Local seniors had a Thanksgiving luncheon courtesy of Our Lady of Sorrows Church and the South Orange Elks Club. The luncheon was open to all seniors in the community and is a long-time event. Alison McInerney, a parishioner at Our Lady of Sorrows, said they go to three senior housing places around town to let […]
Leroy Williams was 23 years old and had only been in Vietnam for about two weeks when he died on Oct. 3, 1965. He was from Newark and his body was brought back and buried in Woodland Cemetery without even a gravestone. The site became covered over with weeds and a growing forest eventually took […]
Andrea Lyn Cammarato-Van Benschoten was born in Columbus Hospital in Newark and grew up in Belleville in the 1970s. “I loved it,” Cammarato-Van Benschoten said. “It was a primarily Italian-Irish neighborhood. We had a great street I grew up on. It was a time you could hop on your bike. No cell phones. No technology. […]
By Lurie Silberg Correspondent WEST ORANGE — Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, a venerable institution with deep roots in downtown West Orange, turned 110 years old last month. Mayor Susan McCartney proclaimed Nov. 10, 2024 as an official day of celebration, commemorated with a Sunday morning mass presided over by Archbishop of Newark, […]
Richard Rockwell, a Democrat appointed in 2018 to fill a vacated Bloomfield council seat, resigned Nov. 19. He concluded his tenure with an email to the township clerk. “It was very simple,” he said. “Short and sweet.” Rockwell ran unsuccessfully for council in 2010, then successfully in 2019 and 2022. In 2018, he had replaced […]
One of Maplewood’s yearly and beloved events is the Dickens Village. Bringing to life various scenes from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” it’s arranged in Ricalton Square. Inside the houses you will see fireplaces, stockings, and antique toys. Each little house is unique and different. The tradition began in 1960. It was the idea of […]
The 25th annual Ashenfelter 8K race was run Thanksgiving Day. Rain kept spectator attendance down but not so much participation. According to race director Dan Murphy, 2,997 runners signed up and 2,027 crossed the finish line. The race was won by Ryan Kutch, of New York City, in a time of 23:55.86. In 46th […]
“White Christmas” is the perfect holiday show for the whole family. Overflowing with talent, this beloved musical is a colorful swirl of entertainment with beautiful costumes, terrific choreography replete with stupendous tap-dancing, and many wonderful songs we all know and love, including the iconic “White Christmas” that Bing Crosby made famous in the 1954 movie. […]
MAPLEWOOD — The first ever Columbia High School Ultimate “Founder’s Day” was held Saturday at Underhill Field. The day celebrated the birth of Ultimate Frisbee at CHS in 1968. The event featured speeches by South Orange Mayor Sheena Collum, Maplewood Township Councilwoman Deborah Engel and Fred Profeta, who created the Maplewood Foundation which gave a […]
TRADITION — The traditional Thanksgiving Day game between East Orange Campus High School and Barringer High School was played at Paul Robeson Stadium, despite a heavy and steady rainfall. There was a smattering of friends, family and alumni in attendance and they got to see the Jaguars dominate Barringer in a 62-0 victory.