By Michael D’Onofrio, Managing Editor

With more than 100 residents and local officials looking on at the annual Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, Mayor Robert Parisi took to the rostrum Wednesday morning at The Manor to outline the administration’s expectations and goals for 2012 in his “State of…

By Chuck O’Donnell, Correspondent

Traxle Pein is a dim-witted bounty hunter more likely to get socked in the eye or blasted with a laser than successfully complete his mission. But he presses on, chasing his dream of becoming the greatest bounty hunter in the universe.

This…

Mountain Top Middle School Basketball began play on Jan. 5 with some very exciting games. Teams were formed in December based on player evaluations and a formal player draft to ensure as much equity as possible. So far, the teams have not disappointed and there have been many tightly contested games. 

BOYS DIVISION

• In the first game of the season, the Knicks came away with an impressive 54-36 win over the Cavaliers. The team was led by Mike Strazza, who scored 23 points to start…

By Michael D’Onofrio, Managing Editor

For the past 14 years, Lonnie Williams has worked at the West Orange High School as a security officer, and has always been prepared for what may come. And when put to the test last month, he did not hesitate to act.

It was a day like any other when freshman…

The Seton Hall Prep varsity ice hockey team defeated Verona/Glen Ridge, 5-3, to win the second annual Codey Winter Classic-Winter Division championship at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange on Friday. SHP improved to 4-7.

SHP opened the scoring 3:40 into the first period when junior forward Alex Lipkin scored…

The West Orange High School boys' indoor track and field team captured the team title at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championships for the third straight season on Friday Dec. 30 at the Jersey City Armory.

Jared Mason won the 800-meter run in 1:59.15, breaking his own meet record set in 2010, to lead the Mountaineers. Mason also won the 1,600-meter run. Dexter Valley won the 400-meter run and was part of the winning 4x400-meter run that broke the meet record set by…

The West Orange High School boys’ indoor track and field team raised eyebrows with outstanding performances at the Passarelli Invitational at Drew University on Thursday Dec. 22 in Madison.

In the 55-meter dash, senior Lance Smith finished second in 6.74, losing by just .01 to Union’s Wellington Brown, one of the fastest sprinters in the state.

WOHS junior Kazari Trought was sixth in 7.0 for the Mountaineers.

In the 300-meter dash, WOHS senior Dexter Valley, who is the Group 4…

Ariel and Amara Almodovar of West Orange joined their club, FC Copa, in collecting more than 370 pairs of socks to help the homeless community in Newark. During the last several weeks, the girls called friends and neighbors in hopes of reaching their goal of collecting 100 pairs, but with the community’s support, the…