WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert D. Parisi thanked owners Shawn and Lynn Redd of BellsFit60 Gym for investing in West Orange. A brief ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at 270 Pleasant Valley Way on May 12 that was attended by Council President Susan McCartney, Councilwomen Cindy Mature-Brown and Tammy Williams, and family members and friends.
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School golf team gave a good effort at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s boys Tournament of Champions on Tuesday, May 17, at Hawk Pointe Golf Club in Washington. Emily Renoff, who competed on the coed team for Glen Ridge, shot an 80, while Evan Twitchell […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls lacrosse team defeated Governor Livingston and West Orange last week. Freshman Evie Campbell and sophomores Susanna Knutsen and Olivia Fitzsimmons each had two goals and one assist to lead Columbia to a 9-6 home win over Governor Livingston on Wednesday, May 11. Junior Jamie Fardin had […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys lacrosse team defeated Montclair, Watchung Hills and Old Bridge to extend its winning streak to four games and improve to 13-4 on the season. Junior Sumner Verdun had four goals, senior Lachlan Campbell had three goals, and senior RJ Benn had two goals and one assist […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Track-and-field teams from across New Jersey gathered to participate in the second-ever Joe Suriano Memorial Twilight Invitational, held May 9 in Suriano Stadium. The event honored beloved West Orange High School track coach Joe Suriano, who died in 2020 from COVID-19. Suriano’s family, along with Rutgers University–Newark assistant track coach Bruce […]
FLORHAM PARK, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ celebrated its volunteers with an annual event at which JFS staff greeted more than 60 volunteers on Sunday, May 2, at its offices in Florham Park. Boxed lunches, desserts and thank-you gifts were provided. Volunteers could drive through and get their package, or park and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys and girls track-and-field teams gave good efforts at the Super Essex Conference–Independence Division championships on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, at Newark Schools Stadium. Due to heavy rain on Friday, some events were postponed to Saturday morning. The girls team finished in third […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center recently received a $5,000 grant from the Investors Foundation. The grant will help further SOPAC’s arts education programs, which invest in students and future artists by providing arts instruction in alignment with NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards for the Performing Arts, enhancing the arts curriculum […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School sophomore Emily Renoff finished as the runner-up in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s girls Tournament of Champions at the Raritan Valley Country Club in Bridgewater on Monday, May 16. Renoff shot one over par, 73, to finish in second place. Hopewell Valley’s Megan Meng finished […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School softball team received the seventh seed in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1, tournament. The Ridgers were scheduled to host No. 10 seed Becton in the first round on Tuesday, May 17. The winner will face the winner between […]