MAPLEWOOD/MILLBURN, NJ — New Jersey Fencing Alliance would like to congratulate another of its fencers on their accomplishment of achieving the No. 1 ranking in the United States and Canada in the Youth 12 Epee category. Since age 5, Alexander “Alex” Luo has been training in epee fencing at the New Jersey Fencing Alliance in […]
Two incumbents were returned to the Board of Education while a newcomer was one of three people to win the race for the three seats on the township council. In the council race, Joyce Rudin, Michelle Casalino and Joe Krakoviak won the three open seats. Rudin took home the most votes with 10,146 or 22.30%, […]
The team of Bennett, Brown and Kapadia won the three open spots on the Board of Education. Deirdre Brown finished first with 9,731 votes, or 19.54%, Jeff Bennett was second with 9,110 or 18.29% and Bimal Kapadia took third with 8,173 or 16.41%. A total of seven people were seeking the three open seats. Three […]
BLAIRSTOWN, NJ — The Golda Och Academy boys cross-country team competed at the New Jersey Independent Schools Athletic Association Championships at Blair Academy in Blairstown (Warren County) on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The GOA Roadrunners finished eighth out of nine schools with 208 points. Princeton Day School was first with 42 points. Ari Jacobs led the […]
CLIFTON, NJ — The Bloomfield High School varsity football team lost to Clifton 27-7 on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Clifton to end the season at 3-7. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon
Anthony A. Vauss Jr. defeated Yasmina C. King in the race for an at-large seat on Irvington Township Council. It was the only seat up for election in this cycle. Vauss pulled in 8,685 votes to King’s 3,076 to win the seat in the non partisan election. Vauss is the son and current chief of […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange female boxer Armonee Wright has been invited to the National Amateur Boxing Championships in Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 14-21. After winning the Women’s Novice Gold medal this year in Lafayette, Louisiana, the 26-year-old qualified and was invited to the national tournament. She has now accepted the invitation to compete against […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys varsity cross-country team competed at the Essex County Cross-Country Championships at Cedar Grove Park in Cedar Grove on Friday, Oct. 25. Wyatt Palm, a junior, led the Ridgers in 84th place out of 171 runners with a time of 20 minutes, 06.30 seconds. Gabriel Kirk, […]
ORANGE – First Lady Tammy Murphy hosted the Nurture New Jersey Family Festival in Orange last Saturday. About 1,100 people attended the event where they could learn about and receive state, county and local resources for expectant and new parents, including health care, housing support, food assistance and child care. “Over the past seven years, […]
EAST ORANGE — Montclair Brewery, now in its sixth year of business, plans to open a second location in East Orange. Construction is expected to begin this year, with a phased opening starting in 2025, according to a press release from the brewery, which said that phase one will focus on the production area and […]