Bloomfield HS football team falls to Livingston

Bloomfield HS football team falls to Livingston

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Bloomfield High School football team dropped a 42-14 decision to Livingston on Friday, Oct. 18, at Livingston to move to a 3-5 record on the season. The Bengals will visit West Orange on Friday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. in the final regular-season game. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon

Columbia High School grad makes debut as South Orange Symphony concertmaster

By John Tierney Special to the News-Record When Joe Tornquist was just about to take his turn as concertmaster of the Cali Music School Orchestra during his graduate studies at Montclair State University, all rehearsals and performances were suddenly put on hold. By the time classes resumed post-pandemic, Tornquist had graduated. So it’s all the […]

NAACP honors two Irvington residents for their military service

NAACP honors two Irvington residents for their military service

Two Irvington residents were among those honored when the New Jersey State Conference of NAACP Branches held a luncheon recognizing military veterans on Oct. 12. The Rev. H. William Rutherford, a past state president, and Merrick Harris, a past Irvington NAACP president, were honored at the event held at the Princeton Crowne Plaza Convention Center […]

Coming Out Day in Maplewood

Coming Out Day in Maplewood

By Dana Fialkowski Correspondent   MAPLEWOOD — A National Coming Out Day event was held Friday, Oct. 11, outside town hall. The event included speeches about the difficulties members of the the LGBTQIA+ community can face and the importance of being able to “come out.” There was a flag raising ceremony and free ice cream […]

Valencia scores first round knockout

Valencia scores first round knockout

NEWARK, NJ — Irvington’s own Jean Pierre Valencia scored a knock out in the first round of his fight in New Jersey’s biggest venue on Saturday, Oct. 12. The 24-year-old boxer had dreamed of fighting at the Prudential Center after watching world champions like Shakur Stevenson compete at the venue. Valencia finally made that dream […]

Changes after car hits students

Changes after car hits students

MAPLEWOOD — The township police and engineering departments have made changes in the wake of a car accident that injured two Maplewood Middle School students as they walked to school. A statement from the township said that the personal impact this crash had on the two students, their families, and friends is immeasurable and “it […]