West Orange HS cross-country runners receive Super Essex Conference honors

West Orange HS cross-country runners receive Super Essex Conference honors

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys and girls cross-country teams featured runners who earned all–Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division honors, as voted by the divisional coaches. For the boys, Selamawi Dani, Sahli Negassi, Henry Pfeifer and Langston Siguenza made the first team; Adom Haile-Selassie made the second team; and Will Fifield and […]

Local food pantry gives thanks for generous West Orange community

Local food pantry gives thanks for generous West Orange community

WEST ORANGE, NJ — In a year filled with challenges, the Holy Trinity–West Orange Food Pantry was able to provide more than 400 turkeys and Thanksgiving side bags to needy families via its distribution on Nov. 21 and 22, mainly due to the generosity of the West Orange community. “Don’t believe the naysayers that have […]

Anesthesiologist from Newark brings hope aboard USNS Comfort

Anesthesiologist from Newark brings hope aboard USNS Comfort

CARTAGENA, Colombia — Lt. Cmdr. Richard Moses, an anesthesiologist from Newark, assigned to hospital ship USNS Comfort, prepares a young Colombian patient for reconstructive surgery aboard the Comfort on Nov. 17. Comfort is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, […]

Bloomfield Junior Bengals football teams thrive this season

Bloomfield Junior Bengals football teams thrive this season

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Junior Bengals football teams enjoyed a great season this fall. The eighth-grade team, under head coach James McDaniel, bounced back from an 0-3 start to the season and went on a five-game winning streak, despite having a relatively inexperienced team. McDaniel said about 12 of the 20 players on the […]

Turkey Trot returns to Gregory Elementary School in West Orange

Turkey Trot returns to Gregory Elementary School in West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual Turkey Trot returned to Gregory Elementary School in West Orange on Nov. 22 after a three-year absence. Under sunny skies, third-, fourth- and fifth-graders ran around the school to the cheers of younger students, faculty and parents. Students ran two laps around the school as West Orange police officers, […]

Baraka announces first four organizations to participate in Neighborhood Investment Program

NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced Nov. 22 that the Newark Municipal Council authorized $731,505 in funding for four initiatives to strengthen Newark’s commercial corridors and help small businesses recover from the effects of COVID-19. The Neighborhood Investment Program, administered by the Department of Economic and Housing Development, is part of the city’s […]

West Orange Rotary distributes meals at Christine’s Kitchen

West Orange Rotary distributes meals at Christine’s Kitchen

WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, Nov. 12, members of the Rotary Club of West Orange distributed more than 200 meals at Christine’s Kitchen at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in West Orange. This is one of several community-based initiatives undertaken by the Rotary Club. Earlier this year, the Rotarians distributed backpacks to students, provided […]

Glen Ridge HS girls soccer players earn Super Essex accolades

Glen Ridge HS girls soccer players earn Super Essex accolades

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Five Glen Ridge High School girls soccer team players earned all–Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division honors, as selected by the divisional coaches. Senior Ava Kotronis made the first team, junior Antonina Cusamano and sophomore Aly Hoover made the second team, and sophomore Katie Powers and junior goalie Olivia Gist received honorable mention. […]

Columbia HS girls soccer players earn all–SEC–Liberty accolades

Columbia HS girls soccer players earn all–SEC–Liberty accolades

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls soccer team, under first-year head coach Sarah Cortes, featured four players who earned all–Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division honors, as voted by the divisional coaches. Ava Davis made the first team, Lily Westhelle made the second team, and Anya Terry and Cephia Reid received honorable mention. Columbia […]

Golda Och Academy cross-country runners receive Super Essex Conference honors

Golda Och Academy cross-country runners receive Super Essex Conference honors

  WEST ORANGE, NJ —The Golda Och Academy boys cross-country team featured six runners who received all–Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division honors, as voted by the divisional coaches. Joseph Askin, Ari Jacobs, Alex Lefkowitz, and brothers Daniel and Jesse Schiffman made the first team; Daniel Shapiro received honorable mention. Photos Courtesy of Chris Troyano