MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team featured four wrestlers who earned All-Super Essex Conference—Colonial Division first-team honors. They are sophomore Reid Ordower, at the 106-pound weight class; sophomore Jared Van Allen, at 113; freshman August Katz, at 132; and senior Derek Mingmongkol, at 144. Photo Courtesy of Mike Freedman/Columbia High School […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School bowling team wrapped up its season, and according to captain and senior bowler Gus Peterson, despite the majority of the team being new, the Mountaineers were able to build strong team dynamics, with freshmen and sophomores raising their averages throughout the season. One of the team’s […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge seventh-grade boys basketball team celebrates after capturing the North Jersey Junior Basketball League championship on Saturday, March 11. The coaches are Stuart Gold, Colin Convey and Shane Powers; the players are Brady Gold, Aidan Kelly, Jack Powers, Tyler Kamil, Noah Tawfiq, Greyson Walton, Andrew Baum, Grady Siefers, Carter […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge fifth-grade boys basketball team celebrates after winning the North Jersey Junior Basketball League championship. The coaches are Mike Keszkowski, Colin Convey, and Shane Powers; and the players are Max Slovitt, Brody Klein, William Keszkowski, Ryan Powers, Benjamin Nieves, Michael Preston, Cormac Leiber, Jaxon Harrington, Dilan Chopra, Ryan Siefers, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Sgt. Larry S. Wassil from Bloomfield has been memorialized in a book created by residents of the Netherlands to honor soldiers killed fighting to free their homeland. Wassil was reported missing in action on Dec. 28, 1944, after leading a three-man reconnaissance team during the Hurtgen Forest offensive, near Hurtgen, Germany. He […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Britnee N. Timberlake, who is currently an assemblywoman for District 34, has announced that she is running for the state Senate seat for that district. “I am always grateful to God for the opportunity to work hard for people, and am thankful the local, county, and state Democratic Committee has given […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Mayor Susan McCartney hosted a home improvement workshop for residents of multiple townships earlier this month. Elvin Pereira, a loan advisor for Essex County, informed residents on how to qualify for aid and assistance for their homes. The home improvement program is funded through the community development block grant […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Tina Kelley and Gretna Wilkinson will read their poetry at the Skate House in Meadowland Park in South Orange on April 16, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The South Orange Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Meadowland Park Conservancy, is sponsoring the reading organized by Watershed Literary […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Former Irvington resident Jean Louis, along with a slew of amazing contestants put on ‘timeless’ performances at the 16th annual Morristown On-Stage show on March 1. Louis performed Julio Iglesias’ “Viens M’Embrasser” in French, in hopes of having the audience “feel” his performance, rather than understand the words and sing along. “Music […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Advanced Placement Studio Art students will be exhibiting their work at the West Orange Arts Center for the next few weeks. “Our students look forward to this their first gallery show,” said Heather Young, their teacher. “It gives them an opportunity to learn about gallery administration and […]