IRVINGTON, NJ — The Christmas tree-lighting event in Irvington on Wednesday, Dec. 7, brought residents together to kick off the holiday season. Hosted by Mayor Tony Vauss, the event included an inflatable snowman bounce house, an ice skating rink, a train ride for children, food, and toy giveaways accompanied by a picture with Santa and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School Drama Club will present two performances of “Miracle on 34th Street” in the high school’s Black Box Theatre on Friday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 17, at 2:30 p.m. The production is being co-directed by Angelo DeFazio and Christina Guariglia. In a telephone […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep wrestling team is looking forward to starting the season this coming weekend at the Beast of the East tournament at the University of Delaware and the Morris Knolls Tournament in Denville. Their dual-meet schedule is very challenging with state-ranked teams, and the Super Essex Conference–American Division is […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School girls basketball team hopes to have a successful season. Larry Mitschow, a 1993 NHS graduate, is entering his 25th season coaching at Nutley and enters his 11th season as the NHS head girls basketball coach. Mitschow outlined his team’s goals. “For me, I like to set goals that […]
CHS returns its top eight players, looks to have another successful campaign
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — The Columbia High School girls basketball team has reason to feel excited this season. The Lady Cougars, under fifth-year head coach Chuck Keegan, return their top eight players from last year’s squad, which finished with a 14-8 overall record. The players are seniors Samiya Hill, Leah Connell, Shana Desir, Bella Galatt and […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Nearly 50 business owners in East Orange, Irvington and Orange came together Dec. 8 for the 2022 Tri-community Holiday Business Mixer, an event sponsored by the Business & Professional Association of the Oranges, Irvington Chamber of Commerce, Irvington Springfield Avenue Business Improvement District and Orange Chamber of Commerce. The event, held […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Springfield Avenue Partnership’s WNTR Holiday Shop & Makers Market returns to Yale Corner at 1866 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood on Saturday, Dec. 17, and Sunday, Dec. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A rotating mix of makers, businesses and entertainers will be at the market. “For the third year in a […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange Public Schools and the city of Orange were acknowledged as recipients of the Safe Routes to School awards for schools and municipalities. Oakwood Avenue Community School and Lincoln Avenue School each received a bronze certificate, and Forest Street Community School and the city of Orange each received a gold certificate. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team is looking forward to having a successful season. “We have a very young team, and I’m looking forward to seeing us grow over the year,” said head coach Mike DelloRusso. “We could be playing many different lineups and players. A couple freshmen will […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls basketball team, under fifth-year head coach Zac Dearwater, will tip off the season on Thursday, Dec. 15, at Livingston at 7 p.m. Here is the team roster: Seniors Stella Schmidt, No. 1. Nyra Brown, No. 11. Juniors Maya Mickens, No. 22. Aniyah Brown, No. 25. Victoria Feliciano, […]