WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Kieryn Knox captured the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s boys bowling state individual championship and Seton Hall Prep sophomore KC Campbell finished in third place at Bowlero in North Brunswick last Friday, Feb. 18. Knox was seeded 4th in the stepladder tournament and defeated No. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In May 2020, the West Orange School District partnered with Cenergistic to reduce its carbon footprint and recover additional funding for students through energy conservation and organizational behavior change. Through the efforts of Superintendent of Schools Scott Cascone and members of the senior finance team, operations team and school board, the […]
CAMDEN, NJ — New Jersey American Water has created a robust, interactive webpage and map that will allow customers to view the service line material of their property or any property in its service areas in the state, according to a Feb. 17 press release from NJAW. The map can be found at www.newjerseyamwater.com/LeadFacts or […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School nurse Denise Makri-Werzen has received her doctorate in public health, specifically community health. Makri-Werzen has worked in the West Orange School District for the past 14 years and has served as a nurse at WOHS for the past 11 years. After receiving a Bachelor of Science in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The No. 6 seed Seton Hall Prep Pirates, with a 10-11-2 record, will host the No. 11 seed Morristown Beard Crimson, at 13-11-1, on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m. in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Non-Public state ice hockey Tournament at Richard J. Codey […]
NEWARK, NJ — Shanile Lyle, 28, of Orange, has admitted to transmitting the proceeds of a fraudulent scheme in which elderly victims were falsely told that they had won large sums of money in a lottery sweepstakes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Feb. 17. Lyle pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Julian […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Feb. 16, at approximately 9:55 a.m., a good Samaritan called Maplewood police headquarters and reported that a male in the area of Hughes and Jacoby streets had possibly been shot, according to a press release from the Maplewood Police Department. Upon arrival, patrols located the victim in that area. He was […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Rescue Squad has announced the board of directors election results for 2022. Victor Rothstein has been elected operations chief and is responsible for ambulance operations and volunteer staffing. He is a seven-year volunteer crew chief, who has served as assistant chief and is now returning for his second […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team defeated Shabazz, 60-52, at home on Saturday, Feb. 19. Carter Koenig scored 25 points, Michael Cifelli had 9 points, and Andrew Snyder and Bryan Moussako each had 8 points, all seniors, to lead the Ridgers, who won their fifth straight game and improved […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep basketball team had another great week, winning three games to improve its winning streak to 11 games, its Super Essex Conference–American Division record to 10-1, and its overall record to 20-3 on the season. On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the No. 1 seed Pirates traveled to Essex County […]