Briana Lee’s 26 points lead Felician University women’s basketball team in win over Bloomfield College

Briana Lee’s 26 points lead Felician University women’s basketball team in win over Bloomfield College

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Freshman swing player Briana Lee, a 2019 Irvington High School graduate, scored a season-high 26 points and freshman guard Kiera Dunhill netted a season-high 18 points to lead Felician University to a 73-61 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women’s basketball victory over host Bloomfield College on Wednesday evening, Jan. 8, at the Bloomfield […]

Montclair YMCA Dolphins swim team makes waves at championship meets

Montclair YMCA Dolphins swim team makes waves at championship meets

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair YMCA Dolphins swim team turned in outstanding performances at two championship meets, held on Dec. 13-15. At the EEX Holiday Classic XXXIII, held at Rutgers University, 16 of the team’s swimmers qualified for a meet that has traditionally been one the most anticipated all year. More than 35 teams from […]

Students and community members recognized at BOE meeting

Students and community members recognized at BOE meeting

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students, community members, and outgoing Board of Education members Sandra Mordecai and Mark Robertson were recognized at the Dec. 16 meeting, held at West Orange High School. The Dec. 16 was Mordecai and Robertson’s final meeting as board members. The parade of honors included: Gregory School’s Gabrielle Flippen for being a […]

ECC offers Saturday youth programs

NEWARK, NJ — Essex County College’s popular Saturday Youth Program will begin its spring 2020 semester program Saturday, Jan. 18, for 10 sessions at the main Newark campus. The classes are geared toward children from kindergarten to high school. Some of the programs have several sections to accommodate different age groups. There will be in-person […]

Ted Jasieniecki BHS Alumni Basketball Game is set for Jan. 17

Ted Jasieniecki BHS Alumni Basketball Game is set for Jan. 17

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 31st annual Ted Jasieniecki BHS Alumni Basketball Game will take place Friday, Jan. 17 at the Bloomfield High School main gym. The game will take place at 7 p.m. Prior to the game, there will be a sixth grade girls game at 5:45 p.m. and a sixth grade co-ed game at […]

Celebrating MLK Jr. Day in WO

Celebrating MLK Jr. Day in WO

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Human Relations Commission will host the township’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Monday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m. at West Orange High School Auditorium, located at 51 Conforti Ave.  The keynote speaker will be Maurice Stinnett, the first black male vice president of diversity and […]

Film festival kickoff sells out

Film festival kickoff sells out

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Film Society kicked off its 15th West Orange Classic Film Festival on Sunday, Jan. 5, at the AMC movie theater in West Orange’s Essex Green complex. The kickoff screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest” sold out. Pictured from left are Jake from Passaic Park; film critic Stephen […]

Older authors encouraged to enter annual Legacies Writing Contest

Older authors encouraged to enter annual Legacies Writing Contest

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Division of Senior Services invites Essex seniors ages 60 and older to submit an original story focusing on a special person, life-changing experience or significant period of their life to the 2020 Essex County Legacies Writing Contest. The deadline is Monday, March 16. “Our senior citizens have led […]