9U Bloomfield Beasts baseball team storms back and wins USABL title

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 9U Bloomfield Beasts baseball team defeated the Wayne Warriors in come-from-behind fashion to capture the USABL championship on Friday, Nov. 3.  Wayne got out to a quick four-run lead in the top of the first inning and added two more in the third. Bloomfield chipped away at Wayne’s lead over the […]

School district fires superintendent

The South Orange Maplewood Board of Education has put Superintendent of Schools Ronald Taylor on leave and will not renew his contract. “On behalf of the Board of Education, I want to thank Dr. Ronald Taylor for his service to our District and I wish him well on his future endeavors,” Board of Education President […]

New water company, billing in Orange

ORANGE — The township has a new water company and has changed its billing system. On Aug. 2, the City Council approved a new water operator and management company for the water, sewer and stormwater systems. The previous operations agreement was expiring and the then operator, Veolia, was not interested in submitting a new bid, […]

Two-day Fly Tying Symposium

More than 100 fly tiers, demonstrators, instructors and celebrities – from personalities Curtis Fry and Clark “Cheech” Pierce of Fly Fish Food to pattern designers Tom Rosenbauer, Bob Clouser and Pat Dorsey – will show their best fish-catching creations at the 32nd Annual International Fly Tying Symposium, Nov. 11-12. The sport’s premier fly tying event […]

Dudley, Parry and Greene winning in Bloomfield

Dudley, Parry and Greene winning in Bloomfield

Kasey Dudley, Stephanie Parry and Nadeisha Greene appear to have won reelection to the Bloomfield Board of Education. Six people ran for the three available seats on the board. Numbers were not official but Parry was leading the vote with 2,342, Greene was second with 2,386 and Dudley was third at 2,347. Following those three […]

Vera defeats incumbent Huerta in West Orange

Maria Vera appears to have won election to the West Orange School Board, having defeated incumbent Melinda Huerta 3246 to 1611, according to numbers provided by the Essex County Clerk’s Office..  Vera is a school counselor for the Orange Twp Board of Education with a BA in early childhood education from Montclair State University and […]

Callahan, Meyer and Sackett-Gable victorious in SOMA

Callahan, Meyer and Sackett-Gable victorious in SOMA

Maplewood School Board candidates Liz Callahan, Will Meyer and Shayna Sackett-Gable appear to have held off a write in challenge from former school board members Jeff Bennett and  Anthony Mazzocchi. Essex County listed Sackett-Gable with 5,000 votes, Meyer with 4,854 and Callahan with 4,775. There were three open seats on the board. Bennett received a […]

Festival of Lights celebrated in Maplewood Memorial Park

Festival of Lights celebrated in Maplewood Memorial Park

SOMA Cross-Cultural Works partnered with the Township of Maplewood to host the 6th annual Diwali Fest, a multicultural celebration of Diwali and South Asian arts and culture. Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, symbolizing the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. The event was held Saturday in the […]