NUTLEY, NJ – Eight Nutley High School student-athletes were honored for their college commitments on Wednesday, Nov. 10, during a ceremony at NHS. The following are the student-athletes and their college choices: Fallyn Stoeckel, Rider University, softball. Lia DeMaio, Georgian Court University, softball. Sydney Hess, Sacred Heart University, softball. Mikayla Schoch, John Jay College of […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Montclair-based Nefesh Mountain has been hailed as a boundary pushing bluegrass Americana band. They’re among the first to give voice and openly represent Jewish American culture, traditions, values and spirituality in the world of American roots music. Fronted by married couple Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg, Nefesh Mountain will perform a […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The village of South Orange and the South Orange Parking Authority has announced that the commuter jitney service will restart, with its new schedule to begin Monday, Nov. 15. Due to a number of factors the service has been revised from four to two primary routes: one covering the Newstead and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Our Lady of Sorrows cross-country team enjoyed a solid performance at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Invitational held at Greystone Park in Morris Plains. For the first time this season, bad weather threatened to ruin a cross-country meet, but the rain passed and the course, though muddy, could not […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Nov. 2, JESPY hosted its annual fundraising event, “It’s a JESPY Day.” The evening honored longtime board member Judy Peskin for her hard work and dedication to JESPY, and featured JESPY clients, highlighting their lives as members of the South Orange community. The virtual event also included an entertaining client […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Elks Lodge No. 1154 will be holding their Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw competition on Sunday, Nov. 14, at noon at St. Joseph’s School gym located at 240 Franklin St. in Maplewood. Registration is from 11:30 a.m. to noon. The contest begins right at noon. The program is […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Provident Bank Foundation named its major grant recipients for its second cycle of 2021 in a Nov. 4 press release. The foundation awarded nearly $450,000 of total funding to 27 nonprofit organizations within the foundation’s three priority areas of community enrichment; education; and health, youth and families. In Essex County, […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville Jr. Bucs Cheerleading team competed in their first competition of the season on Sunday, Nov. 7, at HackettsTown High School. The Belleville Jr. Bucs A squad is a team of 15 athletes who are all in the 7th and 8th Grade. They are a recreational team and most of the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall University esports team ranked 10th nationally and fourth in the east in the national Collegiate Rocket League following an unexpected victory over favored winner Northwood Blue from Northwood University, located in Midland, Mich., in late October. “This upset win was something no one had done up until this […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The second-seeded West Orange High School boys soccer team defeated third-seeded Clifton, 4-0, in the semifinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association/Wawa North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament on Nov. 8 at WOHS’ Lincoln field. The Mountaineers, who improved to 19-4 overall on the season, will visit top-seeded […]