OLS to celebrate Mass of Remembrance

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Our Lady of Sorrows RC Church, 217 Prospect St. in South Orange, will be celebrating its Mass of Remembrance in memory of departed family members, friends and parishioners on Saturday, Nov. 4, at noon. Join the congregation as it comes together in prayer and fellowship. All are welcome. A Book of […]

Villagers 12U Red softball team wins Cranford Fall League Championship

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The 12U Red Fall Maplewood-South Orange softball Villagers (pictured above) are all smiles after winning the Cranford Fall Softball League 12U A Division Championship. The Villagers entered the playoffs as the number three seed and beat Chatham, 7-0, in the first round and Summit, 6-3, in the semifinals, which set up […]

Villagers 10U fall travel softball team wins Halloween Havoc tournament title

Photo courtesy of Javier Amador. Members of the 2017 Maplewood-South Orange 10U fall softball team gather for a group pose. Front row, kneeling from left: Lexi Kaplan, Emma Lerner, Grace Keller, Larkin Villatoro and Eva Sieger. Second row from left:  Dalylia Lyon, Arianna Baptiste, Claire Shupe, Brynn McCarthy, Sofia Amador and Marley Rosen. Third row […]

Learn how to certify your small business

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Essex County is hosting a workshop on “Understanding the Certification Process” on Thursday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. This free event will also include a breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Workshop topics include the New Jersey process to become certified as a […]

West Orange HS girls’ volleyball team wins second straight division title

See all the photos from the Senior presentation and WOHS v. Belleville game here. WEST ORANGE NJ – Slowly, steadily, and perhaps not so quietly, the West Orange High School varsity girls’ volleyball team captured its second division championship on Oct. 27, beating Belleville in two sets. West Orange and Bloomfield are the co-champs of the […]

Members, clergy makes music, memories at TSTI

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — One Friday evening a month from September through June, the sanctuary at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange resonates with the sounds of live musical accompaniment featuring the TSTI Band, a group of talented synagogue members who play instruments, sing and bring their spirit to the community as they usher in […]

Columbia HS cross-country teams post stellar efforts at Essex County meet

  Photo 1: Pictured, from left, are the Columbia High School boys’ varsity cross-country runners: Jack O’Connell, Edward Martinez, Will Schabacker, Tim Depue, Ricky Hankey, David Ives, and Jon Salinardo. Photo 2: Pictured, from left, are the Columbia High School girls’ varsity cross-country runners:  Briana Reckling, Catherine Jordan, Eloise Wendt, Sari Rosenberg, Julia Young, and Isabel Farrell. […]

Nutley HS cross-country teams stride to fine showing at Essex County meet

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Under perfect conditions, the Nutley High School Raiders boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams  produced some of their fastest times of the season during the Essex County Championship meet held at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield on Friday, Oct. 28. The day started off with the sub-varsity races.  The Freshman boys got the action […]

‘Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery’

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Firefighters know the importance of home fire safety. That is why the Maplewood Fire Department encourages participation in the semi-annual home fire safety program “Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery.” Sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and Energizer brand batteries, the program urges everyone to adopt a simple lifesaving habit: […]