ORANGE, NJ — The Orange High School baseball team, under head coach Walter Boyett, has enjoyed a good start to the season. The Tornadoes posted a 20-1 victory over Newark Central in the season opener on Saturday, April 1, in Newark. Eczequiel Mosquea had a single, a double, a walk and five RBIs; Alex Capo […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School baseball team defeated Caldwell and Belleville in consecutive games. Riley Moses went 1-for-2 with two RBIs, and Amir Stewart had a single and an RBI in the 5-2 win at Caldwell on Monday, April 4, for the team’s first win of the season. Matthew Bove and […]
HAMILTON, NJ — The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness unveiled a new disinformation portal at https://www.njhomelandsecurity.gov/disinformation focused on assisting the public in identifying and vetting any truth-obscuring, manufactured information, according to an April 6 press release. The disinformation portal will examine tactics, techniques and procedures that nation, state and non-state entities engage […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys volleyball team hosted East Orange Campus on Monday, April 11 and pulled out a 25-18, 25-8 win to improve to 5-1 overall on the season. Esaias Edwards, a junior, had five kills and six digs; senior Jahleel Murphy and senior Adonit Maliqi each had five kills; senior […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday April 9, the West Orange High School softball team traveled to Weehawken to play in the Weehawken High School Softball Autism Challenge Tournament. All donations and team fees went toward autism awareness. The Mountaineers raised money to donate for this excellent cause. Michael Marini, varsity head coach, has worked […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep baseball team had a 2-1 week. On Monday, April 4, the Pirates hosted Nutley at Porcello Field and defeated the Maroon Raiders, 2-0. Senior right-hander Ryan Sprock (1-0 record) threw five innings, allowing no runs on one hit with five strikeouts and one walk. Junior righty Justin […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Paul Tortorella, the head coach of the Irvington High School boys and girls volleyball teams, has been named a recipient of the 2022 Teachers Who Rock award, which is presented by the New Jersey Education Association and WDHA 105.5 FM. Tortorella has been a physical education teacher at University Middle School for […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — For the first-time ever, students in grades seven through 11 will have the opportunity to train at West Orange High School, as well as nearby military bases, gaining access to military areas normally restricted to the general public while learning discipline, developing character, building self confidence, experiencing a sense of accomplishment […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — A traditional Chinese festival, Qingming, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English, was commemorated by scores of visitors at the Chinese monument in the cemetery of the former Belleville Dutch Reformed Church, now Iglesia La Senda Antigua, on Saturday, April 9. This event has been organized by the Belleville Historical Society and […]
Dale (Rittenhouse) Cravens Litvany, age 74, died on December 10, 2020 in West Orange, NJ, from complications due to Covid-19. Dale is survived by her son and daughter-in-law James “Tucker” and Diane Litvany of Glen Rock, NJ; her daughter and son-in-law Jessica and Jeffrey Teesdale of Portland, ME; her daughter- in-law Elizabeth Litvany of Oakton, […]