Photo of the Day 9/30/21

Gene Chyzowych Soccer Field, named for the late Columbia High School soccer coach, is located in Maplewood. However, the field is owned by South Orange's municipal government.

Photo of the Day 9/29/21

Midtown Manhattan's skyline, viewed here from West Orange, is continuing to change.

Photo of the Day 9/28/21

This former pumping station continues to sit abandoned next to the South Orange Department of Public Works, despite plans over the years to convert it into a nature center and a subsequent announcement that the building would be torn down as part of South Orange's greenway project.

Photo of the Day 9/27/21

Edgemont Memorial Park can be found off of Valley Road in the heart of Montclair.

Photo of the Day 9/26/21

Montclair is one of Essex County's largest suburbs.

Photo of the Day 9/25/21

Montclair includes one of the only Quaker churches in the area.

Photo of the Day 9/24/21

The Maplewood Post Office relocated to this Maplewood Avenue building nearly seven years ago.

Photo of the Day 9/23/21

Montclair's Watchung Plaza business district includes several small stores and restaurants.

Photo of the Day 9/22/21

Deer remain a common sight in suburban Essex County, including in West Orange.

Photo of the Day 9/21/21

 

Downtown Newark and the North Ward are seen here from the First Watchung Mountain. Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, and Coney Island in Brooklyn can be viewed in the distance.

Photo of the Day 9/20/21

A butterfly is seen here in South Orange.

Photo of the Day 9/19/21

This Montclair neighborhood includes numerous single-family homes.

Photo of the Day 9/18/21

The new Ferris wheel at American Dream Meadowlands is visible from West Orange. Upper Manhattan can also be seen in the distance.

Photo of the Day 9/17/21

 

This West Ward property is currently vacant, but was once home to a branch of the Newark City Hospital.

Photo of the Day 9/16/21

Congregation Beth El is one of three synagogues in South Orange.

Photo of the Day 9/15/21

Irvington Avenue in South Orange includes a small business district.

Photo of the Day 9/14/21

 

South Orange's main station and firehouse sit across from each other.

Photo of the Day 9/13/21

Edgemont Memorial Park in Montclair includes this monument along a pond.

Photo of the Day 9/12/21

Essex County's September 11th Memorial at Eagle Rock Reservation, seen here yesterday, drew crowds yesterday for the county's annual 9/11 memorial service.

Photo of the Day 9/11/21

South Orange's 9/11 Memorial can be found in front of the South Orange Performing Arts Center.

Photo of the Day 9/10/21

Construction sites like this one in South Orange remain a common sight in Essex County.

Photo of the Day 9/9/21

This rock can be found outside "The Rock" in Downtown Newark.

Photo of the Day 9/8/21

Audible's presence in Downtown Newark includes this former church at Washington and James Streets.

Photo of the Day 9/7/21

 

The "Song of the Passaic" mural in Newark is seen here with the Pulaski Skyway in the distance.

Photo of the Day 9/6/21

Birds like this one in Newark can often be found near the Passaic River.

Photo of the Day 9/5/21

East Orange, Newark, and Manhattan are visible from West Orange, even on some hazy days.

Photo of the Day 9/4/21

This Essex County building in Downtown Newark now contains courtrooms and offices, but was once a jail.

Photo of the Day 9/3/21

The Top rises over the First Watchung Mountain in Maplewood.

Photo of the Day 9/2/21

 

This building on Scotland Road was originally home to the South Orange Public Library and was later used by EIES of New Jersey. Plans call for once again making it part of the library.

Photo of the Day 9/1/21

RockPlaza Lofts was one of the first of Downtown Newark's major 21st century redevelopment projects.