Dante Contella NHS senior, Football team When did you start playing football? What are some of the benefits of the game? I started playing flag football in first grade, then tackle football in third grade and I have been playing ever since. Some benefits are that once you’re on the field you can forget about […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the West Orange PBA Local 25 gathered donated items to support the annual Thanksgiving food drive at the Holy Trinity Food Pantry in West Orange. The combined efforts of those willing to help will improve the quality of life for those in need both during the holidays and year-round. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University welcomes the community to join its Christmas at the Hall celebration with the 10th annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 3, on the University Green at the South Orange campus, 400 South Orange Ave. Recognized for several years as Best College in America for “Holiday Events” […]
Felician University freshman Briana Lee, a 2019 Irvington High School graduate, has been selected as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week for the period, ending Nov. 24, the CACC announced. Lee earns the honor for the second consecutive week. Lee, a 5-foot-9 guard/forward, earned her latest award on the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — When creating floral displays, some florists use materials that are not eco-friendly. Join the Maplewood Garden Club on Monday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., to learn how to minimize the use of materials that pollute the environment in your own floral arrangements. Edith Villavicencio, owner […]
NUTLEY/MAPLEWOOD, NJ — During the 2018-19 scholastic hockey season, one of the biggest stories was that a co-op team representing Morris Knolls/Morris Hills won a state championship. Morris Hills has been involved in league play since the 1958-59 season, but until last winter had never earned a championship. In the local area, last winter was […]
EAST HANOVER, NJ — Novartis recently welcomed nearly 100 students with disabilities, several of whom came from West Orange High School, to the company’s East Hanover campus for its 12th annual Disability Mentoring Day. Local colleges, companies and a disability nonprofit organization with strong inclusion policies presented information on the resources and support they provide […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A new historical marker in front of the armory on Pleasant Valley Way honors the home of the 102nd Cavalry of the Essex Troop. Members posed as the unveiling took place in a brief ceremony on Nov. 16. The Essex Troop dates to 1890 and the armory in West Orange has […]