Columbia HS girls basketball team enjoys five-game winning streak

Columbia HS girls basketball team enjoys five-game winning streak

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team defeated West Orange, East Orange and Delaware Valley last week to extend its winning streak to five games and improve to a 6-3 overall record. Sophomore Talia Baptiste had 17 points and junior Leah Connell had 11 points and five rebounds to lead CHS […]

Coalition on Race celebrates King’s legacy

Coalition on Race celebrates King’s legacy

SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Community Coalition on Race hosted its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony virtually on Monday, Jan. 17, ending with the lighting of luminaries across the two towns to honor King. Hosted by actor and Maplewood resident Sipiwe Moyo, the program featured speakers and performers from Columbia High […]

Helen M. Roussos

Helen M. Roussos, 64 of Woodland Park, formerly of Bloomfield, entered into eternal life on January 18, 2022, at her home. Born November 6, 1957, in Orange, NJ, she lived in Bloomfield most of her life before relocating to Woodland Park. Helen had a smile that would light up the room, she was friendly and […]

Armando Montesinos

Armando Montesinos, of Bloomfield NJ, passed away on January 20, 2022, after a heart attack/ Covid. Armando was born on February 1, 1978, in Oaxaca, Mexico. His parents Adeline Montesinos and Agripina Martínez. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad Street Bloomfield on Tuesday at 9:00 […]

Brauchli honored for 62 years with Boy Scouts

Brauchli honored for 62 years with Boy Scouts

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Roger Brauchli joined Maplewood’s Scout Troop 5 in 1960 as an 11-year-old and stayed a member of the troop for as long as he could: 62 years. Brauchli retired as the scoutmaster of the troop three weeks ago, having served in the role for the last 40 years. A lifelong resident of […]

Nutley HS boys basketball team surges

Nutley HS boys basketball team surges

NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School boys basketball team has been making solid progress this season. After starting off 1-3, the Raiders won five of their next seven games to improve to a 6-5 overall record and 5-0 in the Super Essex Conference–Freedom Division through Jan. 20. The Raiders, under head coach Bob Harbison, […]

HANDS focus group discusses housing

HANDS focus group discusses housing

ORANGE, NJ — Housing and Neighborhood Development Services’ Heart of Orange focus group hosted its second virtual meeting on Thursday, Jan. 13, coming together to discuss what would benefit the city in terms of bringing homeownership, economic development and better business to Orange. Khady Ndiaye, the director of programs for HANDS, hosted the focus group […]

GRP Library to have temporary director

GRP Library to have temporary director

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Public Library will be temporarily headed by Cindy Czesak, until a replacement can be found for former Director Jennifer Breuer, who resigned effective Friday, Dec. 31. Czesak is a retired library director for the Clifton and Paterson public libraries. And when she said to The Glen Ridge Paper […]

It’s official: Vauss running for mayor again

It’s official: Vauss running for mayor again

IRVINGTON, NJ — It’s official: Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss is running for mayor again. His team — Council President Renee Burgess, Council First Vice President October Hudley and Council Second Vice President Charnette Frederic — is also running for reelection. The mayor, who recently submitted the necessary paperwork to the township clerk, said he hopes […]

Columbia HS girls basketball team notches wins

Columbia HS girls basketball team notches wins

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team defeated University and Ridge in consecutive games to improve to a 3-3 overall record on the season. Sophomore Talia Baptiste had 17 points, five assists, four steals and two rebounds, and sophomore Summer Lonning had 10 points, three rebounds and three assists to lead […]