VERONA/GLEN RIDGE — The top-seeded Verona/Glen Ridge high school ice hockey team defeated second-seeded Cranford, 5-2, to win the Kelly Cup title on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Richard J. Codey Arena. GR junior Rowan Brennan scored three goals and added one assist; GR junior Will Benson and GR sophomore Pyotr Sysak each had one goal; GR […]
GLEN RIDGE / MONTCLAIR, NJ — Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center has been recognized for excellence with the Ardent Cup, the highest honor awarded by Ardent Health Services. The hospital was also honored with the Best Employee Loyalty Award and CEO Tim O’Brien was named Ardent’s CEO of the Year. Ardent operates Mountainside Medical Center […]
Girls squad takes second place at county tournament; Boyd leads boys team
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls bowling team finished second overall at the Super Essex Conference/Essex County Tournament on Monday, Feb. 7, at Bowlero Belleville bowling alley. Irvington, under head coach Myles Hart, had a total score of 1,819. Nutley won the girls’ team title with a score of 2,106. Michenael Fils Aime […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Superintendent of Schools Scott Cascone discussed the end of the state mask mandate in schools at the West Orange Board of Education meeting on Monday, Feb. 7, saying that the district will not make knee-jerk decisions and will use corresponding local health guidelines to decide whether or not to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Trustee Bob Zuckerman announced that a license for a cannabis manufacturing facility was removed from the proposed ordinance allowing the sale of legal cannabis in South Orange at the South Orange Planning Board’s Feb. 7 meeting, two weeks after residents in the Academy Heights neighborhood expressed concerns about manufacturing […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Feb. 9, NJ Transit’s board of directors appointed James Sincaglia as senior vice president and general manager of rail operations. Sincaglia is a career employee at NJ Transit with more than 26 years of service with the corporation. “We are fortunate to have Jim lead us during this exciting time at […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team defeated Newark Collegiate Academy, 61-24, at home on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Senior guard Julian Paulino had 20 points, senior guard Uma Kalu had 13 points, and senior forward Seth Edwards had 10 points for the Bengals, who improved to 17-5 overall on the season. Senior […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls basketball team defeated East Orange Campus in consecutive games last week. In the second game, the fifth-seeded Lady Mountaineers defeated fourth-seeded East Orange Campus, 45-43, in the quarterfinal round of the 47th Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 12, at EOC. Senior Kiley Capstraw had […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School indoor boys and girls track-and-field teams competed at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1, championships held at the Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex on Saturday, Feb.12. On the boys’ side, Max Renteria took second place in the 55-meter dash in […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team defeated West Caldwell Tech and Livingston to improve to 13-5 overall on the season. Bryan Moussako had 14 points and six rebounds, and Carter Koenig had 12 points and seven rebounds to lead the Ridgers to a 41-33 home win over West Caldwell […]