Bloomfield HS softball team notches victories

Bloomfield HS softball team notches victories

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School softball team defeated Glen Ridge, 10-9, on Wednesday, May 11, at Carla Ward Memorial Softball Field at Clark’s Pond South. Senior Emily Tice had two hits and three RBIs; junior Adrianna Orellano had a single and two RBIs; and seniors Elexis Flores, senior Hope Kornstein, sophomore Ahlexa Montalvo […]

Bloomfield HS track teams sweep SEC meet titles

Bloomfield HS track teams sweep SEC meet titles

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys and girls track-and-field teams each took first place overall at Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division championships on Saturday, May 14, at Newark Schools Stadium. On the boys side, senior Elvin Darius won the 200-meter run in 22.90 seconds; junior Daniells DeLeon won both the 110-meter hurdles in 16.18 […]

Bloomfield HS boys volleyball team is ECT runner-up

Bloomfield HS boys volleyball team is ECT runner-up

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The second-seeded Bloomfield High School boys volleyball team lost at top-seeded Livingston, 25-17, 25-19, in the championship of the Essex County Tournament on Friday, May 13. Bloomfield moved to a 13-7 record on the season.  

Newark’s Arts High School celebrates its Gates Scholar

Newark’s Arts High School celebrates its Gates Scholar

NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Board of Education announced that Crystal Caldwell of Arts High School has been selected as a Gates Scholar and member of The Gates Scholarship Class of 2022. This year, 37,000 applicants from across the nation participated in a rigorous application process, vying to become one of 300 scholarship recipients. The […]

Columbia HS softball team begins state tournament play

Columbia HS softball team begins state tournament play

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team received the No. 9 seed in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament and was scheduled to visit No. 8 seed Kearny in the first round on Tuesday, May 17. The winner will face the winner between No. […]

West Orange HS track teams give good efforts at SEC

West Orange HS track teams give good efforts at SEC

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys and girls track-and-field teams gave good efforts at the Super Essex Conference–American Division championships on Saturday, May 14, at Newark Schools Stadium. The girls team finished in third place overall. Senior Kourtney Adams won both the high jump at 5 feet and the triple jump […]

Seton Hall Prep baseball team advances to GNT final

Seton Hall Prep baseball team advances to GNT final

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep baseball team had an outstanding week, going 4-0, to raise its record to 15-6 on the season.  Of the Pirates’ four wins, three were Greater Newark Tournament games, as they have reached the final, which will be played on Saturday, May 21, at noon at Yogi Berra […]

Recycle old computers, electronics in Essex County

Recycle old computers, electronics in Essex County

CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County residents are encouraged to participate in the Essex County Computer and Electronics Recycling Day, sponsored by the county and the Essex County Utilities Authority, on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Essex County Public Works, 99 W. Bradford Ave. in Cedar Grove. “Recycling computer hardware […]

Seton Hall Prep track team wins SEC–American Division meet championship

Seton Hall Prep track team wins SEC–American Division meet championship

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep track-and-field team traveled to Newark Schools Stadium on Saturday, May 14, to participate in the Super Essex Conference–American Division track-and-field meet. The Pirates won the meet, scoring 152 points.  Junior Xavier Donaldson was a big contributor to the win, placing first in three events: the 100-meter dash […]