LIVINGSTON, NJ — An Evening of Laughter took place June 6 at Temple Bnai Abraham in Livingston, where more than 300 people came out to support JFS of MetroWest, celebrate the 20th anniversary of Rachel Coalition, the domestic violence division of JFS, and honor Andrea and Bryan Bier of West Orange and Lisa and Erik […]
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD – South Orange/Maplewood Baseball held the league championship games for all divisions on Friday night, June 16, in Meadowland Park in South Orange. Despite the threat of rain, all games were completed and it was an exciting night for players, families and coaches. Championship game results follow: Minor League (Ages 8-9) adMarketplace 6, […]
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD – The 4th annual Two Towns Triathlon for Kids was held in South Orange on Saturday, June 17. South Orange and Maplewood children between the ages of 7 and 14 swam laps in the South Orange Pool, biked through Meadowland Park and the West Montrose Neighborhood, and finished the race running around the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Students in Rhoshonda Williams’ fourth-grade class at Jefferson School completed their community service project on May 24. Students collected boxes of food to be donated to the Community Food Bank of NJ. On May 16, Makala Barsolona from the Food Bank visited Jefferson to discuss hunger in New Jersey as the kickoff […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange will pay tribute to veterans who lost their lives during the Vietnam War when the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall comes to town this Independence Day weekend. The traveling wall is a three-fifth-scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. It stands 6-feet tall at the center and covers […]
NEWARK – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that an international youth soccer tournament will be played in Essex County from June 23 to 25. The Ironbound Soccer Club is hosting the La Liga Promises 2017 International Under 12 Boys Soccer Tournament, which will take place in Essex County Riverfront Park and Essex […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In its inaugural year, 19 West Orange High School seniors have received the New Jersey Department of Education Seal of Biliteracy. The distinction is awarded to those high school seniors who are able to speak, read, listen and write in two or more languages at a high level of proficiency. In […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Mountain YMCA Camp Team recently won the prestigious Spirit Award at the 13th annual Day of the Camps NJ statewide staff training event. Day of the Camps is the annual staff training and held at the Sawmill Branch of the Hamilton-area YMCA. YMCAs from all across New Jersey are invited […]
East Orange Campus High School’s Allyssa Adams has earned the 2017 Investors Bank Best Teammate Award. Allyssa, along with student-athletes from high schools in the Super Essex Conference, were recently recognized during ceremonies at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. A senior, she played on the Jaguars’ varsity volleyball team as well as the […]
Orange High School’s Lorenzah Hammer has earned the 2017 Investors Bank Best Teammate Award. Lorenzah, along with student-athletes from high schools in the Super Essex Conference, were recently honored during ceremonies at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. A senior, she played on the Tornadoes’ varsity basketball team. Coaches selected her because of her […]