BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team hosted Caldwell on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Caldwell won 58-16. Here are the results: 106-pound weight class: Carmine Sipper, Caldwell, pinned Matthew Miller 5:13. 113: Dominic Holler, Caldwell, pinned Anthony Lizama 4:58. 120: Solomon Soriente, Caldwell, technical fall over Ahlexa Montalvo 25-10, 5:15. 126: Kira Pipkins, Bloomfield, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey Arts & Culture Renewal Fund is awarding $2.2 million in grants to 96 nonprofit organizations across the state. Since its founding in 2020, the fund has awarded a total of more than $6.7 million in grants to more than 180 nonprofit arts, culture and history organizations statewide. The […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls basketball team defeated Cedar Grove 45-34 on Tuesday, Jan. 3, in a Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division game at BHS. The Bengals improved to a 4-3 overall record, 3-1 in the division on the season. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Mayor Robert D. Parisi issued the oath of office for promotions for four firefighters and five police officers at the Wilshire Grand Hotel on Dec. 28. Fire Chief Anthony Vecchio and Police Chief James Abbott introduced the promotions with high praise for the promotees’ professional experience and commitment in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 34th annual Ted Jasieniecki Alumni Basketball Game will take place on Friday, Jan.13, at 7 p.m. at Bloomfield High School. The game features former male and female BHS basketball players. Proceeds benefit the Jasieniecki Scholarship Fund. Since the game and scholarship’s inception, more than $175,000 has been raised to award annual […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — First-year guard Kiley Capstraw, of West Orange, who scored 22 points and shot 8-for-14 in the Yale University women’s basketball team’s only game last week, has been named Ivy League Rookie of the Week for the third week in a row. The league announced the award on Monday, Dec. 26. Capstraw […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Dec. 21, Houston Police Detective James McFarland visited Newark Beth Israel Medical Center for a long awaited reunion with the first responders and medical team that saved his life, after he suffered a massive heart attack at Newark Liberty International Airport last summer. The detective and his wife got to thank […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team hosted the Glen Ridge Holiday Classic tournament, winning both of its games to win the title and remain undefeated at 7-0 on the season. In their first game of the tournament, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, the Ridgers defeated People’s Prep Charter School 50-8. […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Nearly 50 years ago, “A Chorus Line” was a Broadway hit, receiving nine Tony Awards, the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. It also has the honor of being one of the longest-running musicals in Broadway history. The show comes to Vanguard Theater for nine […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of Keith Holland, 45, of Newark, according to a Jan. 1 press release from the ECPO. On Jan. 1 at 7:51 a.m., police responded to a report of a potential shooting on the 100 block of Rose Terrace […]