VERONA/GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The fourth-seeded and reigning champion Verona/Glen Ridge ice hockey team defeated fifth-seeded Nutley/Columbia/Bloomfield, 3-0, in the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic Hockey League’s Kelly Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. GR senior Jack Budinick and GR junior Gavin Farrell each had a power-play goal, […]
VERONA/GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Verona/Glen Ridge high school ice hockey team won three straight games, defeating Frisch, Oratory and Montville, to improve to 10-6-3 overall on the season. Glen Ridge junior James Benson scored two goals, GR freshman Hudson Perazza and GR junior Brandon Grisafi each had one goal and one assist, and GR […]
VERONA/GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Verona/Glen Ridge high school ice hockey team has enjoyed a 4-2-1 start to the season. The Hillbillies/Ridgers, who won the New Jersey Interscholastic Ice Hockey League’s Kelly Cup playoff title last season, have three strong defensemen in GR junior Jimmy Benson and GR senior Jack Budinick, both captains, and GR […]
By The New Jersey Department of Transportation There were more than 600 crash-related fatalities on New Jersey roadways in 2023. We’re so used to seeing statistics that it can be easy to forget there are real people behind the numbers. So let’s reframe it. Haga clic aquí para leer este artículo en español In […]
VERONA, NJ — It was a must-win situation for the former North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 football champions Malcolm X. Shabazz Bulldogs, who were in jeopardy of being eliminated from the NJSIAA Group 2 playoffs this past Friday evening, Oct. 25, in Verona. Verona was already locked in and was expecting to be seeded […]
LITTLE FALLS, NJ — On Sunday, Nov. 10, The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center is hosting a special program in honor of veterans, including Seaman Second Class Lawrence Peter Berra. Author William Palmer will discuss his book, “We Called Ourselves Rocketboat Men: The Untold Stories of the Top-Secret LCS(S) Rocket Boat Missions of World […]
VERONA, NJ — The Verona High School football team defeated Newark Collegiate 24-8 to raise its record to 3-1 on the season. With the 2024 football season reaching the halfway point, it was an all-community event with the Verona Hillbillies playing host to the Newark Collegiate Academy Panthers for a Week 3 tilt between Super […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center will host their annual Yogi Berra Tribute Day, with free admission for all Museum visitors, on Sunday, Sept. 22. The date coincides with the day of Yogi’s passing in 2015, and also commemorates the day in 1946 when he played his first game in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Mountaineer Football Classic was a big success during the Labor Day weekend. It was the highlight of all things high school football in an action-packed Week 0 schedule that saw 14 Essex County schools in action highlighting top college recruits who are making their names felt throughout the local, regional, […]
LITTLE FALLS — Continuing a beloved tradition in local high school sports, for the 12th consecutive year, the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center honored student-athletes from member schools of the Super Essex Conference in a celebration of the qualities that made Yogi Berra a national treasure. Recipients of the museum’s 2024 Best Teammate Award, […]