Orange resident Jaylen Ankrah-Jones shows versatility for Montclair Kimberley Academy football team

Orange resident Jaylen Ankrah-Jones shows versatility for Montclair Kimberley Academy football team

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Orange resident Jaylen Ankrah-Jones, a senior co-captain, is versatile player for the Montclair Kimberley Academy football team, which has been progressing while going through the rigors of an 0-4 season to date entering its Sept. 30 game at Pingry in Martinsville. Ankrah-Jones excels as an outside linebacker and wide receiver for the […]

We have to change driver behavior in work zones – it is costing highway workers their lives

We have to change driver behavior in work zones – it is costing highway workers their lives

By Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, NJDOT Commissioner The start of a new school year is just a few weeks away and with that we will see an increased number of motorists on New Jersey’s roadways. Between hurried school runs, residents returning from vacations, and buses trying to stay on schedule, the pace of activity on our highways, […]

Bloomfield residents Jaelyn Alexander and Claire Bishop lead Montclair Kimberley Academy girls track and field team to prep B team repeat title

Bloomfield residents Jaelyn Alexander and Claire Bishop lead Montclair Kimberley Academy girls track and field team to prep B team repeat title

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield residents Jaelyn Alexander, second from left, and Claire Bishop, second from far right, were members of the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls track and field team which repeated as prep B team champions during the annual prep B meet held Monday, May 22, at Newark Academy in Livingston. “We are very proud […]

Orange residents Dillyn Kim and Odelia Akaho lead Montclair Kimberley Academy girls track and field team to prep B team repeat title

Orange residents Dillyn Kim and Odelia Akaho lead Montclair Kimberley Academy girls track and field team to prep B team repeat title

ORANGE, NJ — Orange residents Dillyn Kim, third from left back row, and Odelia Akaho, far right, back row, are members of the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls track and field team which repeated as prep B team champions during the annual prep B meet held Monday, May 22, at Newark Academy in Livingston. “We are […]

Orange resident Kalvin Thomas wins 3 events to lead Montclair Kimberley Academy track and field at prep B championship

Orange resident Kalvin Thomas wins 3 events to lead Montclair Kimberley Academy track and field at prep B championship

ORANGE, NJ — Kalvin Thomas of Orange, a sophomore at Montclair Kimberley Academy, won three events for the Cougars in the 2023 prep B championship track and field meet on Monday, May 22, at Newark Academy in Livingston. Thomas won the 100-meter dash (11.39 seconds), the 200 (23.77) and also the triple jump (43 feet, […]

South Orange resident and MKA two-sport star Jordan Fishback feted at Essex–Hudson scholar-athlete affair

South Orange resident and MKA two-sport star Jordan Fishback feted at Essex–Hudson scholar-athlete affair

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange resident Jordan Fishback, a senior at Montclair Kimberley Academy and a standout for the Cougars’ lacrosse and football teams, was recently MKA’s representative at the 2023 Essex–Hudson County Scholar–Athlete Dinner. An Essex tradition that started more than a half century ago, and now also includes a neighboring county, was […]

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