SOUTH ORANGE — The Baird officially reopened on Saturday, following a multiyear, $15 million renovation. A ribbon cutting was held with Mayor Sheena Collum inviting kids to join her on the steps for the ceremonial event before the doors opened and people flooded inside. The newly refurbished and enlarged building includes a full size basketball […]
Congressman Donald M. Payne Jr. will lie in state in the Essex County Historic Courthouse on Wednesday, May 1 and his funeral will be at the Cathedral Basilica on Thursday, May 2. The Payne family has a legacy of public service and Donald M. Payne Jr. continued that tradition as an elected official representing Newark […]
The South Orange Symphony will perform a spring concert on Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m. at the South Orange Middle School auditorium. It is free and open to the public. The concert will feature piano soloist Craig Ketter playing Sergie Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist of […]
WEST ORANGE — A 1913 Model T Ford that Henry Ford gave to Thomas Edison made a visit to West Orange last week before heading to the New Jersey Hall of Fame in the American Dream Mall, where it will serve as the centerpiece of a simulated ride to the moon for visitors. “We want Edison’s […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — St. Joseph’s CYO Athletics in Maplewood is proud to announce that Violet Kessler, Tommy Walmsley and Ed Peterson were recently recognized at the Archdiocese of Newark CYO Athletics Awards Ceremony held at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. Both Violet and Tommy received The Sportsmanship Award, which is presented […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Pictured are the Irvington High School track and field athletes posing in front of IHS after they earned medals at the Kearny Relays on April 20. The girls won both the 4×200-meter relay and the sprint medley relay. They qualified for the nationals in the 4×200. They also took third place in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School softball team defeated Newark Academy, 3-2, Wednesday, April 24, at Carla Ward Memorial Field at Clarks Pond South to move to a 6-6 record. The Bengals scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning. After Newark Academy cut it to 2-1 in the top of the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School girls flag football team competed against host Irvington High School on April 17. The Jaguars will host Montclair on April 25 and host Clifton on May 9, both at Columbian Park. Photos Courtesy of Joe Ungaro
BLOOMFIELD, NJ –Samyah Wilson is Bloomfield High School’s Student-Athlete of the Month for April, as selected by the school. Wilson is a senior sprinter and team captain for the BHS girls track and field team. A four-year letterwinner, Wilson has led the Bengals to divisional championships for the past three seasons. In 2023, the girls […]
U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., who was the current representative in Congress for parts of Essex, Hudson and Union counties, has died. He was 65 years old and had served in Congress since 2012. Payne had been hospitalized since he suffered a cardiac episode earlier this month. Gov. Phil Murphy announced his death on […]