Belleville HS baseball team enjoys great week, winning four games

Belleville HS baseball team enjoys great week, winning four games

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team had a great week, winning four of five games to bolster its hopes of qualifying for the state sectional tournament. On Monday, May 12, the Bucs defeated Bloomfield, 13-3, at Bloomfield. Junior Sean Walsh pitched six strong innings. The Bucs had a great day at the […]

Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center honors Yogi’s 100th birthday and announcement of Yogi’s Big Catch Challenge in September

Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center honors Yogi’s 100th birthday and announcement of Yogi’s Big Catch Challenge in September

LITTLE FALLS, NJ —  The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center honored Yogi Berra’s 100th birthday with a celebration attended by community members, Museum supporters, elected officials, baseball players and fans of all ages. Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Bob Costas emceed the event, which featured a family tribute by Yogi’s three sons — Larry, Tim, and […]

Bloomfield Jr. Bengals cheerleading teams crowned champions at nationals in Disney

Bloomfield Jr. Bengals cheerleading teams crowned champions at nationals in Disney

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Two Bloomfield Junior Bengals cheerleading teams recently had an unforgettable experience competing in the Rec and Prep Grand Nationals at Universal  Disney in Orlando, Florida. The Level 1 team (12U) faced off against three other teams in their division and emerged victorious as division champions. Their performance didn’t stop there — they […]

Learning to turn passion into purpose

By Mirvetk Tonuzi Special to the Record-Transcript   Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts female students in grades 8 through 12 got a chance to see their future reflected in real-life role models at a Women in Motion Conference. Assistant Principal Elisha Washington spearheaded the event that brought together young women […]

Praise pours in for retiring chief

Praise pours in for retiring chief

Police Chief James P. Abbott has announced that he will be retiring on Dec. 1. “It was the privilege of a lifetime,” Abbott said. “I came here at 19 years old and I’m leaving at 65.” Abbott, who has spent more than 45 years on the job, also served as the township’s director of staff […]

West Orange HS girls flag football team clinches SFC–Freedom Division title

West Orange HS girls flag football team clinches SFC–Freedom Division title

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange girls flag football team (5-1-1 record) took on all the challenges and defeated Irvington, 26-13, recently to claim the Super Football Conference-Freedom Division championship. In a game that took three days to complete, the story ended with a big West Orange victory. Shanise Barrino was an unstoppable force. […]

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