The Irvington High School Athletic Hall of Fame held its 2024 induction ceremony on Thursday night, May 16, at Mamma Victoria’s in Nutley. It was an amazing night, celebrating the past (the 1975 football team), the present (the more recent honorees), and the future (members of the school’s girls flag football program were on hand). […]
A memorial bronze bust of the late Lt. Gov. Sheila Y. Oliver was unveiled on May 15 at the Essex County Division of Family Assistance and Benefits building on University Avenue in Newark. The division itself was also dedicated as the Essex County Sheila Y. Oliver Division of Family Assistance and Benefits Headquarters. Oliver, an […]
SOUTH ORANGE — The South Orange Rescue Squad held its annual “Sound The Siren” 5K Run / Walk and EMS Open House on Sunday. In addition to the run, the event included a kids fun run and then an open house at the EMS building at 62 Sloan St. The winner of the 5K was […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys and girls track and field teams gave good efforts at the Essex County Championships on Thursday and Friday, May 16-17, at Schools Stadium in Newark. Snior Natalie Shaw finished 18th in the girls javelin with a throw of 80 feet and senior Bradley Koenig finished […]
The dates and bands have been announced for the annual two-day Maplewoodstock Music and Arts Festival. The music will begin at noon on Saturday, July 13 and end around 9:30 p.m. before it picks up again on Sunday, July 14, again lasting from noon to 9:30 p.m. Remember Jones will bring Saturday night to a […]
EAST ORANGE — Brandon Frame, founder of The Black Man Can, brought “The My First Tie Experience” to the Mildred Barry Garvin School. The experience aims to inspire, empower, and celebrate the rites of passage among students. Through the engaging children’s book “My First Tie,” students were encouraged to share their stories, connect with peers, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Two Columbia High School scholar-athletes were honored by the Essex County Athletic Directors Association with the Karen Fuccello Scholar-Athlete Award. CHS football and boys lacrosse player Ethan Parlin was honored as the high school’s top male scholar-athlete. Parlin has committed to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he intends to major in […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Villanova University guard and South Orange native Mark Armstrong, who announced in April his intention to enter his name into the National Basketball Association Draft process, will forgo his final two seasons of college eligibility and remain in the 2024 NBA Draft. “After careful consideration and counsel with my parents and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys and girls track and field teams are shown competing on rainy Friday, May 10, at the Super Essex Conference–Independence Division Championships at Schools Stadium in Newark. The GRHS boys team finished fourth with 44 points of nine schools. Newark Academy, finished first with 160 points. […]
By Max Shadow WEST ORANGE, NJ — In the glow of the television screen during the 2016 Summer Olympics, a spark ignited within Jade Burnett. The sport she witnessed – fencing – struck a chord with her, leading her down a path she could have never foreseen. Now, as part of the graduating class of […]