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 […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Due to COVID-19 regulations, the typical celebrations for graduating high school seniors have had to be put on hold. But East Orange officials organized a creative way to celebrate the scholars. The East Orange Graduation Caravan traveled throughout the entire city on Saturday, June 13, giving the community the opportunity to […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center honored 34 student athletes from member high schools of the Super Essex Conference in a celebration of the qualities that made Yogi Berra a national treasure. This is the eighth year in a row that the museum along with the SEC have presented the Best […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green addressed the city with another virtual town hall meeting on June 4. This time, rather than focusing wholly on COVID-19, the forum addressed the other crisis America is facing; the frank conversation was titled “Peace, but Not Patience: A Discussion on Social Justice, Civil Rights and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Roosevelt Middle School Principal Lionel Hush and East Orange Campus High School Principal Ronnie Estrict have been named the recipients of the Circle of Rainbow Sisters Seeking Spiritual and Wellness Connection 2019 Financial Literacy Advocacy Award for Teens. Both principals will be recognized at the fourth annual CORESWCC Recognition […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Circle of Rainbow Sisters Seeking Spiritual and Wellness Connection presented $24,052 in scholarships and awards to three age groups during its third annual Financial Literacy and Awards Ceremony on July 19 at West Orange Town Hall. Students across the state were recognized for successfully completing courses and projects in the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange native and Philadelphia Eagles NFL player Rasul Douglas will host a football camp in conjunction with the Ted R. Green and the Akeem Cares nonprofit foundations at Paul Robeson Stadium on Park Avenue from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. “This year Rasul reached out to […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange Campus High School football team featured several players who earned All-Super Football Conference-Liberty Blue Division. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Nasir Montgomery, junior QB Chris Stultz, senior OL Quadir Scott, junior WR Bryant Manuel, junior RB Kashim Daniels, senior WR FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Locksley Burke, sophomore LB Ian Brown, junior […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Hall of Fame’s second induction ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 6 p.m. in the Cicely Tyson School of the Performing and Fine Arts theater, will conclude the city’s Thanksgiving and Alumni Weekend celebration. That includes the annual football game between East Orange Campus High School and Barringer […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – It’s the last weekend of what was a mostly rainy summer and most high school teams are usually breaking summer training camp right about now. However, with the new state playoff rules implemented by the NJSIAA this summer, teams statewide didn’t have enough time to prepare for the 2018 Week 0 […]