FLORHAM PARK, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ celebrated its volunteers with an annual event at which JFS staff greeted more than 60 volunteers on Sunday, May 2, at its offices in Florham Park. Boxed lunches, desserts and thank-you gifts were provided. Volunteers could drive through and get their package, or park and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys and girls track-and-field teams gave good efforts at the Super Essex Conference–Independence Division championships on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, at Newark Schools Stadium. Due to heavy rain on Friday, some events were postponed to Saturday morning. The girls team finished in third […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center recently received a $5,000 grant from the Investors Foundation. The grant will help further SOPAC’s arts education programs, which invest in students and future artists by providing arts instruction in alignment with NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards for the Performing Arts, enhancing the arts curriculum […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School sophomore Emily Renoff finished as the runner-up in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s girls Tournament of Champions at the Raritan Valley Country Club in Bridgewater on Monday, May 16. Renoff shot one over par, 73, to finish in second place. Hopewell Valley’s Megan Meng finished […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School softball team received the seventh seed in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1, tournament. The Ridgers were scheduled to host No. 10 seed Becton in the first round on Tuesday, May 17. The winner will face the winner between […]
Photo Courtesy of Steve Jenkins/BHS Athletic Director
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School softball team defeated Glen Ridge, 10-9, on Wednesday, May 11, at Carla Ward Memorial Softball Field at Clark’s Pond South. Senior Emily Tice had two hits and three RBIs; junior Adrianna Orellano had a single and two RBIs; and seniors Elexis Flores, senior Hope Kornstein, sophomore Ahlexa Montalvo […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys and girls track-and-field teams each took first place overall at Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division championships on Saturday, May 14, at Newark Schools Stadium. On the boys side, senior Elvin Darius won the 200-meter run in 22.90 seconds; junior Daniells DeLeon won both the 110-meter hurdles in 16.18 […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The second-seeded Bloomfield High School boys volleyball team lost at top-seeded Livingston, 25-17, 25-19, in the championship of the Essex County Tournament on Friday, May 13. Bloomfield moved to a 13-7 record on the season.
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Board of Education announced that Crystal Caldwell of Arts High School has been selected as a Gates Scholar and member of The Gates Scholarship Class of 2022. This year, 37,000 applicants from across the nation participated in a rigorous application process, vying to become one of 300 scholarship recipients. The […]