The Women’s Club of Glen Ridge is preparing to open its doors to the community for a final event celebrating the centennial of its clubhouse. The event is Saturday, Sept. 6, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and its slogan is “Celebrating a Century of Open Doors,” according to event chairperson and club vice-president Trisha Turiano. […]
GLEN RIDGE — No doubt there will be a temperature record-breaker or two this summer, but fortunately, the Glen Ridge pool is open. Returning personnel are old hands manager Jodie Schnach, assistant managers Patricia Drudy, Mike Mazzeo and Bob Silvera, and swimming instructor Sarah Melnick. So what’s new? “The most exciting thing is we have […]
Glen Ridge High School, class of 2025, held its commencement Wednesday evening, June 18. A chance of showers relocated the event to the Ridgewood Avenue School, but what was lost in the Hurrell Field tradition was made up by a definite increase in volume for the applause and cheers in the closed confines of an […]
The Glen Ridge High School History Club, runner-up in the states earlier this year and winner of the southern regional title also, traveled to Orlando, Fla., last month, for the History Bowl — the middle school championships for students of history. According to club advisor Dave Majewski, the competition was very tough, as you would […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — For any high school singles tennis player, winning the state singles championship is the ultimate dream goal. Glen Ridge High School senior Lucas Rao had the pleasure of fulfilling that goal. Rao, the No. 1 seed out of a field of more than 100 players, captured the New Jersey State Interscholastic […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — After two years of renovations and upgrades, the annual springtime Paul Robeson High School All-Star Football Classic returned to East Orange’s Paul Robeson Stadium on Tuesday night, June 10. For the past two years, the game was hosted at Belleville High School’s Municipal Stadium. The Robeson Classic features some of the […]
By The New Jersey Department of Transportation When people see damaged vehicles and emergency responders on the road, they might say they saw a car accident. But the truth is, most crashes are not accidents, or something that was random and unavoidable. Instead, many of the incidents that cause fatalities or serious injuries on […]
A “Selected Works” art exhibit by Glen Ridge High School students is currently on display at the Ridgewood Avenue Train Station. There are 29 works in the show, all commendable but two blue ribbons were awarded. One blue ribbon went, and rightly so, to Emilia White’s “Castle in Ireland.” It is a narrow oil, maybe […]
A 17-year-old junior at Glen Ridge High School, has been awarded the U.S. Congressional Bronze Medal, one of the highest civilian honors for youth presented by the United States Congress. John Leone earned this national recognition through his volunteer work, including efforts with Athletes for Good, a student-led organization he co-founded with fellow student Kieran […]
This year marks the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of 325, and the Nicene Creed, a “foundation marker” in Christian history. The Episcopal Dioceses of Newark and New Jersey, working with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, the Lutheran, Presbyterian and Reformed churches, as well as the Ukrainian Orthodox and others from the […]