The Irvington High School indoor track and field teams gave good efforts at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championships at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island,N.Y. on Dec.23. On the boys’ side, Desmond Marfo won the third-place medal in the 1,600-meter run with a personal-best 4:44, and “has established himself as one of the […]
The following are recaps from last week for the Seton Hall Prep basketball, wrestling and ice hockey teams: Basketball The basketball team went 2-0 this past week at Frank J. Tracey Gymnasium to raise its record to 3-0 on the season. On Tuesday, Dec. 19, the Pirates came from behind to defeat West Side 72-65. […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., NJ-10, announced the winner of the 2017 Congressional App Challenge for high school students in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District. Zoe Lynch of Montclair Kimberley Academy in Montclair was named the winner for her charitable services app GiveGetNJ. GiveGetNJ pairs people in need with charitable organizations […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Like followers of good King Wenceslas, a 10th-century Bohemian monarch known for his helping a peasant, congregants in Bloomfield houses of worship are tending to the needy this holiday season, too. But Pastor Diana Wilcox, of Christ Episcopal Church of Glen Ridge and Bloomfield, said there is more meaning to the Wenceslas story […]
Photo by Chris Sykes The Rev. George Sykes leads his S3 Music Review singers during the Christmas concert at Christian Pentecostal Church on Sunday, Dec. 17.IRVINGTON, NJ — George Sykes a gospel music artist and the chief executive officer of S3 Music Review, hosted a Christmas concert at Christian Pentecostal Church on Clinton Avenue on […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Winter Chorus Concert brought in the holiday season at West Orange High School on Dec. 7 with a sparkling mix of classic and contemporary seasonal favorites and some emotional surprises. The Treble Choir, Combined Concert and Treble Choir, the Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Jubilee Choir and Glee Club came together […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ (updated Saturday Dec. 30, 9:28 a.m.) Akeem Lindo won three individual events to help the East Orange Campus High School boys’ indoor track and field team to the team title for the third year in a row at the 9th Annual Super Essex Conference-American Division Championship meet held at the Ocean Breeze […]
The Columbia High School girls’ indoor track and field team returned to the top of the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championship meet. The Lady Cougars won the team title at the ninth annual meet on Saturday, Dec. 23, at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island. The team won the meet title in each of […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Students and their family members of The Early School of Temple B’nai Abraham participated in creating a family quilt at a festive evening event at temple. Each school family received a material square a week before the special night. The instructions were to create a square that represents their family with their […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington Township was well-represented at East Orange Mayor-elect Ted Green’s Public Safety Meeting inside the Langston Hughes Elementary School Auditorium in East Orange on Tuesday, Dec. 12, thanks to the participation of Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers and Deputy Public Safety Director John Brown. Both Bowers and Brown are part of the […]