‘Extra! Extra!’ Columbia HS thespians to stage ‘Newsies’

‘Extra! Extra!’ Columbia HS thespians to stage ‘Newsies’

MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School’s theater department will be back in the school’s auditorium for its annual musical after a two-year COVID-19–induced hiatus. Triumphantly twirling across the stage, newspapers in hand, the students will bring “Newsies” to the stage, opening March 11. It’s the first big show to be staged since […]

West Orange HS indoor track athletes give good efforts at Meet of Champions

West Orange HS indoor track athletes give good efforts at Meet of Champions

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School’s Makhi Green, Olivia Prescott and Taylor Aska enjoyed good performances at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s indoor track-and-field Meet of Champions at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5. On Friday, Prescott, a senior, took […]

Columbia HS girls basketball team enjoys 14-8 season

Columbia HS girls basketball team enjoys 14-8 season

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team finished a solid season. The Lady Cougars, seeded eighth, defeated No. 9 seed Kearny in the first round before losing at top-seeded Union City in the quarterfinal round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament. Columbia, […]

East Orange Campus HS girls hoops team enjoys fine 15-9 season

East Orange Campus HS girls hoops team enjoys fine 15-9 season

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange High School girls basketball team had a great run this season. The 11th-seeded Lady Jaguars, under longtime head coach Derrick Johnson, upset third-seeded Ridgewood, 56-49, in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament on Wednesday, March 2, in […]

East Orange Campus HS boys basketball team enjoys successful 15-9 season

East Orange Campus HS boys basketball team enjoys successful 15-9 season

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School boys basketball team, under head coach Gabe Baltimore, finished a successful season. The Jaguars went 15-9 overall on the season. EOCHS, seeded eighth, lost at No. 1 seed Ridgewood, 86-64, in the quarterfinal of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, […]

Newark superintendent meets with High School Redesign Strategy partners

Newark superintendent meets with High School Redesign Strategy partners

NEWARK, NJ — Since the introduction of the first high school academy in Newark in 2019, Superintendent of School Roger León convened the principals of the comprehensive high schools, their magnet school partners along with their post-secondary education and industry partners on Wednesday, March 2. The meeting began with a reintroduction of the superintendent’s “Reinvest, […]

Polling locations for two Bloomfield voting districts announced

Polling locations for two Bloomfield voting districts announced

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — New polling locations have been announced by Bloomfield municipal clerk Louise Palagano with approval by the Bloomfield Township Council for Ward 2 District 12 and Ward 1 District 12. For residents in Ward 2 District 12, their polling location will be at Demarest School, 465 Broughton Ave. For residents in Ward 1 […]

South Orange Rescue Squad to celebrate 70th anniversary this May

South Orange Rescue Squad to celebrate 70th anniversary this May

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Rescue Squad will hold a gala celebration on Saturday, May 7, to celebrate SORS’ 70th anniversary of service to the community and to honor a past president and squad member, South Orange resident Sharon Kalter Mayers Schwarz.  The gala will be held at the Maplewood Country Club, 28 […]