EAST ORANGE, NJ — The corner of Park Avenue and North Clinton Street was renamed Osvaldo Antoine Way on March 17 in honor of the East Orange resident and longtime East Orange Campus High School girls soccer team coach, who died on March 19 of last year. Antoine was the uncle of current 3rd Ward […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted R. Green and Council members Bergson Leneus, Christopher Awe and Brittany D. Claybrooks joined staff, students and administrators from the East Orange School District for the dedication of the “Mosaic Wall of the Arts” at Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts. This mosaic […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Jaguar moms of the East Orange Campus High School football team held a fabulous fish-fry fundraiser in August for the team. Photos Courtesy of East Orange School District
EAST ORANGE, NJ — After a tumultuous year of uncertainty, fear and virtual lessons, East Orange Campus High School celebrated its resilient Class of 2021 at a commencement ceremony at Paul Robeson Stadium. On June 23, a sense of accomplishment, pride and new beginnings were felt by all 365 graduates and their many family members, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Men of Essex Inc. selected Irvington High School football phenom Mikai Gbayor as recipient of the 63rd annual Essex Award. Gbayor was a standout linebacker for Irvington High School and was named a 2020 All-American candidate by Sports Illustrated. He was named to the USA Today All–New Jersey first team. […]
LITTLE FALLS, NJ — Continuing a beloved tradition in local high school sports, for the ninth 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 2021 Investors Bank […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Some East Orange residents were able to get their first dose of the Moderna vaccine on April 30 at a vaccination pop-up mobile clinic at East Orange Campus High School; a second pop-up clinic was held on May 4. “The mobile clinic started administering the vaccination on a trial basis to […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the homicide of an East Orange teenager, according to an Oct. 7 press release from the prosecutor’s office. On Tuesday, Oct. 6 Antoine Sanga-Niangara, 16, of East Orange, was fatally shot in the area […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Campus Jaguars opened their shortened season against the Lancers of Livingston on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange. East Orange is coming off a 9-2 campaign last season and hopes to keep the momentum going in the current season. With the season condensed due to […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — For the 2019-20 school year, the 27th annual Scholar-Athlete Awards initiative of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association has provided a certificate of recognition to 354 high school student-athletes. Under this ongoing program, each NJSIAA member school — nearly every high school in the state — has the opportunity to […]