MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The St. Joseph’s boys basketball varsity team, coached by Chris Wack and Will Nolan, had a busy and mostly successful weekend, Feb. 19-20. The seventh-eighth grade boys started the weekend with a 60-53 victory at St. Cassian’s. Player of the game Lawrence Hartman had 2 points, 10 rebounds, and three steals, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Watershed Literary Events, the spoken-word series sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs in South Orange, will host its first reading of the year on Sunday, March 13, at 2 p.m. on Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, and can be accessed at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85329267522. March is also […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team’s historic season last fall was achieved thanks in part by the guidance and inspiration from coaches, teachers, family members and the community as a whole. That was the message delivered by IHS head coach Ashley “Smoke” Pierre in his remarks addressing the audience of a ceremony […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ West Orange residents gathered outside Town Hall on Feb. 20 for a climate change rally led by students, complete with a composting demonstration by Roosevelt Middle School’s Environmental Club. Spurred on by the rockslide that caused the Ron Jolyn apartment complex to be evacuated after flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Feb. 16 was a proud day for the Irvington High School football staff, players and their families as seniors on the football team made their final decisions and signed their names on the dotted lines of their commitment letters. “Today, we’re having a signing-day ceremony for the seniors on our football team […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep basketball team had another great week, winning three games to improve its winning streak to 11 games, its Super Essex Conference–American Division record to 10-1, and its overall record to 20-3 on the season. On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the No. 1 seed Pirates traveled to Essex County […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Following the success of his parenting guidebook — “‘A Living Testimony’ How to Raise America’s Nightmare: Educated Children of Color!” — accomplished author Harry Paden is now introducing the world to two additional books, “‘Now You Tell Me!’ History/Facts Not Taught in ‘Most’ Schools!” and “Quotes & Motivational Words/Stories: Including the People […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University will host its annual graduate open house as a live virtual event on Saturday, Feb. 26, at noon. The event offers attendees the opportunity to prepare for their graduate school journey. Participants can learn more about the university’s graduate and certificate programs in the high-demand fields of business, […]
Girls squad takes second place at county tournament; Boyd leads boys team
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls bowling team finished second overall at the Super Essex Conference/Essex County Tournament on Monday, Feb. 7, at Bowlero Belleville bowling alley. Irvington, under head coach Myles Hart, had a total score of 1,819. Nutley won the girls’ team title with a score of 2,106. Michenael Fils Aime […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team had a couple of tough losses, to drop its record to 10-11-2 on the season. On Monday, Feb. 7, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange, the Pirates were defeated by Christian Brothers Academy, 4-2. Freshman Dylan Gibbs opened the scoring for Seton […]