WEST ORANGE — Jackie Godown of West Orange spent most of her young life traveling from city to city, state to state, and even country to country. But when she first entered her apartment at West Mill Gardens, she knew she had found her forever home within the Essex County community. The decision to move […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys and girls track and field teams competed at Schools Stadium in Newark on Wednesday, April 10, hosting Malcolm X. Shabazz High School and Technology. Natalie Shaw won both the girls javelin event (83 feet, 2 inches) and the discus event (68-2). Alex Law won the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Unified Basketball team recently completed its season by capturing the Unified Cup at Princeton University. The Bengals bested Old Bridge and Montgomery on their way to the championship. Photo Courtesy of Meghan Leonard
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Junior Bengals football program has created two girls flag teams this spring. The 12U team and the 14U team opened the season on Saturday, April 13, in West Orange. “This is a history-making event,” said Junior Bengals president James McDaniel. “We are part of history in the inaugural season for […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Pictured, from left, Irvington High School seniors Nouseline Georges and Vanessa Jean, sophomores Sharifa Trocard and Rehanna Vergeon, and senior Vernande Philemon pose while wearing their medals from the East Brunswick Relays in track and field. They were members of the 3×400-meter intermediate hurdles relay, which took third place, and the 4×200-meter […]
Photos by Rocco Ungaro MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team defeated Millburn High School, 6-5, on Monday, April 15, at Underhill Field. Columbia was leading 5-0 heading into the seventh, but Millburn came back to tie the game in the top of the inning, only to see Columbia score in the […]
CALDWELL, NJ — Four Mount St. Dominic Academy student-athletes recently announced their college commitments during a Spring Signing Day ceremony at the Caldwell school. The following are the athletes, hometowns, sports and college commitments: Eliza Haghighi, Cedar Grove, soccer, Rutgers–Newark. Molly Schweitzer, Lebanon, golf, Juniata College. Riley Merklinger, Sparta, track and field, Loyola University, Md. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School softball team hosted Glen Ridge HS on Monday, April 15, at Carla Ward Memorial Field at Clarks Pond South. Bloomfield won, 6-5, to improve to 3-4 on the season. Glen Ridge moved to 4-3. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon Bloomfield vs. Glen Ridge (April 15)
BLOOMFIELD, NJ —The Bloomfield High School boys volleyball team defeated West Essex in two games on Friday, April 12, at BHS. Senior Ezequiel Awkward had 10 kills and six digs; junior Pedro Silva had 14 digs and five digs; and junior Desmond Comer had five kills for the Bengals, who improved to 3-3 on the […]
An Essex County man was convicted last week for ordering and committing three murders and for his role in a large-scale narcotics enterprise. Michael Healy, 43, of Montclair, was convicted by a federal jury of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute narcotics, conspiring to murder a federal witness, three counts of murder in aid of racketeering, […]