GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School football players Jake Russell, Dylan O’Neil and Frankie Renois have earned all–Essex County groups 1, 2 and 3, and Non-Public B honors, as selected by the coaches in the county. Russell made the first team offense as a lineman. O’Neil made the second team offense as an […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — Columbia High School football players Zhamir Rowan, Steve Memo, Henry Aaron and Max Gigante, all juniors, earned all–Essex County groups 4 and 5 and Non-Public A honors, as selected by the county coaches. Rowan, a defensive back, and Memo made the second team defense. Memo, a defensive back, was chosen as an […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School sophomore Alex Benkert scored a program-record seven goals to lead the Nutley-Columbia-Bloomfield high school ice hockey team to a 12-3 win over Kearny–North Arlington–Secaucus on Monday, Dec. 12, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Nutley-Columbia-Bloomfield improved to a 1-1 record on the season. Benkert had the lone […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Several West Orange High School football players have earned all–Essex County groups 4 and 5, and Non-Public A, honors, as selected by the county coaches. First team offense Jarvis Jones, West Orange, senior skill position. Saboor Karriem, West Orange, senior skill position. Jay Straker, West Orange, senior lineman. First team defense […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — It was history in the making at West Orange Town Hall on Dec. 10 as the community gathered for a Hometown Champions Celebration to recognize the exceptional fall sports season at West Orange High School. Here are the teams that were honored. Football: North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 champions, first […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team defeated Bloomfield High School 70-55 in the season opener on Thursday, Dec. 15, at Bloomfield. Shelton Colwell had a game-high 17 points, and Jalen Robinson had 14 points to lead the Cougars. Jaden Myers and Jalen James each had 11 points, Chris Berry had […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team lost to Columbia 70-55 in the season opener at home on Thursday, Dec. 15. Senior guard Uche Anyanwu had 16 points and six rebounds, and senior guard Amare Battice had 14 points for the Bengals. Junior forward Shariff Brown had 9 points and five rebounds, […]
The Columbia High School wrestling team will begin the season on Friday, Dec. 16, with the Garfield girls tournament at 5 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Clifton tournament at 9 a.m. Columbia also will participate in the Bloomfield girls tournament on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 9 a.m. Here are other upcoming matches. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Current and prospective employers joined JESPY House’s Work Readiness and Employment Engagement Department for an informative employer partnership breakfast on Dec. 8. The gathering, which was held at Elitist Coffee in South Orange, was a perfect opportunity for employers to network, share information and learn more about JESPY’s employment program and […]
NEWARK, NJ — South Bronx hip-hop meets Russian romanticism at NJPAC this Saturday, Dec. 17, when the 10th anniversary edition of “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” is performed at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Kurtis Blow, 63, a founding father of hip-hop and the show’s master of ceremonies, recently spoke to Worrall Community Newspapers about hip-hop and […]