Fighting Maplewood’s fires
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Kevin Hayes is appointed deputy chief to the Maplewood Fire Department at the Jan. 5 Maplewood Township Committee meeting.
Happy Birthday
NUTLEY, NJ —A birthday party for Nutley Mayor Alphonse Petracco, who turned 51, was a packed, happy affair on Friday, Jan. 8. About 400 guests came to fete the popular mayor and dance the night away at the Starlite Dance Center. Serving as emcee for the event was Phil Cuzzi, a Major League Baseball umpire. Above […]
Belleville HS to hold Military Appreciation Night at hoop game and annual Jim Silvestri Memorial Scholarship Fund wrestling match
BELLEVILLE – Belleville High School will hold two upcoming events. Military Appreciation Night will be held Wednesday, Jan. 27, when the boys’ varsity basketball team hosts Golda Och Academy at 5:15 p.m. Military Appreciation Night is part of the Super Essex Conference’s Military Appreciation Month. The BHS annual Jim Silvestri Memorial Scholarship Fund wrestling match […]
Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center to screen Marty Glickman film on Feb. 11 with special guest Ian Eagle
UPPER MONTCLAIR – For over a half century, Marty Glickman was the pre-eminent voice of New York sports, and became arguably the most influential sports broadcaster of all time. He announced games of virtually every team, beginning as the radio announcer of the New York Knicks when they were formed in 1946. And he was […]
Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center to hold Character Building Program class, screening of movie ‘The Sandlot’ on Feb. 15
UPPER MONTCLAIR – The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center will hold a Character Building Program and Screening of “The Sandlot” on President’s Day, Feb. 15, from 1-4 p.m. for children in grades 3-5. The first in a series of four classes, children will participate in a new inter-disciplinary way to build character and learn […]
Nutley family is zoo visitor No. 750,000 for 2015
Prizes awarded to Zuniga family as annual total of visitors continues to grow
NUTLEY, NJ — Each year, Essex County keeps track of the number of people who visit Turtle Back Zoo in South Mountain Reservation. Each year that number gets bigger, and the county always celebrates when the previous record is broken. This year, the record-breaking visitors were members of the Zuniga family of Nutley, Melissa and […]
Bloomfield College men’s and women’s hoops game to be broadcast on ESPN3 on Jan. 30
By Andrew Mees Director of Institutional Communications and Campaign Marketing – Bloomfield College BLOOMFIELD – The NCAA, Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) and the ESPN Family of Networks have announced that the Bloomfield College at Philadelphia University men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader on Saturday, Jan. 30 will be broadcast live and throughout the world online on ESPN3 […]
Mount Saint Dominic Academy girls’ hoop team looks for first win
By W. L. Bill Allen, JR. Correspondent CALDWELL – In the type of interesting irony which pretty much only occurs in the world of sports, two girls’ basketball battalions which, just a few years ago, drew packed houses when they collided, will meet in much less ballyhooed fashion when 0-10 Mount Saint Dominic Academy plays […]
YMCA earns top rating from Charity Navigator for 5th year
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The nation’s largest charity evaluator has awarded the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges its top rating for the fifth year straight in recognition of the organization’s sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency, according to a press release. “Only 6 percent of the charities we rate have received at […]
Former Eagle Scout spreads his wings to lead EO YMCA
EAST ORANGE, NJ — When James Forde was 11, a friend showed up at school dressed in his Boy Scout uniform. “I wanted to know all about it,’’ Forde said. “And when he described summer camp, I was hooked.” Forde went on to become a scout camp counselor, earn the Eagle Scout rank and build […]