PRINCETON, NJ — Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center Executive Director Eve Schaenen was honored with the 2024 John Cotton Dana Award by the New Jersey Association of Museums at the NJAM Annual Meeting on June 12 at the Historical Society of Princeton’s Updike Farmstead. Given every other year, the prestigious Dana Award is awarded […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School Athletics honored several senior student-athletes during a ceremony as they announced their college decisions. Some of them will be enrolling in the military. The following are the BHS athletes and their destinations: Ezekial Awkward, volleyball, Eastern Mennonite University. Aly Breikaa, swimming, New Jersey Institute of Technology. William Cordero, football, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 13th Bloomfield High School Football Alumni Camp will take place Saturday, June 22, at Foley Field. The one-day, free camp is for boys and girls entering grades 3-9. Check-in is 8:30 a.m. and the camp ends at noon. The camp is directed by founder Anthony Lambo, a former BHS standout football […]
LITTLE FALLS, NJ – This Father’s Day (Sunday, June 16) from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, author Mark Braff will discuss his new book, “Sons of Baseball: Growing Up with a Major League Dad”, with several sons featured in the book, including Larry Berra (Yogi’s eldest son), Larry […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School baseball team featured five players who earned all–Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division honors, as selected by the divisional coaches. First team Evan Freid, senior shortstop. Darien Rivas, senior pitcher. Kevin Obiedzinski, junior outfielder. Honorable mention Evit Dwyer, senior pitcher. Trevor Frantantoni, senior catcher. In addition, Freid earned all–Essex County […]
The 30th Robeson All-Star Football Classic will take place on Tuesday, June 11, at Belleville High School’s Municipal Stadium/Doc Ellis Field. Kickoff is 7 p.m. The game features high school graduating seniors. The East All-Star team consists of players from Essex, Union and Hudson counties, and the West All-Star team consists of players from Passaic, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys volleyball team posted a solid season. The eighth-seeded Bengals lost at No. 1 seed Bridgewater-Raritan, 25-16, 25-16, in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Group 4 state tournament on Wednesday, May 29. Junior Desmond Comer had six kills, senior Martin Garcia […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School track and field program is hoping to receive some funding or a grant to offset the cost for its top student-athletes who qualified for the 2024 New Balance Outdoor Nationals, which will be held at the University of Pennsylvania, between June 13-16. Thus far, Bloomfield has two automatic […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Charles Lisa won the boys pole vault event to lead the Bloomfield High School track and field teams at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state championships at Livingston High School field on Friday and Saturday, May 31-June 1. Lisa, a senior, leaped 12 feet, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 12th annual Bloomfield Softball Camp will take place at Clarks Pond South, located at 111 Dewey St., for girls in grades 2-8 (ages 6-14). The camp will take place July 8-11 (rain date July 12) and July 15-18 (rain date July 19) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. The […]