ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — What is street photography? How do you capture it? How do you deal with people when taking photos in public? When is a photo release necessary? These questions and more will be discussed and answered when James Maher speaks at the Essex Photo Club on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the Essex County Retirees Education Association held their annual food drive on Oct. 13 and donated “Soup for Seniors” to the Holy Trinity–West Orange Food Pantry located at 315 Main St. West Orange Board of Education President Terry Trigg-Scales helped to coordinate the drive and dropped off the donations. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Oct. 14, the Harlem String Quartet visited Columbia High School via an artist-in-residence program curated by the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. The Harlem String Quartet is the Cali School’s new quartet-in-residence, introducing composer-in-residence Jessie Montgomery and inaugurating a new weekly residency program that will include […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Junior midfielder Ava Kotronis scored four goals to lead the Glen Ridge High School girls soccer team to a 7-2 home win over Hudson Catholic on Oct. 14. Freshman back Aly Hoover and senior midfielder Amalia Sanchez each had a goal, senior midfielder Defne Zeybeck and senior midfielder Alison Shea each […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield NJ TV, aka WBMA-TV, has been recognized by the JAG Awards for its exceptional broadcasting work during the past year. The JAG Awards are annual awards, facilitated by the Jersey Access Group, that honor excellence in local and regional public education and government cablecast programming. “Bloomfield TV is a critical resource […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys soccer team enjoyed a good week. The Bengals met Whippany Park with a scoreless tie at home on Oct. 11. Bloomfield defeated Cedar Grove, 2-1, on Oct. 12 at home. Seniors Nathan Russell and Owen Stockel each had a goal, and Jeremy Solis had an assist. Sophomore […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School football team has simply been dominant this season. The Ridgers won their fourth straight game, crushing Dover, 51-0, on Friday night, Oct. 15, in Dover, to improve to 5-1 overall on the season. Senior running back James McCarren had a monster game, rushing for a whopping […]
The Columbia High School boys soccer team defeated Belleville, 2-0, Oct. 18, in Belleville to improve to a 9-5 record on the season. Charlie Herley scored both goals and Cole Strupp made seven saves. The Cougars will host Dayton on Oct. 22 at 4:30 p.m. CHS girls volleyball team goes 1-1 in Essex County Tournament […]
BLOOMFIELD — The Bloomfield High School football team lost a heartbreaking 18-15 decision to Columbia on Oct. 15 at Foley Field. The Bengals’ two-game winning streak ended. Bloomfield moved to a 2-5 record. Jaden Adkins scored on a two-yard run in the second quarter to give the Bengals a 7-0 halftime lead. Columbia answered with […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The board of trustees at the Achieve Foundation, a nonprofit organization promoting high-quality education that prepares South Orange–Maplewood School District students for the future, has announced the recipients of its fall 2021 education grant awards. Local SOMA educators will receive $66,000 in grants that fund 34 varied projects and programs to support […]