Bloomfield HS girls wrestling team hosts tournament
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls wrestling program hosted a tournament on Monday, Jan. 16. The photo gallery above shows Bloomfield girls in action. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon
Crucial lifesaving equipment to be reevaluated in West Orange Township buildings
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Mayor Susan McCartney recently requested that Fire Chief Anthony Vecchio reevaluate the need and working order of all automated external defibrillator devices throughout township buildings. AEDs recently entered the national conversation because an AED is credited with saving the life of Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills during a […]
Former Bloomfield HS football coach Chet Parlavecchio inducted into the NJSCA Hall of Fame
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Former Bloomfield High School head football coach Chet Parlavecchio holds his plaque after being inducted into the New Jersey State Coaches Association Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony at the Pines Minor in Edison on Sunday, Jan. 15. Parlavecchio, who revitalized the BHS football program in the early 1980s, was among […]
Former Irvington HS coaches Chet Parlavecchio and John ‘Doc’ Gantz inducted into NJSCA Hall of Fame
IRVINGTON, NJ — Former Irvington High School head coaches John ‘Doc’ Gantz and Chet Parlavecchio were inducted into the New Jersey State Coaches Association Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Pines Manor in Edison. Gantz was the head coach of the baseball team for 25 years until his […]
Two West Orange HS musicians named to Region I North Jersey Symphonic Band
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School musicians Owen Butler, left, and Andrew Strom have been named to the Region I North Jersey Symphonic Band. The WOHS seniors, Butler, a percussionist, and Strom, a trumpeter, are also both members of the school’s award-winning wind ensemble and marching band.
Glen Ridge HS boys hoops team gives good effort vs. Irvington
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team is having a tough season, but the Ridgers gave a strong effort in a 69-62 home loss to a strong Irvington High School team on Saturday, Jan. 14. Senior JD Pine scored a game-high 35 points, freshman Liam Feder had 8 points and […]
Police officers establish East Orange Bronze Shields to improve police-community relations
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A group of East Orange police officers recently formed the inaugural chapter of the East Orange Bronze Shields, a nonprofit organization that supports positive police-community interactions and provides advocacy for minority officers within the department. This is the third Bronze Shields chapter in New Jersey. Newark Police Department founded the first […]
AARP to provide free tax filing at Irvington Public Library starting Feb. 2
IRVINGTON, NJ — Tax season is here and AARP, in cooperation with the IRS, will help file residents’ federal and state taxes for free. AARP will offer its services at the Irvington Public Library, 5 Civic Square in Irvington, between 9:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays beginning Feb. 2 and continuing through […]
Essex County jury convicts Newark man of murder
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced Jan. 13 that an Essex County jury has convicted Zahir “Peewee” Moore, 22, of Newark, of first-degree murder for the 2019 shooting and killing of 19-year-old Waleik McCollum, also of Newark. On Sept. 29, 2019, Moore shot at McCollum nine times with a […]
Cardinal Tobin honors Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at memorial Mass
NEWARK, NJ — Though some might feel saddened while reflecting on Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s death, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, told those attending a Jan. 12 memorial Mass that they should actually “grieve his death in hope” because the late pontiff has finally attained the peace God promised to all faithful. “The […]