NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School baseball team defeated West Orange and Caldwell to advance to the Greater Newark Tournament semifinals. The sixth-seeded Raiders defeated No. 11 seed West Orange, 12-1, in the first round on Tuesday, May 10, at the Park Oval. Joe Delanzo went 3-for-4 with a single, a double, a homer […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The stage of Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts’ 800-seat auditorium was recently graced by Michael Jackson, dubbed the “King of Pop” … well, sort of. “Every year we celebrate an African American artist for Black History Month (in February). In previous years we celebrated the likes […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The South Mountain Reservation has recently benefited from several groups coming into the reservation to do trash-tackling events. Twelve members of the Millburn for Climate Action group visited the reservation on April 23, during Earth Day weekend, and picked up 10 bags of trash in the Locust Grove area. On May […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Class of 2017 alumnus Jonathan Banks received a Sports Emmy for “Outstanding Studio Show – Daily” on June 8, 2021, for his work as a production assistant on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” The was nominated again on April 6 for the 43rd annual Sports Emmy Awards, with the ceremony […]
SOUTH ORANGE / EAST ORANGE, NJ — Madeline Field can barely remember her first swim meet, an intrasquad competition during her first week of kindergarten at the local YMCA in suburban Chicago. “I know I was disqualified in everything I swam except for one event,” she said, laughing, “but beyond that, I don’t recall any […]
SOUTH ORANGE / NEWARK, NJ — Seton Hall University will celebrate its 166th baccalaureate commencement ceremony on Tuesday, May 24, at the Prudential Center, 165 Mulberry St. in Newark, at 9 a.m. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will deliver the commencement address. The ceremony will be livestreamed on the university’s website at www.shu.edu. “The secretary-general […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 10th-seeded Glen Ridge High School baseball team dropped a tough 10-6 decision to seventh-seeded Bloomfield in the Greater Newark Tournament on Monday, May 9, at Bloomfield Middle School field. Chris Mitzak went 2-for-3 with two singles and three RBIs, Michael Cifelli went 2-for-4 with a single and a solo home […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The fifth-seeded Columbia High School boys lacrosse team lost to Montclair, 11-4, in the Essex County Tournament on Tuesday, May 3. Sumner Verdun had three goals, and Aidan Kemp had a goal. The Cougars bounced back with a 12-6 win over Montclair Kimberley Academy on Friday, May 6, at Underhill Field. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team defeated Caldwell, 10-0, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Wednesday, April 4. Maisie Pietruski went 1-for-2 with a single and three RBIs, and Mady Rowell went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs. Tess Schram had a single and an RBI. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Brandon Doubek went 3-for-5 with two singles, a home run, and five RBIs to lead the Columbia High School baseball team to an 8-6 win over perennial power Seton Hall Prep on Wednesday, May 4, in West Orange in a Super Essex Conference game. Luke Nomura went 2-for-4 with two singles […]