WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep track-and-field team had a very busy day on Saturday, April 30. One group participated in the 126th Penn Relays, while the rest of the team went to the Randolph High School Relays. At the Penn Relays, which was held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa, the 4×400 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys lacrosse team defeated Passaic Valley, 13-12, at home on Wednesday, April 27. Saboor Karriem had four goals; Zander Lipsey and Logan Gabbidon each had three goals, Rayel Hunter had two goals, and Reid Tenzer had one goal and three assists. The WOHS Mountaineers lost to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 13th-seeded West Orange High School softball team defeated No. 20 seed Newark Arts, 24-4, in the preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament on Friday, April 29. Risa Kampel had two singles and three RBIs; Livia Mair had a double and two RBIs; Taniya Riley had two singles, two walks […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys and girls track-and-field teams gave fine efforts at the prestigious Penn Relays held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. On Thursday, April 28, the first day of the three-day meet, the girls team competed in the 4×100 meter relay and took fifth place in Heat No. 8 […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School baseball team defeated Newark Central, 17-7, at home on Wednesday, April 27. After losing at Belleville, 13-1, in the Greater Newark Tournament preliminary round on Friday, April 29, the Jaguars defeated Science Park, 12-2, at home on Monday, May 2, to improve to 5-2 on […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The South Mountain YMCA will host the Y’s annual Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 13 Jefferson Ave. in Maplewood and the East Orange YMCA will host Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, May 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 100 N. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The ongoing pandemic has put a spotlight on inequities in the health care system, especially among the most marginalized members of the community, including immigrants, the elderly and people from lower incomes who lack access to medical care, technology and health information. They are confronted with barriers to health equity, such as […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School boys and girls track-and-field teams made a strong impression at the prestigious Penn Relays held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa., last weekend. The boys team, under head coach Lance Wigfall, took first place in Heat No. 7 of the 4×100 meter relay in 42.87 […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School softball team, seeded 12th, defeated No. 21 seed Orange, 17-2, in the preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, April 30, at Carla Ward Memorial Softball Field at Clark’s Pond South. Victoria Feliciano had a single, a double and three RBIs; Isabella Olaya had three singles […]
By Adriana Compagnoni MAPLEWOOD, NJ — After my yoga class on Friday morning, April 22, I checked my phone,and saw that somebody had tagged me in a post in the “SOMA New Jersey Gardening” Facebook group. The post was about a swarm of bees at Maplecrest Park in Maplewood. Swarm season is already in full […]