BELLEVILLE, NJ — Senior running back James Cook Jr. ran for 133 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries to lead the Belleville High School football team to its second straight win with a 21-6 victory over Orange on Oct. 1 at Doc Ellis Field/Municipal Stadium. Cook ran for a 30-yard TD to open the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — It was Eva Samo’s milestone 100th birthday and she celebrated by giving a gift to the South Orange–Maplewood community: an insightful preview of what’s ahead, worldwide, a presentation made by Ralph Buultjens, a leading analyst of global affairs who is also a longtime personal friend. Already well-known to South Orange–Maplewood Adult School […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School cheerleading team participated in Super Essex Conference’s “Cheer for the Cure” on Oct. 5 at Foley Field. More than $5,000 was raised for charitable donations to be made in the conference’s name. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and the citizens committee of the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens invite the public to view an elaborate display of carved botanical, floral and Halloween-themed pumpkins created by students at “Gardens Aglow” on Friday, Oct. 29, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Fire Department recently had 35 members trained and certified as incident safety officers. This 16-hour course, developed by the National Fire Academy in Emmetsburg, Md., examines the safety officers’ role in emergency responses. Additionally, it focuses on operations within an incident command system as a safety officer and emphasizes response […]
Click here for the bracket Livingston is the No. 1 seed in the 2021 Essex County girls volleyball Tournament. Montclair Kimberley Academy is the No. 2 seed. Verona is third and Newark Academy is fourth. Play-in matches, on or by Oct. 12 No. 25 North Star Academy at No. 24 Arts No. 26 Newark […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Early in the morning on Sept. 26, more than 150 cyclists set off from downtown Newark as part of Bike2Trenton — a five-hour, 58-mile bike ride to Trenton — all to raise awareness for the Essex–Hudson Greenway Project and urge action by Gov. Phil Murphy to fund the project. For cyclists, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Mayor Parisi was on hand to help Dr. Kaixuan Liu cut the ceremonial ribbon to open the Advanced Spine & Outpatient Surgery Center on Mt. Pleasant Avenue in West Orange on Sept. 24. The practice originally came to another West Orange location from Union in 2010 before moving to […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — September’s virtual monthly meeting of the Irvington NAACP hosted Assemblywoman Shavonda E. Sumter of the 35th Legislative District. Sumter holds the distinction of being the first woman to serve as chairperson of the New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus; she succeeded the long-lasting leadership of state Sen. Ronald L. Rice of the 28th […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced Sept. 25 that a $5.2 million project to renovate and upgrade Hendricks Field Golf Course in Belleville has been completed. The improvements have completely transformed Hendricks Field Golf Course into a championship-caliber facility, according to the county. “Hendricks Field Golf Course is a hidden […]