NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Performing Arts Center, in collaboration with the Newark Public Library, will present Philip Roth Unbound, a weekend-long festival that will celebrate, challenge and explore the life, legacy and work of novelist and Newark native Philip Roth, on what would have been his 90th birthday weekend. Beginning Friday, March 17, and […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex Edwina, Turtle Back Zoo’s resident groundhog, saw her shadow and is predicting another six weeks of colder weather. Essex Edwina made her prediction during Turtle Back’s annual Groundhog Day celebration on Feb. 2. She took over prognostication duties from her cousin Essex Ed last year. Essex Edwina also predicted the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys basketball team is hitting its stride at just the right time in the season. Despite facing a season of dramatic ups and downs, the team managed to persevere and achieve more successes than setbacks. Their resilience is evident as seen in their five-game winning streak, […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School girls bowling team won the Essex County Tournament title at Hanover Lanes in East Hanover on Monday, Feb. 13. The Raiders won the county championship for the second year in a row. Gabriella Lucivero had a 186 high game and 443 series, and Angelica Duffy had a 152 […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Pictured above, the Glen Ridge eighth-grade boys basketball team took first place in the North Jersey Junior Basketball League regular season on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Pictured from left are Coach Harneet Pasricha, players Jackson Goldberg, No. 11; Max Pockriss, No. 10; Gabe Carter, No. 14; Nate Hutton, No. 13; Dylan Gilchrist, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Anna Deer is the West Orange Sports Media Association’s Scholar Athlete of the Week! Anna is a quadruple threat, excelling in soccer, basketball, softball and academics. She is a true representation of what it means to balance both sports and academics. Anna’s academic achievements are equally impressive, boasting a GPA of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The highly anticipated middle school basketball showdown is just around the corner, with the Roosevelt and Liberty middle school boys and girls basketball teams ready to showcase their skills on the court. The excitement will take place on Thursday, Feb. 16, at West Orange High School. The girls game is scheduled […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Big East Conference named University of Connectict’s Terrel Williams, a Columbia High School graduate, as the Men’s Track Athlete of the Week on Wednesday, Feb. 8. At the Harvard Crimson Elite & Multi meet, the junior hurdler set an all-time UConn program record in the indoor 60-meter hurdles finishing in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Super Bowl LVII is this Sunday, Feb. 12, between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. The game will be played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., and will be televised on FOX at 6:30 p.m., with play-by-play announcer and Bloomfield native Kevin Burkhardt. Burkhardt will announce the game with […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls basketball team lost to Caldwell High School 64-57 at home on Thursday, Feb. 9. Junior Aniyah Brown had 21 points, sophomores Ava Barker and Michelle Hernandez each had 11 points, sophomore Gabrielle Kot had 5 points, junior Maya Mickens had 4 points, senior Stella Schmidt had 3 […]