IRVNGTON, NJ — The Irvington 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 took sixth place overall. Senior Nalanie Clement took second place in the 400-meter hurdles in 1 minute, 7.82 seconds. The 4×400 meter […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia 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 took fifth place overall. Junior Emma Friedrich won the 3,200-meter run in 11 minutes, 33.90 seconds. Sophomore Madison Stevens won the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The rain held out long enough on May 14 for East Orange’s oldest daycare to celebrate its 125th anniversary. Congratulations to Community Day Nursery on South Munn Avenue for reaching this special milestone of educating area children with compassion and care. Photos Courtesy of East Orange City Hall
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On May 5 and 6, Edison Middle School’s drama club presented “Middle School Madness,” a series of songs, monologues and scenes depicting the lives of teens. “These kids are awesome!” said EMS teacher Molly Eisen, who directed the show. Photos Courtesy of WOSD
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced the creation of the Essex County Office of LGBTQ Affairs and introduced Newark resident Reginald Bledsoe as its first director on Friday, May 13. The Essex County Office of LGBTQ Affairs will support the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and provide […]
BLOOMFIELD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Long before either Jake Pryor of Bloomfield or Brodie Snyder South Orange roamed the halls of Montclair Kimberley Academy, and also excelled as co-captains in both their scholastic sports, there have been many noted former athletes who became renowned actors. Johnny Weissmuller, who was one of the outstanding swimmers of his […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus 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 took third place overall. Senior Azariah Christopher won the 100-meter hurdles in 14.64 seconds. She also has qualified for […]
NEWARK, NJ — Hundreds of area Muslims came together on May 3 to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Weequahic Park in Newark, where they prayed together and shared a feast. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting. It is a joyous occasion filled with prayer, good food and community. Photos […]
CALDWELL, NJ — Caldwell University celebrated the achievements of its Class of 2022 at its 80th commencement on Sunday, May 15. President Matthew Whelan commended the graduates for being “the best example of perseverance and resilience.” He reminded them that “no one does it alone” and asked them to show appreciation by standing up and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Penelope Mango Phillips, of Maplewood, age 9, received third place in the January 2022 Cricket League writing competition, according to a May 11 press release. For this contest, each entrant was asked to submit an original wintry tale. Penelope’s entry, “Story Skating,” appeared in the Cricket League’s section of CRICKET’s April 2022 […]