SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange resident Jordan Fishback, a senior at Montclair Kimberley Academy, recently committed to Oberlin College (Ohio) to play lacrosse next year. A superb defenseman on the lacrosse field, Fishback also recently completed an outstanding senior football season for the 5-4 Cougar gridders. He rushed for 513 yards and 6 TD, […]
MAPLEWOOD — Maplewood resident Luca Sieger, a sophomore at Montclair Kimberley Academy, has made a verbal commitment to the University of Maine to eventually play Division I college baseball. The standout catcher earned first-team all-prep B Division honors his freshman season while helping to lead MKA to the prep B tournament championship with an upset […]
GLEN RIDGE — Nick Baum, a senior defender from Glen Ridge, was a key member of the Montclair Kimberley Academy boys soccer team this fall season as the Cougars finished 12-8-1 and earned a berth in both the state prep B-Division and NJSIAA Non-Public, North B tournament finals. The starting right back had one of […]
GLEN RIDGE — Glen Ridge resident Cameron Leinhardt, a senior quad captain for the Montclair Kimberley Academy field hockey team in the fall, recently committed to the University of Chicago for women’s lacrosse. Leinhardt was unable to play field hockey this past fall but was ever present as one of the captains for the Cougars […]
BELLEVILLE — Belleville resident Sofia Vinasco, a senior at Montclair Kimberley Academy, recently committed to play Division I women’s soccer at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C. The senior forward had 5 goals and 4 assists for the Cougars (6-10-1) in 2022 as they reached the finals of the state prep B-Division Tournament. She had […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School senior Michael Liotta spoke at Montclair Film Festival’s 11th annual benefit on Oct. 28 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. The event was a tribute to Daniel Craig, featuring host Stephen Colbert in conversation with the legendary actor of James Bond fame. Liotta spoke […]
CHATHAM, NJ — The Governor’s STEM Scholars recently announced the admission of Isabella Castillo, Ashley Diaz Saguay, Alexandria Hall, Emmanuel Ishola and Mrunmayi Joshi, all of Newark; Alexis Halm-Owoo, of South Orange; Kosisochi Okaro, of Montclair; and Jeffrey Xu and Daisy Yao, both of Livingston, into the 2022-2023 class. The cohort is made up of […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair Early Music’s recorder and string ensemble, under the direction of Sandy Meltzer, brought history to life through music with a free performance on Oct. 29. Hosted by Montclair Public Library, the tight-knit group of musicians captivated an audience gathered in the library’s main building during the 45-minute program. Narration by Milt […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The movie “The Picture Taker” was screened Oct. 24 and 25 at the recently concluded Montclair Film Festival. Directed by Phil Bertelsen and produced by Lise Yasui, it is a film about Ernest C. Withers (1922-2007), a photographer whose estimated 2 million images, taken beginning from the 1950s, right through the 1960s […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced Wednesday, Oct. 26, that the Essex County Utilities Authority has erased more than $102.8 million of debt and is now debt free. DiVincenzo also announced that the $3.4 million in savings generated from not having to pay the debt will be passed to […]