Nutley HS girls volleyball team enjoys exciting victories

Nutley HS girls volleyball team enjoys exciting victories

NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley High School first-year girls volleyball head coach Angela Mechionne has lofty goals for the program for this season and beyond. The early-season results have been promising. “This is my first year with the team and I have set some lofty goals for myself and the team,” said Melchionne in an email […]

Community service groups plan Pre-Thanksgiving meal

WEST ORANGE — The township’s four largest community service groups, The Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Lion’s Club and Unico, will be joining together to host their annual Community Thanksgiving Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 22. “It’s kind of unofficial theme is being grateful, thankful and not just for living in West Orange, but […]

Columbia HS cross-country runners excel at Magee Memorial Class Meet

Columbia HS cross-country runners excel at Magee Memorial Class Meet

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls cross-country teams enjoyed fine results at the Magee Memorial Class Meet on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Greystone–Central Park in Morris Plains. In the Girls Senior race, Mae Dowling took second place in 19 minutes, 21.30 seconds and Sally O’Sullivan tok 27th in 21:57.30. In […]

Irvington boxer Valencia keeps up winning ways in the ring

Irvington boxer Valencia keeps up winning ways in the ring

IRVINGTON, NJ — Amateur boxing standout Jean Pierre Valencia scored his third straight victory in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 21, defeating experienced veteran Francisco Frometa by unanimous decision at the New York Athletic Club. Valencia, of Irvington, punched his way through the defense of the skillful Frometa, a Brooklyn resident who boxes out […]

Bloomfield HS football team seeks to get back on winning track

Bloomfield HS football team seeks to get back on winning track

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School football team looks to get back on the winning track. The Bengals lost to East Orange Campus, 41-6, Friday, Sept. 22, at Foley Field for their third loss in a row to move to 1-3. East Orange Campus won its first game and improved to 1-3. The Bengals […]

Columbia HS football team receives forfeit win vs. Hudson Catholic

Columbia HS football team receives forfeit win vs. Hudson Catholic

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team received a forfeit victory against Hudson Catholic, which has canceled the rest of its season due to injuries that have depleted its roster. As a result, the Cougars’ record for the season moved to 3-1. The Cougars will visit Passaic County Tech in Wayne on […]

Golda Och Academy cross-country team defeats Newark Tech

Golda Och Academy cross-country team defeats Newark Tech

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Golda Och Academy cross-country teams compete in week 2 of the Super Essex Conference dual-meet series on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Branch Brook Park in Newark. The boys team defeated Newark Tech, 15-50, as Tech only had three runners. Jesse Schiffman led the Roadrunners in 20 minutes, 57.2 seconds, 32nd […]

Learning to study like a champion

Learning to study like a champion

  MAPLEWOOD — Teacher Christina Luzzi’s psychology class at Columbia High School is all about the brain, and one of the first things she wanted her students to know this year is how they can best use their own brains for success in school. That is why last week, Luzzi enlisted Regan Gurung, a psychologist […]