NJDOT announces $19.6 million in grants for Safe Routes to School Program

NJDOT announces $19.6 million in grants for Safe Routes to School Program

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Department of Transportation officials announced on May 31 the allotment of $19.6 million for 31 grants under the Safe Routes to School Program. This represents the largest amount ever awarded for the program. “The Safe Routes to School program is a great example of how NJDOT, working with the state’s […]

Newark Beth Israel Medical raises the rainbow flag for Pride Month

Newark Beth Israel Medical raises the rainbow flag for Pride Month

NEWARK, NJ — Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, raised the rainbow flag on June 1 in celebration of Pride Month. Newark Beth Israel’s employee business resource group, PRIDE — Providing Respect, Inclusion, Dignity and Empowerment — hosted the annual event, supported by the Office of […]

Bloomfield College students granted prestigious summer internships at Princeton University

Bloomfield College students granted prestigious summer internships at Princeton University

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Two Bloomfield College students have gone to Princeton University this summer to participate in the 2022 Aspiring Scholars and Professionals program. The nine-week, paid, summer institute will run June 6 to Aug. 5, and provide professional development and research methods workshops designed to support students in their daily internship work and prepare […]

Girl Power! Irvington HS flag football team captures state championship

Girl Power! Irvington HS flag football team captures state championship

IRVINGTON, NJ — Football is definitely king in Irvington. First, the Irvington High School football team completed a magnificent season by capturing both the state sectional and regional championships in December. Now, the girls can say they are state champions, too. The IHS girls flag football team, under head coach Kyle Steele, capped an undefeated […]

Columbia HS girls Ultimate Frisbee team captures state championship

Columbia HS girls Ultimate Frisbee team captures state championship

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls Ultimate Frisbee team, known as Sparkle Motion, ended a successful spring season by winning the New Jersey state championship for the first time since 2010.  Sparkle Motion began the game with a 3-point deficit against the favorites, West Windsor–Plainsboro Regional, but came back to win in […]

Belleville HS baseball team features solid players this season

Belleville HS baseball team features solid players this season

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Despite finishing with a 6-16 record, the Belleville High School baseball team featured several solid players during the season this spring. “We were led by senior shortstop Matt McCann and senior pitcher/first baseman/third basemanMike Napolitano,” said BHS head coach Joe Sorce. “Matt was named second team all-league (Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division). He […]

Glen Ridge HS baseball team advances to state sectionals

Glen Ridge HS baseball team advances to state sectionals

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School baseball team, under head coach Michael DelloRusso, has advanced to the semifinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1, tournament. The sixth-seeded Ridgers defeated No. 11 seed Weehawken, 12-0, in the first round on Wednesday, June 1, at Hurrell […]

Bloomfield HS track teams give good efforts at state sectionals

Bloomfield HS track teams give good efforts at state sectionals

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys and girls track-and-field teams gave good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, championships at Clifton on Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4. The girls team took 12th overall based on the top-six finishers in each event. In […]

Bloomfield HS baseball team drops heartbreaking opener in state tournament to end season

Bloomfield HS baseball team drops heartbreaking opener in state tournament to end season

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 11th-seeded Bloomfield High School baseball team dropped a heartbreaking 4-3 decision to sixth-seeded Columbia in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament on Wednesday, June 1, at Underhill Field in Maplewood. After Columbia scored a run in the bottom of […]