BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team defeated West Orange, 49-32, on Thursday, Feb. 10, at home in a Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division game. Senior guard Julian Paulino scored 15 points, senior guard Ramuel Gotrasse had 11 points, senior guard Isaiah Cortes had 9 points, and senior forward Uma Kalu and junior […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School boys and girls bowling teams have enjoyed successful seasons this winter. Under the guidance of second-year head coach Frank Sasso, both teams won their respective Super Essex Conference–American Division titles for the regular season. The girls had a 13-1 record, while the boys went 12-2. Both teams also […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School ice hockey team continues to build its legacy. The Mountaineers’ 5-1 victory over Bayonne on Saturday, Feb. 5, clinched a berth in the state tournament. “The Bayonne win was a great effort from my team,” WOHS head coach Eddie Scafidi said. “Everyone who hit the ice […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — During a ceremony held at Jersey Lanes in Linden on Saturday, Feb. 5, West Orange High School senior Kieryn Knox signs a letter of intent in accepting an athletic scholarship to continue his bowling career at Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Ga. Also shown are his sister, Alana; […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams enjoyed fine action. St. Joseph’s JV boys in the CYO Liberty Division went into the weekend facing a doubleheader: first against the Our Lady of Sorrows Crusaders, then a rematch versus Our Lady of the Lake, Verona. The Celtics were on their home court for […]
NEWARK, NJ — Seton Hall University’s board of regents Chairperson Kevin H. Marino announced last month that he and his wife, Rita Marino, are donating $1 million to establish an endowed professorship at Seton Hall University School of Law. The professor occupying the endowed chair will be known as the Marino Tortorella & Boyle Professor […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes at RWJBarnabas Health will provide free cardiac and concussion baseline screenings to young athletes on Saturday, March 26, from 9 a.m. to noon at South Mountain Recreation Complex, Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. “The screenings … help families […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Symphony Hall, New Jersey’s largest black-led arts and entertainment venue, has hired former South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education member Chris Sabin as its first director of communications and social impact. Sabin brings with him more than two decades of experience engaging people and advocating for better outcomes. His experience includes management […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation launched and announced the first awards of its Legacy Grants Program. These four nonprofit organizations in New Jersey received awards of $2,500 each: CivicStory in Summit, Creative Placemaking Communities in South Orange, Hackensack Riverkeeper in Hackensack and Network for Responsible Public Policy in Ridgewood. The […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — In an effort to address the health and wellness of African American men and longstanding disparities impacting men living in communities of color, the Oranges & Maplewood NAACP will host a virtual men’s health forum on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. The event, titled “Membership Round Up: Men’s Health and […]