MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team received the No. 9 seed in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament and was scheduled to visit No. 8 seed Kearny in the first round on Tuesday, May 17. The winner will face the winner between No. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys and girls track-and-field teams gave good efforts at the Super Essex Conference–American Division championships on Saturday, May 14, at Newark Schools Stadium. The girls team finished in third place overall. Senior Kourtney Adams won both the high jump at 5 feet and the triple jump […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep baseball team had an outstanding week, going 4-0, to raise its record to 15-6 on the season. Of the Pirates’ four wins, three were Greater Newark Tournament games, as they have reached the final, which will be played on Saturday, May 21, at noon at Yogi Berra […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County residents are encouraged to participate in the Essex County Computer and Electronics Recycling Day, sponsored by the county and the Essex County Utilities Authority, on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Essex County Public Works, 99 W. Bradford Ave. in Cedar Grove. “Recycling computer hardware […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep track-and-field team traveled to Newark Schools Stadium on Saturday, May 14, to participate in the Super Essex Conference–American Division track-and-field meet. The Pirates won the meet, scoring 152 points. Junior Xavier Donaldson was a big contributor to the win, placing first in three events: the 100-meter dash […]
IRVNGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys and girls track-and-field teams gave good efforts at the Super Essex Conference–American Division championships on Saturday, May 14, at Newark Schools Stadium. The girls team took sixth place overall. Senior Nalanie Clement took second place in the 400-meter hurdles in 1 minute, 7.82 seconds. The 4×400 meter […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls track-and-field teams gave good efforts at the Super Essex Conference–American Division championships on Saturday, May 14, at Newark Schools Stadium. The girls team took fifth place overall. Junior Emma Friedrich won the 3,200-meter run in 11 minutes, 33.90 seconds. Sophomore Madison Stevens won the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The rain held out long enough on May 14 for East Orange’s oldest daycare to celebrate its 125th anniversary. Congratulations to Community Day Nursery on South Munn Avenue for reaching this special milestone of educating area children with compassion and care. Photos Courtesy of East Orange City Hall
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On May 5 and 6, Edison Middle School’s drama club presented “Middle School Madness,” a series of songs, monologues and scenes depicting the lives of teens. “These kids are awesome!” said EMS teacher Molly Eisen, who directed the show. Photos Courtesy of WOSD
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced the creation of the Essex County Office of LGBTQ Affairs and introduced Newark resident Reginald Bledsoe as its first director on Friday, May 13. The Essex County Office of LGBTQ Affairs will support the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and provide […]