Annual Cheer for the Cure is renamed in honor of Karen Centinaro

Annual Cheer for the Cure is renamed in honor of Karen Centinaro

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The annual Karen Centinaro Memorial Cheer for the Cure, featuring high school cheerleading teams in the Super Essex Conference, will take place at Foley Field on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. The event has been officially renamed this year in honor of Centinaro, the longtime, beloved BHS athletics administrative assistant who […]

Maplewood pro wins top NJPGA honor

The New Jersey Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America has announced its 2023 annual award recipients, led by Robin Curtis, assistant golf professional at Maplewood Country Club, who was named 2023 NJPGA Golf Professional of the Year, the highest honor for a PGA Professional within the Section. Curtis was elected to PGA Membership […]

Author suggests looking for life’s signs

Luisa Frey knew about signs from a young age. When she was 9-years-old, her oldest sibling was seeking out colleges—with the rest of the family in tow, including her mom and herself. At the time, The Beatles had just released their hit song “Let it Be.” When Frey’s family visited a chapel on the college […]

Alligators and Komodo dragons featured in new Island Giants exhibit at Turtle Back

Alligators and Komodo dragons featured in new Island Giants exhibit at Turtle Back

WEST ORANGE — An Island Giants Exhibit at Turtle Back Zoo featuring alligators and Komodo dragons in natural habitat-themed spaces has officially opened. “The new exhibit enables us to provide more indoor and outdoor spaces for our alligators and Komodo dragons and create a more dynamic year-round experience for our visitors to see the animals,” […]

Glen Ridge HS cross-country teams compete in week 2 of SEC dual-meet series

Glen Ridge HS cross-country teams compete in week 2 of SEC dual-meet series

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys and girls cross-country teams competed in week 2 of the Super Essex Conference dual-meet competition at Branch Brook Park in Newark on Tuesday, Sept. 19. For the girls, Mia Bressler ran 23 minutes, 37.70 seconds and finishes sixth of 31 runners; Adelaide Fuller placed ninth […]

Irvington man sentenced for stealing $237K in Social Security benefits

An Irvington man was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for stealing more than $237,000 in Social Security benefits intended for his deceased brother, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Silvano Chable, 54, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to one count of wire fraud. Judge Wigenton imposed […]

SEC and UCC join forces to form girls golf league in spring

SEC and UCC join forces to form girls golf league in spring

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School golf program has thrived for the past few years. In fact, IHS girls have shown a strong interest in the sport. Though there are more girls than boys in the program, girls-only matches have been difficult to arrange.  But that will change, as the Super Essex Conference and […]

EO School District gets grant to plant trees

The East Orange, Bloomfield and Belleville School Districts will each be receiving about a quarter million dollars to plant trees. Marking Climate Week, Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette, Sustainable Jersey and The College of New Jersey announced the award of $4.55 million in grants to fund the planting of trees at 34 public […]

Stanlee Stahl Receives Poland’s Knight’s Cross

Stanlee Stahl Receives Poland’s Knight’s Cross

President Andrzej Duda of Poland bestowed his nation’s Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit upon Stanlee Stahl, the executive vice president of The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR), for her work in support of Polish rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. The award was given to Stahl this month at Poland’s Permanent Mission […]