tribute to Those Lost
April 23, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The 35th Annual Interfaith South Orange/Maplewood Holocaust Remembrance Service at St. George's Episcopal Church i...
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Maplewood Rotary's Annual 'Affair of the Heart' Gala Set for Friday
April 23, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Maplewood Rotary’s biggest fundraiser, the gala “Affair of the Heart,” will be held Friday...
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Maplewood Police Chief Talks Safety with Residents
April 22, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Thanks to the investigation of Maplewood police, Jamar Canton, 23, was finally brought to justice last week for breaki...
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Maplewood Hobby Revives 'Dungeons and Dragons'
April 21, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - We would all like to believe we could stay young forever and keep playing the childhood games that we used to enjoy. F...
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Columbia Girls Varsity Softball Team Defeats Millburn 12-1
April 21, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Eleven consecutive batters reached base for the Columbia varsity softball team during its 11-run fourth inning t...
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Maplewood Township Committee Discusses Problem of Overnight Street Parking
April 18, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Maplewood Township Committee, at its meeting Tuesday night, discussed a law which requires commercial vehicl...