BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Evit Dwyer has been named the Bloomfield High School Student-Athlete of the Month. Dwyer, a senior, was a two-year starter for the Bengals boys basketball team. He amassed more than 100 points and 100 rebounds this season, while shooting 45 percent from three-point range. On the baseball diamond last spring, Dwyer was […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The third-seeded West Orange High School girls basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament. The Mountaineers defeated No. 14 seed Passaic, 71-38, in the first round on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at home. Junior Anaya Karriem had […]
Funeral services are set for long-time Irvington Township Clerk Harold Wiener, who passed away at Overlook Hospital on Feb. 26. An Irvington native, Harold was born, raised, and educated in the township, having graduated from Union Avenue Elementary School and Irvington High School. In 1979 he received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology/sociology, and […]
An East Orange student and teacher have been selected to participate in the first-ever Young People’s Continental Congress. The non-profit organization, National History Day, has collaborated with Carpenters’ Hall, the home of the nation’s First Continental Congress in 1774, to produce a program for high school students from around the country, celebrating the 250th anniversary […]
A film by an Irvington filmmaker will be shown at the Garden State Film Festival in March. “We are extremely proud to present ‘Equal Opportunity’ as a part of our 22nd Annual Film Festival, and to share this work with our global audience,” says Lauren Concar Sheehy, the festival’s Executive Director. “Equal Opportunity” directed by […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School bowling teams enjoyed a good showing at the Essex County Tournament at North Arlington Lanes on Thursday, Feb. 15. The boys team finished sixth overall in the team standings with a 2,559 score, among the 16 scoring teams. Sophomore Jayden Padilla rolled the tournament’s high game with a […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls swimming team lost a heartbreaking 86-84 decision to Caldwell High School in the championship of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group “C” state tournament at Raritan Bay YMCA. The Ridgers finished the season with an 8-4 record and 6-0 […]
Arthouse Film Festival will unspool for 10 weeks beginning March 11 at The Village at SOPAC in South Orange. AFF is a curated series of not-yet-released movies from around the world, followed by conversations with filmmakers and actors. The selected films comprise award winners from Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Telluride, Venice and SXSW film festivals, along […]
BLOOMFIELD — The Bloomfield Township Council voted unanimously to appoint Monica Charris Tabares to fill the vacant at-large council seat. Councilman Rich Rockwell nominated Tabares to fill the vacancy of the at-large seat and with a second from Councilwoman Wartyna Davis the motion was moved forward. Tabares will become the first Latina to serve on […]
MAPLEWOOD — The mayor and township committee are asking participants in public protests to refrain from engaging in hate speech or behavior that targets any specific group. “Recently, some protestors, who are exercising their First Amendment right to free speech have used language that is hurtful and unnerving to many of our neighbors,” the township […]