WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange’s Jewish community will unite with millions of Jews from more than 400 cities and 60 countries for the fourth annual Shabbat Project, a worldwide celebration of Judaism’s weekly holy day, from Nov. 10 through 12. This year’s celebration features three days of activities — not just the Saturday Shabbat […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Strollers theater group couldn’t have picked a better way to kick off its 85th season than with its staged production of “Cole,” a musical revue celebrating the life and work of Cole Porter, the renowned composer and lyricist whose songs are still performed on Broadway, more than 50 years after his death. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Newark Superior Court Judge Martin Cronin ruled Friday, Nov. 5, that charges will not be dismissed against Bloomfield Councilman Elias Chalet. Chalet was indicted by a state grand jury in January 2016 on five counts stemming from the proposed purchase, by the township, of a parcel of land. He allegedly had promised the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Despite recent setbacks in the ongoing struggle to make Irvington safer and cleaner, Mayor Tony Vauss and Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers said they are still winning the war. And that was never more evident, Vauss and Bowers agreed, than when a major drug bust was executed on Saturday, Oct. 29. The […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — All incumbents won re-election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, for the Glen Ridge Board of Education. In unofficial results provided by the Essex County Clerk’s Office, with 7,169 votes cast, the top vote-getter was Elizabeth Ginsburg with 2,220, or 31 percent. Next was Heather Yaros-Ramos, 1,793 votes, or 23 percent; and Michael De […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Incumbent Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia and his Democratic slate swept to an easy victory in the mayoral and council elections on Tuesday, Nov. 8. According to the Essex County Clerk’s Office, with 97 percent of the votes counted, the uncertified results have Venezia winning re-election to a second term with 12,113 votes, or […]
All three incumbents were chosen Election Day to keep their seats on the WO Township Council
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Though there was only a 7.5-point spread between all six candidates for the West Orange Township Council, the incumbents were able to pull ahead and be re-elected. Incumbents Jerry Guarino, Joe Krakoviak and Michelle Casalino beat out challengers Susan Scarpa, Akil Khalfani and Monica Perkowski. Results remain unofficial until verified by […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — With 100 percent of the votes tallied, it is clear that the majority of Maplewood’s residents still don’t want a Republican on their Township Committee. Democratic challenger Frank McGehee won the election with an overwhelming majority, beating out Republican challenger Mike Summersgill. McGehee will fill the seat vacated recently by Marlon K. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — We saw a heated West Orange Board of Education race this election season with six candidates running for just two open seats. But, at the end of Election Day, the incumbents had regained their seats. Incumbents Sandra Mordecai and Mark Robertson beat out challengers Steve Christiano, Sharon Sherman, Tanya Atterberry and […]
With a strong field of five candidates, the two incumbents and one challenger come out on top
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The people have spoken and they have elected incumbents Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad and Johanna Wright, and challenger Susie Adamson to the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education. Lawson-Muhammad and Wright, each coming to the end of their first terms on the board, will serve another three years. Adamson will be beginning […]