WEST ORANGE, NJ – Despite losing 47-20, the West Orange High School varsity football team held its own against Don Bosco Prep, one of the top teams in the state, in a home game on Sept. 14. Don Bosco and its heavily- recruited running back Jalen Berger led 33-0 by halftime, but the Mountaineers fought […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – With goals by Manny DiPierola and Tyreek Wray in the second half, the West Orange High School boys’ varsity soccer team held off Caldwell 2-0 on Sept. 13 for its first win of the season. West Orange’s Kalleo Mendes assisted on both goals. Goalie AJ Petrucci had five saves for the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Two Towns Triathlon for Kids took place Saturday, Sept. 8. Children ages 7 through 14 participated in a route that included a swim in the South Orange pool, a bike ride through Meadowland Park and the West Montrose neighborhood, and a run around the Duck Pond. The route distances were […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Twenty years ago, a group of Temple B’nai Abraham members, led by Rabbi Clifford Kulwin, began reading together. Since then, the members of the TBA Book Group have read more than 250 books together, and continue to read and discuss with enthusiasm and enjoyment. This group is open to the community, so […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. congratulated 20 Essex County artists who received awards in the annual Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show at an awards ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 13, in the Robert O’Toole Community Center in Cedar Grove Park. “I congratulate the winners and all the artists who […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Ryan Saurborn, 17, of Maplewood, has been a Boy Scout since the second grade, working his way up from Cub Scout through Boy Scout ranks and completing dozens of merit badges. As part of his work toward attaining Eagle Scout rank, he chose his synagogue, Temple Sharey-Tefilo Israel in South Orange, […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Come and celebrate Sukkot at Temple B’nai Abraham on Sunday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon with Sukkahfest, hosted by the Temple B’nai Abraham Jewish Learning Program; enjoy a taste of the Adirondacks, one of Rabbi Clifford Kulwin’s favorite places, right at temple, 300 East Northfield Road, Livingston. Come lounge by […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Arts Council will host a reception on Sunday, Sept. 23, from 2 to 5 p.m. for an abstract expressionism exhibit at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road. Gloria Jerome Torrice, who turns 94 this month, is a contemporary of painter Jackson Pollock. Artwork on display comes from […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Jason Kelly, aka Coach Kelly, has been named the new director of youth sports and wellness at South Mountain YMCA in Maplewood. After playing football in college, Kelly pursued his passion for sports and wellness through a career coaching college football, while simultaneously earning his master’s degree in athletic administration from Springfield […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Thomas Edison National Historical Park will be joining national park sites around the country in celebrating National Public Lands Day with a fee-free day on Saturday, Sept. 22. The Laboratory Complex at 211 Main St. in West Orange will be open with regular programs beginning at 10 a.m. Special fall family […]