SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In an intense election that saw eight candidates running, the voters decided Nov. 6 to re-elect Annemarie Maini, and elect Shannon Cuttle and Javier Farfan to the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education. Cuttle was the top vote-getter, with Maini, who ran a joint campaign with Farfan, a close second. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents will be casting their votes for one of two mayoral candidates on Tuesday, Nov. 6: incumbent Robert Parisi or challenger Joe Krakoviak. Parisi is running for this third term as mayor, and Krakoviak has served on the Township Council since 2010. Both candidates discussed what they would do to move […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Eight candidates are running in the Nov. 6 election for the three open seats on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education. Running are incumbent Annemarie Maini and challengers Narda Chisholm-Greene, Marian Cutler, Shannon Cuttle, Javier Farfan, Michael Laskowski, Bruno Navarro and Christopher Trzaska. Each candidate shared their ideas for […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield resident Anne Kenny Simpson is an especially busy woman these days — and nights. A Bloomfield High School paraprofessional, she and her husband are busy at work on their Morton Street fixer-upper home. Last week, sitting in her living room among unopened boxes of recently delivered cabinetry, Simpson said that while the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents will be voting in two new members to the West Orange Board of Education on Nov. 6, casting their ballots for two of the three challengers running for election. Cheryl Merklinger, Jeremias Salinas and Terry Trigg-Scales all shared the direction they want to see the school district head in the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — When Maplewood residents head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6, they must choose from two of the three candidates running for the two open seats on the Township Committee. Running are Democratic incumbents Greg Lembrich and Nancy Adams, and independent challenger Ileana Castillo. All three shared their ideas for how to improve […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A thrilling and chilling time was had by all at South Orange Village Center Alliance’s annual Halloween festivities on Oct. 31 in Spooky Spiotta Park Photos Courtesy of Sydney Rednik
Johnny Luberto, NHS senior Football team When did you first start playing football? Any early recollections of playing football? I started playing football in elementary school and that’s when I fell in love with it. I enjoyed every aspect of the game from the high intensity, constant collisions, the competitive atmosphere, and especially the brotherhood you form […]
Natalia Bascunan, NHS senior Volleyball team What got you interested in playing volleyball? Throughout my life, I’ve been surrounded by sports players which led me to be a diverse and well-rounded athlete. I’ve played baseball, softball and volleyball. Although I had different passions in my youth, as I grew older, I soon found a new passion […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Four short movies, with a collective running time of about 90 minutes, were shown at the Glen Ridge Public Library on Friday evening, Oct. 26. Written and directed by Bloomfield resident Tom Ryan, they were part of a self-contained anthology called, “Theatre of Terror.” Within the anthology, the four movies are shown […]