NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – NORTH BERGEN – Irvington boxer Jean Pierre Valencia solidified his status as the best 165-pound amateur boxer in the state after winning the New Jersey Diamond Gloves open class championship on Sunday night, Oct. 15. The 23-year-old Valencia put on a show for boxing fans at the Recreation Center in North […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Golda Och Academy cross-country teams competed at the Super Essex Conference Championships at Branch Brook Park in Newark on Tuesday, Oct. 10. GOA ran in the Colonial Division. For the boys, East Side High School of Newark won the Colonial Division title with 34 points, Golda Och Academy scored 40 points, […]
EAST ORANGE — Corey Woolridge of East Orange Campus High School has been nominated for USA Football’s Heart of a Giant Award presented by the Hospital for Special Surgery and the New York Giants. Woolridge is among a group of tri-state area high school football players, mascots and team managers who have been nominated for […]
An Irvington resident is facing criminal charges after he allegedly dragged a police officer behind his car while fleeing a traffic stop, police said. On Oct. 3, at 1 p.m., Mountainside Police Officer Nicholas Hussey saw a Hyundai Sonata being operated without a front New Jersey license plate and an inoperative rear brake light. Hussey […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In just its first two weeks of play and in only its second year in the league, the Saint Joseph CYO girls volleyball program is establishing itself as one to watch. With a 2-1 record, the Varsity team – composed of seventh- and eighth-graders – has a roster filled with returning players […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In a thrilling match that had fans on the edge of their seats, the West Orange High School girls volleyball Team secured the Super Essex Conference Liberty Division championship with a spectacular two-set victory over Columbia. The first set was a nail-biter, with both teams displaying exceptional skill and tenacity. West […]
NEWARK, NJ — Pictured above, the Glen Ridge boys and girls cross country teams are shown competing in the Super Essex Conference final dual meet week on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Branch Brook Park.
MAPLEWOOD — Maplewood police officers responded to Evelyn Court on Monday after getting a report of a gunshot victim lying in the street at 2:11 p.m. Officers arrived on scene, found the individual and began rendering aid until South Essex Fire Department/ Emergency Medical Services and Robert Wood Johnson paramedics arrived on scene and transported […]
BLOOMFIELD — The state has awarded $12 million in grant funding to 48 cannabis businesses to enable entrepreneurs, particularly those from communities historically harmed by the War on Drugs, to start and expand their cannabis businesses in New Jersey. This funding initiative is designed to eliminate long-standing barriers to entry and provides the startups with […]
A cash giveaway game, refreshments, kids activities and a special nine month Welcome CD will be among the highlights as Ascendia Bank hosts a grand opening celebration for its new Oradell branch on Nov. 4. Ascendia Bank, a 100-year-old northern New Jersey financial institution formerly known as Glen Rock Savings Bank, will host the event […]