WEST ORANGE — It was an exciting morning at Kelly Elementary School on Oct. 9 as students and staff participated in their tenth “Walk to School Day,” with celebration and…
Kelly students walk to school
Author to talk about ‘The Journey Towards Reading’ at library
Jacquelyn Bobien-Blanton will be reading from her latest book, “The Journey Towards Reading” on Thursday, Oct, 24, at the East Orange Library. The premise of the book is looking at…
Coming Out Day in Maplewood
By Dana Fialkowski Correspondent MAPLEWOOD — A National Coming Out Day event was held Friday, Oct. 11, outside town hall. The event included speeches about the difficulties members of…
West Orange celebrates ‘National Coming Out Day’ at the library
WEST ORANGE — The West Orange community celebrated National Coming Out Day, a day early at the West Orange Public Library on Oct. 10. Begun in the United States on…
Getting the garden ready for winter
Preparations for winter were undertaken at the Benson Street Garden, on Saturday morning, Oct. 12, with volunteers from different corners of the borough coming together to pull stubborn tendrils and…
Board of Ed candidates discuss issues
Seven candidates are vying for three seats on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education. They recently met collectively for a candidates’ forum sponsored by the South Orange-Maplewood School District Presidents’…
Valencia scores first round knockout
NEWARK, NJ — Irvington’s own Jean Pierre Valencia scored a knock out in the first round of his fight in New Jersey’s biggest venue on Saturday, Oct. 12. The 24-year-old…
Changes after car hits students
MAPLEWOOD — The township police and engineering departments have made changes in the wake of a car accident that injured two Maplewood Middle School students as they walked to school.…
East Orange honors Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, a week after she was honored in her hometown with a street renaming in her…
Bloomfield celebrates Columbus Day
The embattled holiday of Columbus Day was observed for the 28th time in Bloomfield on Monday morning, Oct. 14. Notwithstanding the controversy surrounding the sailor, the ceremony on The Green,…
Maplewood hosts Art Walk and Music Fest
The center of Maplewood Village was closed down Sunday, Oct. 13, for the annual Art Walk and Music Fest. Several bands played during the afternoon and artists in all types…
Resident pushing town for solar panels
During public comments, at the Monday, Oct. 7, Bloomfield Council meeting, Ted Glick, a founding member of the Bloomfield Citizens Solar Campaign, asked the governing body the status of his…
Digging in and branching out
Over the past 28 years the owners of Pleasantdale Château have planted hundreds of new trees on the estate as part of their plans to further expand the number of…
Former Irvington HS football players meet in Nebraska
The Irvington High School football program was well-represented when the University of Nebraska hosted Rutgers University at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., in front of a crowd of 87,464. Junior…
Author connects science and the brain
There were always two sides to his life, George Musser said at a Broad Street coffee counter last week. A trained scientist, Musser, 59, is also a writer and the…
SHP cross-country completes 10-0 dual-meet season, wins 4th straight SEC–American Division title
NEWARK, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep cross-country team defeated Montclair Kimberley Academy 15-50 and Newark…
Columbia HS boys soccer team defeats Livingston
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Senior Sebastian Rios-Valdez scored in the second half and senior goalie Zac Calveric…
Seton Hall Prep soccer team moves to 8-4-1
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep soccer team went 0-1-1 last week to move…
Irvington HS alumni Adon Shuler and Cam Richardson meet on the collegiate gridiron
SOUTH BEND, IND. — For the second week in a row, Irvington High School football fans…
Chris Barrino leads West Orange HS football team past Montclair
PATERSON, NJ — Bouncing back from a 21-14 home loss to Phillipsburg on Friday, Oct. 14,…
Bloomfield HS boys soccer team gears up for county tournament
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys soccer team received the No. 12 seed in…
Nutley HS football team uses trickery to defeat West Milford on final play of the game
NUTLEY, NJ — The play was dubbed “Flipadelphia.” It was a play that resulted in arguably…
West Orange HS boys soccer is No. 3 seed in the ECT
WEST ORANGE, NJ —The West Orange High School boys soccer team received the No. 3 seed…
WOHS girls soccer team seeks strong run in the Essex County Tournament
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls soccer team hopes to make a…
Seton Hall Prep football team falls to Pope John XXIII
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep football team dropped its fourth game in a…
Irvington HS football team secures key victory over Passaic County Tech
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team made an emphatic statement. The Blue Knights…
