MAPLEWOOD, NJ — More than 50 people of all ages filled the Woodland for Mike Summersgill’s campaign kickoff rally, which included karaoke, face painting and an ice cream truck. Summersgill joined local children on stage and tried to keep up with Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” — a potential campaign mantra for a Republican running […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Harrison Woods, right, Columbia High School’s three-time class president and senior Student Council president for the Class of 2016, hands over the gavel to Samori Etienne, left. Etienne will take over as Columbia High School’s 105th CHS Student Council president in the fall. “It has been a great honor to have been […]
MAPLEWOOD – The 10-year-old South Orange-Maplewood Cougars are 3-3 after winning three straight at Districts held in Scotch Plains. This is the first year this baseball team has advanced into the knockout round. This team is led by strong group of players and coaches. Head Coach Alex Reyes is joined by Roberto Reyes and Greg […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Fire Chief Michael Dingelstedt recently announced revised protocols for emergency medical services in response to concerns raised following the lengthy response time when an 8-year-old suffered a seizure on March 23. The Maplewood Fire Department completed a review of dispatching procedures and revised its operating procedures as described below. Dingelstedt consulted […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will perform a free summer concert at Flood’s Hill in Meadowland Park in South Orange on Wednesday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m. The program features music from blockbuster films like “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter,” “Beauty and the Beast” and more, alongside classical favorites. This concert is sponsored […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Maplewood Police Chief Robert J. Cimino announced on Monday, June 20, that the man found dead on Monday, May 30, in the vicinity of Hickory Drive and Wyoming Avenue in Maplewood has been identified as Samuel Smith Jr., 60, of Newark. Smith sustained fatal […]
MAPLEWOOD – The South Mountain Hurricanes defeated the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Avengers by the score of 4-1 to win the U12 InterCounty Youth Boys Soccer League championship on Saturday, June 18. This win capped off a second consecutive undefeated season. Overall the Hurricanes went 11-0 (8-0 in the regular season and 3-0 in the playoffs). Dating […]
MAPLEWOOD – Maplewood’s international foil fencing champion Jack Woods continues to shine in major tournaments, despite competing in much older divisions. Most recently, Woods, 15, placed sixth in the senior men’s foil event at the New England Division of the USFA 2016 Pomme De Terre Individual tournament, held at the Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass. […]
Michael A. Brown, 29 , passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Interment Glendale Cemetery. Visitation is on Tuesday 2-4 &7-9 p.m. Please express condolences at www.oboylefuneralhome.com Born in […]
