Editor's Notebook: Girls' Basketball Team Is On Fire

The New Providence girls’ varsity basketball team continued its winning streak with three games this week. The Lady Pioneers , 81-42 on Tuesday where Cassandra Squeri, one of , led the team’s offensive assault with 25 points on 9-for-18 shooting, while Kaitlin Cresencia had 14 points and six boards, and Laura Gregory had 12 points. On Thursday, the Lady Pioneers were matched up against Jonathan Dayton, a team with a 13-game winning streak. The Lady Pioneers were paced by Cassandra Squeri, who had a team-high 15 points, Laura Gregory, who totaled 13 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks, three assists and a steal, and Emma Culleton, who added 12 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals. Against Roselle Catholic last night, Cassandra Squeri had a team-high 13 points and Kaitlyn Cresencia added 11 points as New Providence won its seventh straight game and snapped Roselle Catholic's 15-game winning streak. But that wasn't all that happened this week. Keep reading for the complete rundown:

Monday: We brought you a preview to , our weekly column about some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey, and featured a heart warming story about a .

Tuesday: We featured our weekly , where Amy Currie tried out the New Jersey Smashburger, and a report on the issued by the Department of Education.

Wednesday: We featured a video of local residents talking about their and a Valentine’s Day Gift Guide, featuring and . (Psst… there’s still time to shop). We also brought you our weekly columns featuring deals at businesses in the area and where local moms answer your questions. We also recapped the and brought you a preview to Wednesday’s

Thursday: We featured a recap of Wednesday’s Superintendent Forum, where Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Miceli and members of the Board’s Finance Committee with local residents. We also brought you a video featuring stories from residents about their . We also featured our weekly column, featuring fun things to do with family, friends or your significant other over the weekend, and our weekly column, featuring information about homes recently sold in Union County.

Friday: We brought you a recap of the Board of Education work session, where a , and an article on the New Providence Business and Professional Association’s with Sen. Tom Kean, Assemblyman Jon Bramnick, and Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz, who spoke to local business owners about the effects of recent legislation on business. We also featured an article on the , our weekly and the latest episode recap of MTV’s Finally, we featured an article on New Providence Patch’s Athletes of the Week,