MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Friday, Oct. 13, students from Columbia High School traveled to Carnegie Hall for the 10th annual Sphinx Virtuosi concert. Sphinx Virtuosi is one of the nation’s most dynamic professional chamber orchestras; comprised of 18 of the nation’s top black and Latino classical soloists, these alumni of the internationally renowned Sphinx Competition […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Fireman Sparky was on-hand for the West Orange Fire Department’s open house for fire prevention on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the West Orange Public Library. Children got to play on trucks and take home books. Photos Courtesy of West Orange Township
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood recently celebrated the completion of its table tennis courts upgrades. According to Andrew Haines, who represents Maplewood Platform Tennis, the maintenance was necessary because the courts get a lot of ply and had many problems with screens, structure and courts. The Township Committee budgeted $35,000 for the project, which was completed […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield held its annual Bloomfield UNICO Columbus Day ceremony on Monday morning, Oct. 9. Because of a threat of rain, the awards ceremony for the Columbus Day essay contest winners was pushed into the Civic Center. It was the first time in 23 years, according to host Paul Alongi, that the weather had […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council unanimously approved an ordinance on second and final reading to turn Luddington Road into a westbound one-way street at its Oct. 3 meeting. The street, which is frequently used to reach South Valley Road and the South Orange Train Station, is only 20 feet wide. The […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood community had good times Saturday, Oct. 7, when acclaimed actor John Amos performed his one-man show, “Halley’s Comet,” at South Orange Middle School to raise money and support for the SOMA Black Parents Workshop and the MapSO Freedom School. The two partner organizations advocate for the academic success […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Scott Kelly is no stranger to trying new things — the former NASA astronaut did spend a year on the International Space Station from 2015 to 2016, after all. Now the West Orange native is about to share his experiences from the 12 months he was in space and discuss his […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr., third from left, looks over some of the items collected from 1,624 residents during the Essex County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, Oct. 7. With DiVincenzo are, from left, Anthony Ore, Antwoine Jones and Roy Croom Jr. from MXI of Langhorne, Pa.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — While much in the world has changed since 1941, one comforting constant remains strong: the flow of boys and their parents to 60 Byrd Ave. in Bloomfield to participate in Boy Scout Troop 22. The still lively group has been chartered to St. Thomas the Apostle Church for 75 years, teaching life […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewoodians came out on Saturday, Oct. 7, for the annual Maplewood Health and HarvestFest in Maplecrest Park, where there were fun activities, music and health information, as well as a rabies clinic for pets. Photos by Amanda Valentovic