WEST ORANGE — It was Homecoming Night at West Orange High School on Oct. 25. Homecoming Royalty was crowned, the annual Band Night rocked the stands, the West Orange Police Athletic League cheerleaders made an appearance for Breast Cancer Awareness, the Steve DiGregorio recipients were announced, and West Orange took the win over Bloomfield 41-12 […]
Audrey Rowe, program director of the SOMA Community Coalition on Race, will be retiring at the end of the year after 23 years with the organization. Rowe began as a volunteer, moved into the position of program coordinator, and eventually became director. Rowe said every day has been a unique experience for her. “The general […]
Glen Ridge hosted its inaugural Diwali Diya lighting celebration on Sunday, Oct. 27, at the steps of Borough Hall. The event transformed Borough Hall into a vibrant festival of lights, celebrating the cultural richness of Diwali. The growing South Asian community has enhanced the town’s diversity, and this year, the Glen Ridge Board of Education […]
The Essex Board of County Commissioners held its annual Italian Heritage Month celebration last month recognizing a Maplewood attorney, a Bloomfield legislator and the owners of a beloved City of Orange restaurant. The celebration has been held annually for more than 30 years to celebrate the accomplishments of men and women of Italian heritage everywhere, […]
A “Saints Be Raised” Cheese and Wine Tasting was held at St. George’s Church in Maplewood on Nov. 1, which was All Saints Day. A tasting of ‘saint-related’ wines that all had a connection to a saint was created for the event by Hank Zona, who writes and speaks about wine and runs wine related […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — It was a sunny first November Saturday afternoon where backyard rivals Montclair and East Orange Campus took to the field at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange for the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 5 quarterfinal football playoffs. Montclair, seeded fifth, defeated Livingston last week to […]
Photos Courtesy of Jane Ungaro Maplewood held its annual Halloween Parade during the afternoon of Oct. 31. Maplewood Avenue was closed down in the village which was quickly overrun by witches, ghouls, goblins, princesses and a few Wednesday Adams.
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ — “This game should be easy,” said a West Essex fan, as the Knights of West Essex Regional High School were ending pregame warm ups for the North Jersey Section 2 Group 3 football playoffs this past Friday evening, Nov. 1, in North Caldwell. The game featured a surprising Dwight-Morrow squad who […]
MAPLEWOOD/MILLBURN, NJ — New Jersey Fencing Alliance would like to congratulate another of its fencers on their accomplishment of achieving the No. 1 ranking in the United States and Canada in the Youth 12 Epee category. Since age 5, Alexander “Alex” Luo has been training in epee fencing at the New Jersey Fencing Alliance in […]
Two incumbents were returned to the Board of Education while a newcomer was one of three people to win the race for the three seats on the township council. In the council race, Joyce Rudin, Michelle Casalino and Joe Krakoviak won the three open seats. Rudin took home the most votes with 10,146 or 22.30%, […]