Chaos. The word is being used a lot in local government of late as elected and appointed officials deal with fallout from developments in Washington. “It’s been a week of chaos,” said U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, a Democrat who represents Irvington, Orange, and West Orange in Washington, during a visit to Orange last week. “It’s […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Lys Rubens Blanc recently has been named as the new Columbia High School football coach. “Our program will develop talent,” Blanc explained to a crowd of interested high school parents on Monday, Feb. 3, at Columbia’s Black Box Theatre. “We’ve produced college coaches and a current NFL player (Carolina Panthers offensive […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School senior Izzy Bille captured the girls bowling title at the Essex County Individual Championships on Thursday, Jan. 23, at Belleville Bowlero. On the boys’ side, BHS junior Jayden Padilla finished in second place. Both bowlers qualified for the Individual Championships based on their performances at the Essex County Team […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls wrestling team finished in third place at the Essex County Tournament on Thursday, Jan. 23, at Essex County College in Newark. Bloomfield finished in first place and Irvington took second place. Junior Jazzira Lopez won the 114-pound title to lead the Mountaineers. It was her […]
WEST ORANGE — A township resident who grew up along the parade route has been named grand marshal of the 72nd Annual West Orange St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Grand Marshal Noel G. O’Keeffe was born in November of 1966 in Orange and raised in West Orange, deeply immersed in both the Irish-American community and local […]
In partnership with the Community Coalition on Race and South Orange Village, the Meadowland Park Conservancy continued their tradition of filling the 45 acres of the park with light to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Jan. 20 event featured the largest display of CCR luminaries in SOMA, with the entire […]
The City of East Orange’s Department of Health & Human Services has a new free public health vending kiosk at the firehouse located at the intersection of South Clinton Street and Elmwood Avenue. Developed in partnership with TestandGo, the new vending system offers free, on-demand access to a range of critical supplies, including Naloxone, fentanyl […]
East Orange Campus High School head boys basketball coach Gabe Baltimore has been nominated for this year’s Jr. Knicks Coach of the Year award. Baltimore is a respected and dedicated member of his community, both as a teacher and basketball coach at EOCHS, where his commitment to students and athletes has made a lasting impact, […]
GLEN RIDGE — John Leone and Kieran Leiber, juniors at Glen Ridge High School, are showing how leadership and community spirit can go hand in hand. In 2023, they started Athletes for Good (AFG), a co-ed club that brings student-athletes together to give back to their community. After a successful first year, they officially got […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys bowling team rolled its way to glory, capturing the Essex County Tournament title with a commanding total pinfall of 2,775 on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Bowlero Belleville. In a nail-biting competition, the Mountaineers edged out Nutley and Seton Hall Prep, showcasing their dominance on the […]