On April 18, the South Orange-Maplewood Baseball and Softball parade signaled the official start of the Spring 2026 program run by the two towns’ recreation departments for children ages 5-15 (baseball) and girls in Kindergarten through 8th grade (softball).
Players gathered at Waterlands Park in South Orange and marched to Meadowland Park — near The Baird Center — where South Orange Mayor Sheena Collum and Maplewood Mayor Vic De Luca took part in the opening ceremony.
Correction: This article originally posted incorrect information about the route of the parade.
Photos by Max Fraidstern, CHS Class of 2027, who is working with Village Green as a paid freelancer through a grant from the NJ Civic Information Consortium:
