MAPLEWOOD, NJ (updated Friday Oct. 7, 10:12 p.m.) – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity cross-country team won the team title at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championships at Branch Brook Park in Newark on Oct. 5. The Cougars finished first among 10 teams. They defeated second-place Seton Hall Prep by a score of 48-70 […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Join writer and director Ken Sibanda on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the South Orange Public Library as he reads from his new graphic novel, “Hannibal the Great,” and discusses his work and his process. The South Orange Public Library is located at 65 Scotland Road in […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Kiwanis Club has announced October Feast, a food, beer and wine tasting event to be held at the Glen Ridge Women’s Club on Monday, Oct. 24, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Food tastings will be provided by 20 nearby restaurants. A beer tasting will be hosted by the […]
Members of the Glen Ridge High School cheerleading squad gather for a moment in the sun prior to a football game.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity cross-country team captured the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division Championships team title on Oct. 5 at Branch Brook Park. The Bengals, fresh off of their last regular-season victory over Newark Academy which seeded them first in the Liberty Division with a record of 9-0, fully expected a […]
Dorothy Richinelli, (nee Saad), 94, passed away on October 3, 2016 Ocean Medical Center in Brick. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral mass at Sacred Heart Church, 76 Broad St. Bloomfield on Friday at 1 PM. Entombment Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the O’Boyle Funeral Home, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ (updated Friday Oct. 7, 3:40 p.m.) – Columbia High School Athletics will host recruitment guru Jack Renkens, who will provide a workshop on athletic recruiting for college. The workshop will be held Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the CHS Auditorium at 7 p.m. Complimentary admission is offered for all student-athletes and families. The workshop […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The South Mountain YMCA will hold Travel Basketball Tryouts for boys and girls. The following is a schedule: Grades 3 and 4 Oct. 18 and 20, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at South Mountain Elementary School Gym, located at 444 W. South Orange Ave. One team is selected. Grades 5 and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Sunday, Oct. 16, the Maplewood Lions Club sponsors its 16th annual Maplewood in Motion 5K and Kids Fun Run. Bring your family and friends to run, jog and even walk through the beautiful, tree-lined, certified 5K course throughout Maplewood. Strollers are welcome. The Maplewood in Motion 5K race added veteran causes […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Pleasant Valley Civic Association will host a West Orange Township Council candidates forum on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, 350 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange. For more information, contact Roz Moskovitz Bielski at 973-650-0749 or Jill Tekel at 973-953-5909.