Glen Ridge Photos – March 23rd
Montclair Cobras Seventh Grade boys’ basketball program enjoys successful season
MONTCLAIR, NJ – The Montclair Cobras Seventh Grade boys’ basketball program enjoyed a successful season this winter. The players practice together and are split into two squads for games. The White squad won its division championship at Hoop Heaven in Whippany, while the Blue squad made it to the Wayne PAL Seventh Grade finals. The […]
Gregory students participate in districtwide fitness combine initiative
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Fifth-grade students in Lisa Asman’s physical education class at Gregory Elementary School participated in a districtwide fitness combine initiative on March 9 that continues to foster West Orange School District’s partnership with the National Football League and the innovative “Fuel Up to Play 60” health and fitness program. The school district […]
Bloomfied High School Alumni Football Camp for youth to take place June 24
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The seventh annual Bloomfield High School Alumni Football Camp will take place Saturday, June 24, rain or shine, at Foley Field from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free camp is offered for Bloomfield youth entering grades 4-9 for the upcoming school year. BHS Alumni Coaches include current and former Division I, […]
Belleville’s Dan Sanacore recognized as Certified Athletic Administator
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is pleased to announce that Dan Sanacore, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Belleville High School, has been recognized by this association as a Certified Athletic Administrator. To earn this distinction, Dan has demonstrated the highest level of knowledge and expertise in the field of interscholastic athletic […]
Jose L. Linares, Family Patriarch
Jose L. Linares, born July 31, 1923 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba and passed on March 21, 2017 at Clara Maass Medical Center. Linares was the patriarch of the family and was four months short of his 94th birthday. Linares came to the United States from Cuba via Spain, where he spent eight months, before […]
Seton Hall makes the Elite Eight — in academics
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — According to Inside Higher Ed, if the March Madness of college basketball was based on academic performance, the Seton Hall University men’s team would finish in the “Elite Eight.” Seton Hall returns to the actual NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament this year for the second time in a row, the first back-to-back […]
SOPL Friends announces large donation
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Tonia Moore, president of Friends of the South Orange Library, recently announced a major donation to the library. “Because of the generous participation of the community in our fundraising events throughout the year, the Friends of the SOPL are able to donate $10,000 to the adult and children’s book collections,” Moore said […]
Preliminary WOSD budget presentation
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A presentation of the preliminary 2017-18 West Orange School District budget will be held at Liberty Middle School, 1 Kelly Drive, in the auditorium on Wednesday, March 22, beginning at 8 p.m. Superintendent Jeff Rutzky and Business Administrator John Calavano will present the preliminary budget to the Board of Education. The preliminary […]
Students learn ‘The Art of Making Books’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Fourth-grade students at Tuscan School participated in a workshop, “The Art of Making Books,” on March 7 and 9. Tuscan School library media specialist Amy B. Popp was awarded an Achieve grant this past December for this event. Per the grant, fourth-grade students were instructed by personnel from the Museum of Early […]