LITTLE FALLS, NJ – “The locker room is now open,” Montclair State University (MSU) literacy professor and Write on Sports co-director and teacher Erik Jacobson said as middle school students from across Essex County raced to interview former New York Giants wide receiver David Tyree and Sports Illustrated reporter Jenny Vrentas.

This summer, 26 West Orange middle school ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - West Orange High School varsity boys basketball coach Demond Cowins has launched a new series called "Real Talk Sessions" via his Instagram (@coach_cowins) and has been picking up followers with every new episode.

The series, which will see episodes ranging in length from one minute to five minutes, covers discussions on all aspects of basketball.

"Real ...

HILLSIDE, NJ — By the time West Orange native Kyrie Irving graduated the legendary St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth in 2010, he was the top-ranked basketball player in the country, and has since become one of the best guards in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. Elliot Cadeau, a rising eighth-grade guard also from West Orange, is following in ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Plans are moving ahead to build a new “Bubble” at West Orange High School that will expand the athletic usefulness of what has been primarily a weight-room area, Superintendent Jeffrey Rutzky announced on Monday.

At this week’s West Orange Board of Education (WOBOE) meeting, Rutzky said that bids are opening this week to put up a new, state-of-the-art ...