Free HIV screening in East Orange

Free and confidential HIV testing, support and education will be offered at East Orange City Hall on Friday, Dec. 1. The screening is being done in conjunction with World Aids Day by the City of East Orange, RWJBarnabas Health and the Essex County Mobile Health Clinic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is not […]

SOMSD expects large turnout to discuss MapSO Freedom School

MAPLEWOOD — The South Orange and Maplewood School District Board of Education meeting scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 30 will be held virtually because a large turnout is expected. In-person attendance is expected to exceed the capacity of the Board of Education’s usual meeting place at 525 Academy St., which is 200 people with no chairs […]

Glen Ridge Athletic Association’s girls travel volleyball team enjoys successful season

Glen Ridge Athletic Association’s girls travel volleyball team enjoys successful season

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Pictured above, the Glen Ridge Athletic Association’s girls travel volleyball team, consisting of players in grades 6 to 8, completed a successful season. From left are, top row, coach Desmond Leigh, Amalia Moldovan, Ettalyn Kim, Gracen Willoughby, Lila Seiden, Ella Whyld, Siri Krabbe and Sophia Schumann and, bottom row, Sofie Corbin, […]

Big plans for South Orange Downtown this Saturday and beyond

Big plans for South Orange Downtown this Saturday and beyond

SOUTH ORANGE — South Orange Downtown will kick off the holiday shopping season with a vibrant Small Business Saturday Street Fair on Nov. 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Village Plaza. The event will spotlight more than 25 local artisans and craftspeople selling handcrafted jewelry, trendy apparel and accessories, tasty delights, captivating art […]

Bloomfield Junior Bengals sixth-grade team captures league’s Super Bowl title

Bloomfield Junior Bengals sixth-grade team captures league’s Super Bowl title

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Junior Bengals C football squad, consisting of sixth-graders, defeated Scotch Plains in thrilling fashion by a score of 7-6 in overtime to capture the New Jersey Suburban Youth Football League Super Bowl on Sunday, Nov. 19, at Foley Field, avenging an earlier-season loss.  The game was scoreless at the end […]

Coach Marvin Hawkins guides Hunter College cross-country teams to repeat titles

Coach Marvin Hawkins guides Hunter College cross-country teams to repeat titles

IRVINGTON, NJ — Former longtime Irvington High School track and field and cross-country head coach Marvin Hawkins guided the Hunter College (N.Y.) men’s and women’s cross-country teams to repeat CUNYAC championships on a soggy Sunday, Oct. 29, at Van Cortlandt Park. The men won their third straight title, while the girls won their ninth consecutive […]

Bloomfield Junior Bengals sixth grade team wins the NJSYFL’s Super Bowl title

Bloomfield Junior Bengals sixth grade team wins the NJSYFL’s Super Bowl title

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Junior Bengals C football squad, consisting of sixth-graders, defeated Scotch Plains in thrilling fashion by a score of 7-6 in overtime to capture the New Jersey Suburban Youth Football League Super Bowl on Sunday, Nov. 19, at Foley Field, avenging an earlier-season loss.  The game was scoreless at the end […]

Diversion program coming to East Orange Municipal Court

The Opt for Help and Hope initiative will be implemented in East Orange Municipal Court, according to a press release from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. Opt for Help and Hope is a prosecutor-led diversion program that offers people who commit low-level, non-violent crimes the opportunity to overcome substance use disorder. The Opt for Help […]