E. Philip Gelvin

  E. Philip Gelvin (Phil), 102, of West Lafayette, IN, formerly of South Orange, NJ, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at University Place in West Lafayette.   He was born October 26, 1914, in New York City, NY, to the late Abraham and Lena Grundt Gelvin.   Philip graduated from Erasmus Hall High […]

Victims identified in Maplewood triple homicide

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Maplewood Police Chief Robert Cimino announced Jan. 30 that Maplewood Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating an incident in which three people were found dead in a Maplewood apartment on Sunday, Jan. 28. The victims have […]

Columbia HS track teams excel at County meet

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field teams enjoyed impressive efforts at the Essex County Championships at the Jersey City Armory on Sunday, Jan. 29. The girls’ team finished in third place overall with 55 points based on the top six finishes in each event. Montclair won the […]

Seton Hall Prep basketball team keeps up surge

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep basketball team went 2-0 this past week to extend its winning streak to five games and raise its record to 10-6. On Thursday, Jan. 16, the Pirates avenged their early season 71-62 loss to University High School by defeating them 76-49 at Tracey Gymnasium. They were led […]

Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team moves to 9-8-3

WEST ORANGE, NJ – This past week,the Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team went 0-1-1 to move to a season record of 9-8-3. On Monday, Jan. 23, their game with Red Bank Catholic was postponed. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, they traveled to Skylands Ice Arena in Stockholm and dropped a 6-1 decision to Pope John. […]

In final weeks, Obama adds Maplewood fencer to President’s Council

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In his final week in office, President Barack Obama added four Olympic medalists to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. Gymnast Gabby Douglas, ice hockey player Caitlin Cahow, soccer player Carli Lloyd and fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad join the council, which is co-chaired by Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Dominique Dawes and […]

Seton Hall Prep athletes sign with colleges

Seton Hall Prep athletes sign with colleges

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Several Seton Hall Prep student-athletes signed letters of intents last fall. They include brothers Jamil and Jermaine Vanheyningen, who will both play baseball at Campbell University in North Carolina; Jack Mahala, who will play baseball at Harvard University; Brian Tevlin, who will play lacrosse at Yale University; Sean Quinn, who will […]