Follow local news and events in South Orange with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Nov. 4, 2026 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Essex County Clerk’s office released unofficial 2026 general election results for South Orange-Maplewood’s school board race. Elizabeth Callahan, William Meyer, and Kevin Diaz won with 9,813, 8,404, and 8,200 votes.
Essex County Clerk’s Office
South Orange residents can recycle electronics on Nov. 7. Accepted items can be recycled from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the public works building. A full list of accepted items is available online.
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South Orange Village
Creative In Common Art Club meeting planned on Nov. 11 in South Orange. It is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 86 Sloan St. Guest speakers are Reid and Sara Farrington of Foxy Films Theater Company. RSVP required. Free admission.
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Creative in Common
NJPAC seeks vendors for its holiday market, scheduled for Dec. 10-20 in Newark. The market runs Thursdays through Saturdays from 12-8 p.m. and until 6 p.m. on Sundays. Application deadline is Nov. 13.
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New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
Essex County’s Riker Hill Art Park will display artwork during an open house on Nov. 7-8 in Livingston. Attendees can view artwork by artists-in-residence from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. Some pieces will be listed for sale.
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Essex County Parks
Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. won the County Executive position for Essex County with 170,418 Essex County votes, according to unofficial 2026 general election results from the Essex County Clerk’s office. DiVincenzo has served as the Essex County executive since 2003.
Essex County Clerk’s Office
Christine McGrath, Deborah Engel, Wayne Richardson, and Abdur Yasin won the Essex County Board of County Commissioners-At-Large seats, according to unofficial 2026 general election results from the Essex County Clerk’s office. McGrath received 155,819 votes; Engel received 153,453 votes; Richardson received 150,468 votes; and Yasin received 149,763 votes.
Essex County Clerk’s Office
Wilson Pichardo, A’Dorian Murray-Thomas, Medinah Muhammad, Leonard Luciano, and Carlos Pomares won the Essex County Board of County Commissioners seats, according to unofficial 2026 general election results from the Essex County Clerk’s office. Pichardo received 15,352 votes for District 1; Murray-Thomas received 31,695 votes for District 2; Muhammad received 33,611 votes for District 3; Luciano received 37,538 votes for District 4; and Pomares received 37,080 votes for District 5.
Essex County Clerk’s Office
REGIONAL NEWS
Cory Booker received 1,754,917 votes statewide to be N.J.’s U.S. Senator, according to the Associated Press’ unofficial 2026 general election results. Booker has served as U.S. Senator since 2013. His third term begins in January.
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Analilia Mejia won the N.J. House of Representatives seat in the 11th congressional district, according to unofficial 2026 general election results from the Essex County Clerk’s office. Mejia received 70,082 votes. The district includes Belleville, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Maplewood, Montclair, Nutley, and South Orange.
Essex County Clerk’s Office
LaMonica McIver won the N.J. House of Representatives seat in the 10th congressional district, according to unofficial 2026 general election results from the Essex County Clerk’s office. McIver received 81,830 votes. The district includes East Orange, Irvington, Montclair, West Orange, and parts of Orange and Newark.
Essex County Clerk’s Office
