Seton Hall Prep track athletes excel at state Meet of Champions, New Balance Nationals

Seton Hall Prep track athletes excel at state Meet of Champions, New Balance Nationals

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 2022 Seton Hall Prep outdoor track-and-field team completed its outstanding season with two big meets last weekend.  The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Assocation’s Meet of Champions was held at Franklin High School in Somerset. Junior Ryan Matulonis finished in third place in the 400-meter hurdles in 54.47 seconds, and […]

Columbia HS’ Madison Stevens takes second place in shot put at state track-and-field Meet of Champions

Columbia HS’ Madison Stevens takes second place in shot put at state track-and-field Meet of Champions

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School sophomore Madison Stevens finished a great track-and-field season. Stevens took second place in the girls shot put at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Meet of Champions at Franklin High School in Somerset on Saturday, June 18. Stevens threw 41 feet, 8 inches, finishing behind Demarest’s Casey […]

Irvington HS’ Cashieve Blair and Zaheem Crawford-Patterson end great track-and-field careers

Irvington HS’ Cashieve Blair and Zaheem Crawford-Patterson end great track-and-field careers

IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School senior Cashieve Blair ended his amazing high school track-and-field career at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa., on Saturday, June 18. Blair took 17th place in the 400-meter dash in 48.8 seconds. Blair and IHS senior Zaheem Crawford-Patterson qualified for the New Jersey State […]

Newark holds topping-off ceremony for ‘Shaq Tower 2’

Newark holds topping-off ceremony for ‘Shaq Tower 2’

NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Gov. Phil Murphy, and partners Shaquille O’Neal and Boraie Development held the topping-off ceremony for 777 McCarter on June 13. The ceremony took place on Edison Place between McCarter Highway and Mulberry Street in Newark. Built under Newark’s inclusionary zoning, with 20 percent of the 370 apartments affordable, […]

West Orange BOE holds Parade of Honors

West Orange BOE holds Parade of Honors

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education’s semiannual Parade of Honors was held on June 6, recognizing faculty, staff and students for service and accomplishments that have underscored the goals and vision of the school district. Interim Superintendent of Schools C. Lauren Schoen greeted award recipients, their family members and community members. […]

Head coach and West Orange resident Tim White guides Montclair Kimberley Academy girls track-and-field team to banner season

Head coach and West Orange resident Tim White guides Montclair Kimberley Academy girls track-and-field team to banner season

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange resident Tim White, the head track and field coach at Montclair Kimberley Academy, had a fine spring season guiding the MKA girls to both the state prep B-Division team championship and the Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division title.  On the boys side, White helped direct one of the state’s top […]

‘Jubilee,’ a community collaboration of African American music and dance

MONTCLAIR, NJ — As part of Montclair Early Music’s mission to bring history to life through music, MEM is presenting “Jubilee,” an interdisciplinary program that traces the history of African American music and dance from Africa to Colonial times to the present. Isaac Watts introduced European hymns to the enslaved population. In turn, they incorporated […]

Temple Sholom of West Essex welcomes new cantor

Temple Sholom of West Essex welcomes new cantor

CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Temple Sholom of West Essex announced the appointment of Stephanie Kupfer as its new cantor. Kupfer joins Temple Sholom from Congregation Beth Israel in West Hartford, Conn., where she has been instrumental in bringing the community of all ages together, building strong interpersonal relationships, and creating a wide spectrum of meaningful […]