Bloomfield HS wrestling team gets ready for season

Bloomfield HS wrestling team gets ready for season

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team, under fifth-year head coach Ryan Smircich, features a talented group this season. The Bengals will be led by Kira Pipkins, a junior captain who is a two-time state girls champion. Pipkins is one of nine girls on the roster. The other captains are senior Gerald Van […]

Verona–Glen Ridge ice hockey team surges

Verona–Glen Ridge ice hockey team surges

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Verona–Glen Ridge high school ice hockey team won four straight games before tying Ridgewood to move to a 4-1-1 record on the season. After losing to Livingston, 4-1, on Dec. 27, to start the season, Verona–Glen Ridge defeated Oratory, 5-1, Nov. 29; Millburn, 10-0, Dec. 1; Hillsborough, 6-2, Dec. 3; […]

Impact100 Essex announces four finalists for $100,000 Impact Grant

Impact100 Essex announces four finalists for $100,000 Impact Grant

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Impact100 Essex has announced the four finalists for its 2021 Impact Grant. One of these finalists will be voted the recipient of a $100,000 grant during the organization’s annual meeting on Jan. 25.  The 2021 finalists are:  Butterfly Dreamz. Its project, the “Cocoon Club,” connects girls from marginalized communities to mentorship, […]

Glen Ridge HS cross-country runners gain SEC honors

Glen Ridge HS cross-country runners gain SEC honors

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School cross-country runners Ojas Kalra, Sebastian Chang-D’Arcy, Lily Kuhn and Mia Bressler earned Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division honors this fall. For the boys, Kalra, a senior, made first team and Chang-D’Arcy, a sophomore, made second team. For the girls, Kuhn, a senior, made first team and Bressler, a […]

Golda Och Academy cross-country runners earn SEC honors

Golda Och Academy cross-country runners earn SEC honors

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Golda Och Academy cross-country runners Jesse Schiffman and his brother, Daniel Schiffman, and Alex Lefkowitz made first team, and Joseph Askin and Ari Jacobs made second team in the Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division this fall. On the girls side, Talia Silbermann, Amanda Brody and Sophie Fischer made first team for Golda […]

Essex County to hold holiday food distribution event on Dec. 21

Essex County to hold holiday food distribution event on Dec. 21

NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Board of County Commissioners will present a holiday emergency food distribution event to help families negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. There will be 1,000 frozen turkeys distributed along with boxes of nonperishable food. The program is meant to benefit families […]

Bloomfield HS bowling teams roll to wins; Benkert leads hockey team

Bloomfield HS bowling teams roll to wins; Benkert leads hockey team

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School bowling teams enjoyed a great week. The girls team swept both Barringer and Mount Saint Dominic, 7-0, at Brunswick Zone in Belleville on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8, respectively. Keyana Coley-Rice and Tianna Willie led the way. The boys also swept their opponents, defeating Eagle Academy and Barringer […]

County and Glen Ridge partner to plant 50 trees

County and Glen Ridge partner to plant 50 trees

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. joined with Glen Ridge officials on Tuesday, Dec. 7, to announce a partnership to plant 50 trees along streets in the borough. The Essex County Department of Public Works purchased the trees, the Glen Ridge Shade Tree Commission selected the tree species and the […]

Tyson School unveils its ‘Mosaic Wall of the Arts’

Tyson School unveils its ‘Mosaic Wall of the Arts’

EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted R. Green and Council members Bergson Leneus, Christopher Awe and Brittany D. Claybrooks joined staff, students and administrators from the East Orange School District for the dedication of the “Mosaic Wall of the Arts” at Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts. This mosaic […]