Young scientists

BLOOMFIELD, NJ  — The seventh- and eighth-grades students at St. Thomas the Apostle School recently had a school science fair. From tasting the texture of food coloring, to growing plants with music to ending distracted driving, the students all impressed the faculty, school community and judges. Awards were presented, and the projects were then presented […]

HS Boys’ Basketball All-SEC-American Division Teams

High School Boys’ Basketball All-Super Essex Conference-American Division FIRST TEAM TJ Gibbs, Seton Hall Prep Mustafa Lawrence, Newark Tech Zamir Wright, University Zach Keller, Seton Hall Prep Othniel Nyameke, Irvington Rasheed Boyd, Orange Tariq McKenith, University Henry Voorhees, Columbia Elijah Olaniyi, East Side SECOND TEAM Hassan Ceesay, East Side Treyvon Bennett, Seton Hall Prep Stephen […]

Irene Frances Walsh

   Irene Frances Walsh (nee Skutack), 87,  passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at home in Bloomfield.    Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the O’Boyle Funeral Home, 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Saturday at 9 AM. The funeral mass will be offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in […]

Bloomfield Chorale seeks new members of all ages

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Chorale seeks singers of all levels and backgrounds, all ages, non-residents and residents alike. The chorale resumes its spring season with rehearsals held on Tuesdays, at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at the Bloomfield Civic Center, second floor, 84 Broad St. Comprised of people from Bloomfield and the Essex County area, the […]

Irvington’s Jersey Heat Track Club earns medals and personal-bests at Hersey Youth Indoor National Championships

Team also will utilize IHS Complex for first time this spring

Irvington’s Jersey Heat Track Club earns medals and personal-bests at Hersey Youth Indoor National Championships

IRVINGTON – Eleven members of Irvington-based Jersey Heat Track Club closed out its 2015-16 indoor season by competing in the 2016 USATF Hershey Youth Indoor National Championships contested at the Ocean Breeze Sports Complex in Staten Island, N.Y., March 11-13. Out of the 22 individual events and three relays that the team contested, 13 personal-best […]

Meet Eleanor Roosevelt at the Woodland

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In the public sphere, Eleanor Roosevelt exuded a zest for life and carved out a career and reputation as First Lady by championing the equality of people of all nations. Through her efforts the world began to look anew at human rights and equality. She soon became known not just as First […]

Columbia HS Athletic Hall of Fame class unveiled

Now in 12th year, induction banquet will be held May 5 at Maplewood Country Club

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – The Columbia High School Athletic Hall of Fame is proud to announce its 2016 Induction Class. The Hall of Fame committee is now in its 12th year of inducting some of the greatest athletes that went to Columbia High School. The induction banquet will be held Thursday, May 5, at The Maplewood […]

Detour on Maplewood Avenue for PSE&G utility work at 160 Maplewood Ave.

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — This morning, March 15, PSE&G will be working on Maplewood Avenue between Inwood Place and the south end of Ricalton Square. They will be disconnecting gas service at 160 Maplewood Ave.  Vehicular traffic traveling north on Maplewood Avenue should turn left on Inwood Place as a detour. Vehicular traffic traveling south on Maplewood Avenue […]

Daniel J. Galate

   Mr. Daniel J. Galate,96, of West Orange and Marco Island passed away March 13th of natural causes.   Visiting will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2016 from 4 to 8 PM at The Dangler Funeral Home of West Orange, 340 Main Street in West Orange.   A 9:30 AM Funeral Mass will be […]

Program set on Morris Canal

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Historical Society of Bloomfield will present a program, “The Morris Canal in Bloomfield,” on Tuesday, March 22, starting at 7:30 p.m. This slide show of historic maps and photographs explores why the Morris Canal was important to the development of Bloomfield; why it is an important historic resource today; what remains […]