ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Ladies Professional Golf Association has scheduled four prestigious golf tournaments in New Jersey this year. The first event, the Cognizant Founders Cup, is planned for May 10 to 14 at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton. The event celebrates and honors the 13 founders of the LPGA Tour. A kick […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Rob Osieja, a member of the 2023 Irvington High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction class, enjoyed great success in his first year as the head coach of the Mount St. Dominic Academy indoor track-and-field team. Osieja guided the Caldwell-based school to its first conference championship in 10 years this past winter […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — When the season was over, head coach Eugene “Bam” Robinson and his Columbia High School boys basketball team were able to look back with great satisfaction. The Cougars, competing against tough opponents all season, finished with a stellar 19-8 overall record, including going 9-3 in the Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division, which […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Justin Scavalla, a senior goalkeeper for the West Orange High School boys soccer team, who has excelled both on the field and in the classroom, is the West Orange High School Sports Media Association Scholar Athlete of the Week. Scavalla is making himself a true role model for aspiring student-athletes everywhere. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — About 300 Cicely L. Tyson Middle/High School students who passed the 2022 state test got to enjoy popcorn, snacks, soda, and a private showing of the movie “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” “We contacted Newark screens, co-owned by NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal and made arrangements,” said Assistant Principal Ameenah Poole. “Six school […]
By Debbie L. Hochberg, Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ — The musical “Parade” now playing at the Maurice Levin Theater at the JCC in West Orange, tells the true, heart-wrenching story of a Jewish man living in Atlanta in 1913, who was wrongfully convicted of murdering a 13-year-old girl. Sadly, this story shows how easy it […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The SOMA Chamber of Commerce has hired long-time Maplewood resident Chris Dickson as their new executive director. “I am so thrilled to have Chris as our executive director,” said Chamber President Gary Jones. “His experience and connections to our community should have a real impact on the growth and success of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — First-year guard Kiley Capstraw, a West Orange High School graduate, who scored 9 points as the Yale University women’s basketball team earned a 63-42 win at Cornell on Saturday, Feb. 25, has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week. The league announced the award on Monday, Feb. 27. This […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Sunday, Jan. 29, students, parents, visual art educators and arts administrators from across New Jersey gathered at Kean University’s James Howe Gallery, located on the Union campus, to celebrate the 35th Emerging Artist Exhibition, sponsored by the Art Administrators of New Jersey. This exhibit presents artwork produced by high school […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Jhensen Touze is the West Orange High School Sports Media Association’s Scholar Athlete of the Week. Touze, a member of the class of 2023, is a two-sport varsity athlete in both football and basketball, and has been an integral part of his school’s sports teams for three years. He helped his […]