Adam Sandler sightings creating buzz around town

Adam Sandler sightings creating buzz around town

SOUTH ORANGE — The village has been abuzz with talk of Adam Sandler. Sandler is reprising his role as Happy Gilmore in the sequel “Happy Gilmore 2” and has been filming on Hamilton Road in South Orange. “Happy Gilmore” followed the antics of an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers he has a talent for […]

Adam Sandler filming in South Orange

Adam Sandler filming in South Orange

  C’MON, GET HAPPY! — A purple-robed Adam Sandler has been filming ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ in South Orange. Sandler is making the sequel to the 1996 film for Netflix with Kyle Newacheck directing. Details of the plot have not been released. The original movie was about a hockey player who turned to golf after things didn’t […]

Political strategist to talk about Latino culture, activism at SHU

Political strategist to talk about Latino culture, activism at SHU

SOUTH ORANGE — The Joseph A. Unanue Latino Institute at Seton Hall University will welcome political strategist and philanthropist Luis A. Miranda Jr. for a fireside chat on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. The fireside chat will feature a personal and interactive discussion with Miranda on his life, Latino culture, community activism and his […]

Wet weather spoils a Summer Nights movie showing of ‘Wonka’

Wet weather spoils a Summer Nights movie showing of ‘Wonka’

A screening of the new movie ‘Wonka’ was in West Orange on Floods Field in Meadowlands Park on Wednesday, Aug. 28, as part of the South Orange Summer Nights series, which is put on by the South Orange Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs and the South Orange Performing Arts Center. People arrived for the […]

Maplewood, South Orange police without discipline problems in 2023

Maplewood and South Orange were among the 15 Essex County police departments reporting no major disciplinary actions taken against their police officers during 2023. The state Attorney General’s Office recently released its annual report that details action taken against law enforcement officers who faced “major discipline” from their agencies during the previous calendar year. Major […]

Chow Town Food Tours explore appetizing eateries

Chow Town Food Tours explore appetizing eateries

SOUTH ORANGE — Hello, South Orange foodies! Max Gray created something special just for you. On Saturdays, Chow Town Food Tours offers a 2.5-hour walking tour where you can sample from the best of South Orange’s restaurants. Gray, a resident of Orange, recently launched Chow Town Food to express his love of the Jersey suburbs […]

Floods Hill rocking on a South Orange Summer Night

Floods Hill rocking on a South Orange Summer Night

SOUTH ORANGE — Emotional Rex performed Wednesday, July 31, on Floods Hill as part of the village’s South Orange Summer Nights. The Summer Nights program features concerts and moonlit movies on Wednesday nights on the hill in Meadowlands Park  The concerts and movies are free, food trucks are on hand and the restaurants and stores […]

South Orange water utility sale will be on ballot

By Andy Milone Correspondent South Orange is moving forward with a referendum on the sale of its water system to New Jersey American Water for $19.7 million. The Village Council approved the ballot question for the upcoming general election in a 4-2 vote at a special virtual meeting Monday night. Councilman Bill Haskins and Councilwoman […]

Bronze bust honors parks director

Bronze bust honors parks director

A bronze bust of South Orange resident and long-time Essex County Parks Director Daniel K. Salvante was dedicated last week in the Cherry Blossom Welcome Center in Branch Brook Park. The surprise presentation was made in recognition of Salvante being the parks director for 28 years, the longest tenure of anyone in Essex County history. […]