BELLEVILLE, NJ — Katherinne Avecillas, a senior on the Belleville High School girls basketball team, is the Belleville Post’s Athlete of the Month. A native of Ecuador, Avecillas was named to the first team on the all–Super Essex Conference–Freedom Division this season, helping the Bucs capture the Freedom Division championship with an undefeated 13-0 divisional […]
MAPLEWOOD — The Durand-Hedden House & Garden will host guest lecturer Gregory Pope for an afternoon talk on April 14 about what New Jersey looked like 20,000 years ago in the era of the Late Pleistocene glaciers. Attendees will get a chance to imagine First Mountain covered with hundreds of feet of ice, with debris […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Pictured above, the Glen Ridge High School boys and girls track and field teams gather. The Ridgers are preparing for their spring seasons. Third row, from the front, at far left, is volunteer coach Bill Indek; second row, from the front, at far right, is head coach Paul Kartanowicz; and front […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The following Bloomfield High School winter sports athletes have earned all-conference honors, as voted by their divisional coaches: Super Essex Conference Boys basketball Liberty Division Second team: Davieon McClain and Shariff Brown. Honorable mention: Sean Perrotta and Talan Bacote. Girls basketball Liberty Division First team: Aniya Brown. Second team: Gabrielle Kot and […]
A Food Stroll and Pub Crawl will be held in South Orange on Sunday, April 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. The family-friendly event, organized by South Orange Downtown, showcases the district’s diverse culinary landscape and unique retail offerings, according to a press release from SOD. For one day only, strollers can enjoy bites from […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep lacrosse team will begin the season in Florida. The Pirates will visit IMG Academy on Tuesday, April 2. They will also visit Lake Mary of Florida on Thursday, April 4. SHP will return to New Jersey and visit Chatham on Saturday, April 6, at 11 a.m. Schedule April 2: […]
SOUTH ORANGE — The Friends of the South Orange Public Library will hold a Spring Jewelry Sale to benefit the library over the first weekend in May at the newly-renovated Baird Community Center, 5 Mead St. The Friends Spring Jewelry Sale will feature a large selection of jewelry – thousands of pieces of fine jewelry, […]
A South Orange doctor will be honored for his work helping deaf and hard of hearing children. The Sound Start Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting children born deaf or hard of hearing in New Jersey, will be honoring Dr. Jed A. Kwartler at their upcoming annual gala. “Sound Start chose Dr. Kwartler as its […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team, under head coach Joe Sorce, is looking forward to another great season. The Bucs, who went 20-7 overall and won the Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division title with a 13-1 divisional record last season, return a strong group this spring. The Bucs will open the season on […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep baseball team will visit Montclair on Monday, April 1, in the season opener at Nishuane Park field in Montclair at 4 p.m. Mike Sheppard Jr. begins his 38th season as a high school head coach and 37th as the Pirates head coach. His current record is 846-232-6, […]