NUTLEY – Helyna Bissell, of Nutley, signed her NCAA National Letter of Intent on Nov. 11. She has committed to play softball at Morehead State University in Morehead, Ky. Bissell verbally committed to MSU in November 2014. Morehead State University competes in the NCAA Division I, Ohio Valley Conference. “Helyna has a lot of experience playing […]
Rocchina Ciccone (nee Di Letto) 88, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the Morris View Health Care Center in Morristown. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Friday at 9:00 a.m. The funeral mass will be offered at St. […]
MAPLEWOOD – Capping a surprisingly successful season, Columbia High School fielded a young varsity boys’ cross-country team in the New Jersey State Group 4 Championship meet on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Holmdel Park in Holmdel. Group 4 includes 70 teams from the largest schools in New Jersey, which competed in various Group 4 sectional races […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange United Soccer Club teams enjoyed victories for the week-ending Nov. 15. The Cosmos U8 boys enjoyed their second consecutive win on Nov. 14. The team defeated Bayonne by a score of 5-1 with three goals by Tafsir Diop and goals by Zachary McNeil and Zavier Innocent. Christian Deleon impressed […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood couple Joseph Britton and Rozalia Czaban will receive the Norman Tanzman Award at Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation’s 31st annual Harbor Lights Ball on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City. Czaban, the principal of Perth Amboy High School until her retirement in 2010, was graduated from William Paterson […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Village Alliance has announced a special customer appreciation day on Saturday, Nov. 14, in celebration of being voted New Jersey’s favorite downtown. Maplewood was voted the No. 1 downtown in New Jersey in a bracket-style competition run by New Jersey Monthly and sponsored by Kings Supermarket. Up against some big […]
OBITUARIES: • BEHRLE – Richard William Sr., formerly of West Orange and Maplewood; Nov. 5. • BLASI – Myron J. “Red,” formerly of South Orange; Nov. 4. Former SOMa teacher. • BRYAN – Robert Connor, formerly of Maplewood; Oct. 27. CEO in tool industry. • COX – Robert P., formerly of Maplewood; Oct. 29. Worked […]
OBITUARIES: • ALTARAS – Henry, of West Orange; Nov. 1. Father and grandfather. • BEHRLE – Richard William Sr., formerly of West Orange and Maplewood; Nov. 5. • BRADY – Dr. Frank J. Sr., of West Orange, formerly of Vailsburg; Oct. 31. • COWLEY – Earl W. of West Orange; Nov. 5. Security guard, active […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — When the West Orange High School Jr. Air Force ROTC held its Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 4 at Conforti Circle to recognize members of the military for their service, the students were presented with a special recognition, as well. Capt. Robert Murphy of the 1-150th Aviator Helicopter Battalion, who recently […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In 2013, the township of West Orange adopted an ordinance to create the West Orange Community Energy Aggregation program, which is designed to save residents money on their electricity bills. Shortly thereafter, the WOCEA program conducted its first competitive bid and successfully awarded a power supply contract to ConEdison Solutions for […]