BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ and girls’ track and field teams enjoyed an auspicious start to the season. The girls’ javelin team of Aicha Naouai and Jackie Drucker took first place at the Mountie Relays at Woodman Field in Montclair on March 31. At the Metuchen Relays on Saturday, April 7, Kaela […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The 2018 Columbia High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony and dinner will take place Thursday, May 10, at Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange. Cocktails begin 6 p.m. Dinner is at 7 p.m. The 2018 inductees are: Doug Richardson, 1974, Track Ed Lewis, 1980, Lacrosse Lenny Armuth, 1981, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Human Relations Commission, with the support of the West Orange Recreation Department, is hosting a community softball game on Sunday, April 29, at 1 p.m. at Degnan Field in West Orange. This is a communitywide invitational event, so sign up for a team or as an individual player […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Spinning, the art of twisting a fiber such as wool into thread or yarn, and weaving that thread or yarn to create cloth is a skill dating back thousands of years. On Sunday, April 15, from 1 to 4 p.m., Durand-Hedden visitors will have the opportunity to explore this tradition and witness […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Attend a CPR certification course on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the West Orange Emergency Operations Center, 25 Mt. Pleasant Place; enter in the rear of the building. This class is free for West Orange residents and students must be 16-years-old or older. Class size will […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Triad Arts Ensemble will present a Canticles for Life AIDS Benefit Concert on Sunday, April 15, at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, 767 Prospect St. in Maplewood. The concert will feature Canticles Chairperson Ginny Johnston of Maplewood conducting the 27-voice Triad Vocal Ensemble. They will perform traditional anthems, pop arrangements and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Green Hill Senior Living in West Orange, in collaboration with Garden State Equality, launched the LGBT Senior Housing and Care Needs Assessment Survey to New Jersey residents 55 and older who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Green Hill and New Jersey LGBT stakeholders have joined together to create a […]
NEWARK, NJ — Nearly 40 percent of Americans who plan home projects that require digging this year don’t plan on calling before they dig, according to a recent national survey conducted by Common Ground Alliance. PSE&G reminds customers, contractors and excavators to call 8-1-1 to request a mark-out before digging to avoid hitting underground pipelines, […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — A Veterans Access Seminar will be held Wednesday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Montclair Municipal Building, 215 Claremont Ave. This event is sponsored by the Superior Court of NJ Essex Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns. Advance registration is required; to register, call Andrew Kafel at 973-776-9300, ext. […]
The Belleville High School track and field teams enjoyed an impressive performance at the Cedar Grove/Verona Invitational on April 7. The teams earn 10 relay medals and one individual medal. The following are their results: 4 by 100M Chad Manning, Brandon Sagrista, Omarie Wilmore, Anthony Bodero: 47.4 2nd place Medal Sara Manning, Bernice Banks, […]