EAST ORANGE, NJ — Pictured are campers at the annual East Orange Co-Ed Basketball Camp at the John L. Costley Middle School in East Orange. Sponsored by the East Orange Recreation Department, the camp began July 8 and continues until Aug. 16 for children ages 7-14, Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — To Asante’ Ward, reading is very important. That’s why Ward, who is the head coach of the East Orange Recreation seventh-eighth grade boys basketball team, makes sure that his players read a book as a pre-game ritual. Ward frequently assigns a book to read for each of his 16 players on […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs is offering a free girls’ lacrosse clinic at Columbian Park on Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. during the month of July. The clinic’s first day was held on Saturday, July 8. It is coordinated by Livingston High School students, twins Layton […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Kaleena Koon wanted to give her daughter a chance to play football. But she figured something safer would be better, namely flag football. Indeed, girls flag football has grown in popularity, especially in New Jersey. Koon helped start the East Orange Recreation girls flag football program this spring. It’s the first […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Football undoubtedly has been one of the most popular sports in the East Orange community. The youth level teams have served as a strong feeder program for the highly successful East Orange Campus High School football team, which celebrated an undefeated state championship season in 2021. But what about the girls? […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange The East Orange Recreation Department is offering a full schedule of fall and winter activities for children and adults, spelled out in the Fall and Winter Activities brochure available in City Hall or one of the recreation sites throughout the city. Adults can enroll in Fellowship Fridays programs, while […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – In the above photo gallery, campers participate in the East Orange Recreation Co-Ed Basketball Camp last week. The camp, held at Cicely Tyson School, is offered for boys and girls, ages 8-15, Mondays through Fridays, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The camp runs until the second week of August. Photos […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — According to Victoria Lewis, supervisor for the East Orange Recreation Department, an exciting schedule of recreational events and activities for winter is on tap, designed to reflect what Mayor Ted Green has in store for the city. The new administration’s mission statement is: “One city, one community, one goal equals progress,” […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Recreation Department has a full slate of summer programs available to children of all ages, now that the public school year has officially ended. “Camp starts Tuesday, June 27, and it runs for six weeks through the fourth of August,” said Vicki Lewis, the East Orange Recreation Department’s […]