ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Accompanied by elected officials and community leaders from across the state, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr., at microphone, kicked off his re-election campaign for Essex County executive in Veterans Memorial Park in Newark on Monday, Dec. 11. Among those endorsing DiVincenzo at the event were U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Members of Club TBA of The Jewish Learning Program of Temple B’nai Abraham in Livingston celebrated Hanukkah by making latkes “Israeli style” under the supervision of Rishon Shaked Schnarch. Club TBA, for children in grades three through six, meets twice each month. The programs are an enjoyable way for TBA students to […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will host the annual Glen Ridge Holiday Tournament. The boys’ teams are Glen Ridge, Belleville, Bloomfield and People’s Prep. The girls’ teams are Glen Ridge, Belleville, Bloomfield and People’s Prep DEC. 27 Girls Game #1 2 p.m. – Bloomfield (dark […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Dec. 14, the county announced the opening of the new Sheriff’s Patrol Headquarters on Market Street in Newark. Patrol operations will be relocated from the Parks Administration Building across from Branch Brook Park to the modern facility that took just seven months to complete. “Our officers have been working from the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Stellar defensive play highlighted last weekend’s CYO games for the St. Joseph’s basketball teams. The JV White 5th grade boys improved to 4-0 with a convincing 39-23 victory over St. Joseph’s-Roselle. All seven available Celtics scored in the contest, led by Kieran Dawkins and Steven Copeland with 14 and 10 points, respectively. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School indoor track and field teams brought home a whopping 24 medals from the Fairleigh Dickinson University Invitational in the season opener on Dec. 16. IHS results Girls’ medal winners 55-meter hurdles: First place, Andrea Jackson. Second place, Vicky Molokwu. 4×800-meter relay: First place, Taliyah Hayes, Berline Julien, Malika […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Mountain YMCA is making it easy and fun for children and adults to stay active and engaged throughout the winter, offering dozens of programs in sports, the arts and enrichment classes. Registration is under way for the Winter 1 session, which starts Jan. 6 and runs through March 2. Here […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The seventh-grade students at the Linda and Rudy Slucker Religious School at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange got into the holiday spirit recently. In celebration of Hanukkah, they learned how to make potato latkes from scratch for themselves to enjoy; to honor the wider community during the holiday season, they […]
Belleville High School Indoor Track & Field at FDU Holday Classic, season opener 13 medals: 3 medals including gold for Sara Manning, 2 for Brandon Sagrista, 2 for Camillah Nigatu and other medals by Banks, Sharpe, Bodero, Varela, Mezarescu, Robinson. Results 55M Hurdles Angel Ramos 11.1 55M Dash Sara Manning 7.6 4th place Medal Danielle […]