WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School girls’ volleyball team defeated Garfield, 25-23, to win the annual Garfield Tournament on Sept. 16. The Mountaineers have a 2-1 overall record, beating Bloomfield, 26-24, 21-25, 25-15, on Sept. 7 at home in the season opener; and defeating West Essex, 25-22, 12-25-26-24, on Sept. 14 in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity soccer team has enjoyed a good start to the season. The Mountaineers defeated Memorial of West New York, 2-0, at home on Sept. 16 for their second straight win to improve to 2-0-2. “The team had a great win against a tough Memorial team,” […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Despite a challenging start to the day, public schools opened across West Orange on Sept. 6. Downpours, a power outage in the St. Cloud area, and an accident on Route 280 delayed school buses by about 20 minutes due to traffic congestion in those areas. Power was restored to the St. […]
Photos by Cynthia Cumming: West Orange HS vs. Irvington HS, Sept. 15, at WOHS. WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity football team, looking for its first win of the season, will face Columbia High School on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m. a Underhill Field in a battle of 0-2 teams. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 12th annual Essex County Senior Wellness Day will be Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. This free event is sponsored by AAA and ShopRite. “We are planning a fun-filled day of activities and will be providing a great […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Health Department is spreading the word about these free upcoming health-related programs. The Overlook Mobile Health Van will be at the Hilton Branch Library, 1688 Springfield Ave., on Thursday, Sept. 21, from noon to 2 p.m. Find out if you are at risk for diabetes or high blood pressure with […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Second-grade students at Kelly Elementary School had a surprise visit on Sept. 7 from West Orange Rotary and the West Orange African Heritage Organization, who brought 140 backpacks for distribution. Rotarian Cynthia Hadley-Bailey, whose children attended Kelly — formerly Pleasantdale — Elementary School, brought 100 backpacks and WOAHO President Robert Simmons […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Elks Treasurer Ron Housley recently presented a check for $500 to Kate Cahill and Ellen Wiese, pictured, co-managers of the Our Lady of Sorrows Food Pantry in South Orange; proceeds came from the Beer Garden at Maplewoodstock, plus a generous donation from the Elks. In addition, the Elks also […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — With its characters bursting into song and dance at the drop of a top hat, no Hollywood genre is more blissfully escapist than the movie musical — nor more attuned to the reality its audiences need to escape. The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School will look at the evolution of this genre and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The village of South Orange and the Community Relations Committee invite everyone to Newcomers Day on Sunday, Sept. 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the South Orange Public Library, 65 Scotland Road in South Orange.