EAST ORANGE — Students, parents, teachers and school district employees were reeling after it was announced that more than 70 people would be laid off and the district was forced to have two unexpected half days. A statement from Mayor Ted R. Green, Superintendent Dr. Christopher Irving and Board President Andrea McPhatter said the layoffs […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 10th-seeded Glen Ridge High School girls soccer team lost to seventh-seeded Millburn 3-2 in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Thursday, Oct. 17, at Millburn. Senior forward Katie Powers and senior midfielder Keira Runnions each had a goal, and senior midfielder Aly Hoover had an assist for […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School cross-country team competed in the annual Nutley Pizza Invitational on Monday, Oct. 21, hosted by Nutley. The other teams in the meet were Belleville, Verona and Cedar Grove. The Essex County Championships will be Friday, Oct. 25, at Cedar Grove Park.
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Bloomfield High School football team dropped a 42-14 decision to Livingston on Friday, Oct. 18, at Livingston to move to a 3-5 record on the season. The Bengals will visit West Orange on Friday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. in the final regular-season game. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon
NEWARK, NJ —The Golda Och Academy varsity boys cross-country team raced in the Super Essex Championships Liberty Division on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Branch Brook Park in Newark. They scored 122 points for fourth place out of 13 schools. East Orange Campus edged Caldwell HS, 56-57, for the Liberty Division title. Ari Jacobs led the […]
By John Tierney Special to the News-Record When Joe Tornquist was just about to take his turn as concertmaster of the Cali Music School Orchestra during his graduate studies at Montclair State University, all rehearsals and performances were suddenly put on hold. By the time classes resumed post-pandemic, Tornquist had graduated. So it’s all the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls soccer team hopes to make a strong run in the Essex County Tournament. The fourth-seeded Mountaineers will host a first-round game on Thursday, Oct. 17, against either No. 13 seed Columbia or No. 20 seed PayneTech. If the Mountaineers win, they will advance to the […]
Two Irvington residents were among those honored when the New Jersey State Conference of NAACP Branches held a luncheon recognizing military veterans on Oct. 12. The Rev. H. William Rutherford, a past state president, and Merrick Harris, a past Irvington NAACP president, were honored at the event held at the Princeton Crowne Plaza Convention Center […]
By Dana Fialkowski Correspondent MAPLEWOOD — A National Coming Out Day event was held Friday, Oct. 11, outside town hall. The event included speeches about the difficulties members of the the LGBTQIA+ community can face and the importance of being able to “come out.” There was a flag raising ceremony and free ice cream […]
SOUTH BEND, IND. — For the second week in a row, Irvington High School football fans got to witness former Blue Knights play against each other collegiately. Adon Shuler is a sophomore safety for the University of Notre Dame and Cam Richardson is a freshman defensive back for Stanford University. Notre Dame hosted Stanford on […]