SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The annual river clean up returns for its 13th year on Sunday, May 7. Last year volunteers removed bottles, cans, bicycles, street signs, banners, ladders, gutters, rugs, and even parts of a signature South Orange gas lamp from the river, according to Walter Clarke of the South Orange Environmental Commission. The […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Friends of the South Orange Public Library will be holding a Spring Jewelry Sale in May. The sale will feature fine jewelry, designer jewelry, sterling silver pieces, brand names, precious stones, vintage pieces, earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets, pendants, brooches, men’s cuff links, watches and accessories. The sale will also feature […]
ESSEX COUNTY – Alixon Collazos-Gill has announced her candidacy for the state Assembly in the 27th District, which includes West Orange, Livingston, Millburn, Montclair, Roseland and Clifton. If elected, Collazos-Gill — who migrated to the United States from Colombia at age 14 — will make history as the first woman and Latina to represent the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Sports Media Association is thrilled to announce the launch of its inaugural scholarship for student-athletes at West Orange High School. The scholarship aims to recognize and empower student-athletes who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and teamwork skills, promoting excellence in athletics and encouraging the development of student […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys and girls track and field teams host West Essex and Orange in their season openers on Monday, April 3, at the John Gibson Track and Field Complex at Foley Field. The boys defeated both West Essex 130-10 and Orange 122-18, and the girls defeated both West Essex […]
GLEN RIDGE — Pictured are members of the Glen Ridge High School spring boys and girls track-and-field teams. Coaches in the front row, from left, are head coach Paul Kartanowicz; volunteer coach William Indek and assistant coach Chris Troyano; second row, far right, is assistant coach Danielle Purciello. Missing is assistant coach Stephanie Fego. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Stephan Zichella, who has served in the district for 24 years, has been officially named as the West Orange High School athletic director. Zichella’s athletic background is impressive. He was a star player in high school, taking on the challenging trifecta of soccer, baseball and wrestling. At Montclair State University, Zichella […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge sixth-grade boys basketball team finished the regular season in first place in the North Jersey Junior Basketball League. They also finished runner-up in the playoffs and played at halftime of a New Jersey Institute of Technology game on Feb. 21. The coaches are Brian Slackman, Robert Rogers, Keven […]
NEWARK, NJ — Monsignor Gerard McCarren has been appointed rector and dean of the Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology at Seton Hall University. McCarren has served as interim rector and dean since July 1, and prior to that time, he was associate professor of systematic theology and the seminary’s spiritual director, according to a […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley Jr. Raiders Competition Cheerleading team jumped, tumbled, back-flipped and danced its way to an amazing 2022-23 season this winter. Composed of fifth- to eighth-graders, the team, under head coach and program director Jaime Ardizzone, won a whopping five different competitions. They took first place in the 8th & Under divisions […]