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, […]
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 […]
It’s one tough turkey. It’s been hit by a tranquilizer dart to no avail and rumors have it that it’s been hit by a car, chased joggers, attacked bicyclists, stopped traffic and been deemed a hometown hero. West Orange officials became aware of the turkey several weeks ago when it was spotted trotting around Pleasant […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Glen Ridge resident Addie Goldstein, a sophomore at Montclair Kimberley Academy, emerged as a top performer for the Cougars field hockey team, which captured the 2023 state prep tournament championship with a 2-1 victory over Hun in a match decided in a shootout following two scoreless overtime periods. Goldstein finished as the […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The rich tradition of outstanding distance runners at Montclair Kimberley Academy became full evident two decades ago with the terrific harriers groomed by the late, great coach Tom Fleming of Bloomfield, the same man who won the New York City Marathon twice in the 1970s. Current MKA coach Tim White of West […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — South Orange resident Debbie Giddins, a junior at Montclair Kimberley Academy, recently made a verbal commitment to continue her lacrosse career at Howard University. Giddins was a key defender for MKA’s Non-Public B state championship girls lacrosse squad last spring. “Debbie Giddins was one of the key contributors to our outstanding team […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair Kimberley Academy’s girls tennis team recently finished an outstanding 19-1 season as one of the top-ranked teams in the state. While the Cougars could boast about having the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association singles state champion in Nina Abalos of Bloomfield, they can also laud the accomplishments of their first […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Kalvin Thomas of Orange, a junior at Montclair Kimberley Academy, recently concluded a fine football season for the young Cougars, who went through the rigors of a rebuilding 2-7 season, but closed on a high note with two straight victories against public school opponents. Thomas, a fast and strong 6-foot-1, 170-pound all-around […]
UNION CITY, NJ — The sixth-seeded and defending champion West Orange High School football team lost at second-seeded Union City, 20-14, in the semifinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 state playoffs on Friday, Nov. 3. West Orange ended the season with a 5-5 record. Union City […]
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 […]