NEWARK, NJ — The adage “no rest for the weary” certainly seems to apply to People’s Organization for Progress Chairman Larry Hamm and his members, who take to the streets in protest against acts of social injustice in the country, in addition to their weekly “Justice Monday” protests outside the Peter W. Rodino Federal Building […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Seji Lusi and his partners at the Winning or Nothing T-shirt company on Springfield Avenue are scheduled to hold their third annual Community Cookout and Back to School Bash on Saturday, Aug. 26, in Union Avenue Park. “We will be teaching kids how to make custom T-shirts onsite,” said Lusi on Sunday, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Orange and East Orange were well represented at the three-day Lincoln Park Music Festival in downtown Newark that began with gospel music and reggae on Friday, July 28, followed by house music on Saturday, July 29, and ended with hip-hop on Sunday, July 30. “I’m here with Saint Michael’s Medical Center here […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Vicki Martignetti, wife of Irvington Fire Division Firefighter Carmine Martignetti, has a bone to pick with Mayor Tony Vauss and the Irvington administration regarding unpaid medical bills she says Irvington is contractually required to cover. Debt collectors have filed a $49,325 civil lawsuit against the Martignettis for nonpayment of medical bills, according […]
ORANGE, NJ — Another year, another National Night Out observance for the residents of Wilson Place in Orange on Tuesday, Aug. 1, but this year’s celebration was new for Tiffany Askew, an Orange native who said it was just like old times. “I’m born and raised in Orange, on this block, 97 Wilson Place,” said […]
ORANGE, NJ — Greg Cespedes graduated from Irvington High School in 2012, but he had his first star turn on Saturday, Aug. 5, at Orange’s annual Caribbean Heritage Festival and Parade in Monte Irvin Orange Park, where Guyanese singer Shelly-G invited him onto the to show off his whining skills. Whining is a form of […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange celebrated National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 1, with community-oriented events in Soverel Field Park, a block party and food giveaway by the Joi’s Angels nonprofit organization, and lots of other block parties and events in neighborhoods across the city. The common thread linking them, however, was the public […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver, the state Democratic Party’s candidate for lieutenant governor, stopped by Irvington’s annual National Night Out event in Civic Square on Tuesday, Aug. 1. “She’s here all the time and that’s one of the things about having one of our own on the ticket as lieutenant governor,” said Mayor Tony […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — According to East Orange’s 3rd Ward City Council representatives, Quilla Talmadge and Ted Green, Elmwood Park is the place to be on Sunday, Aug. 13, at noon, for the 12th annual Summer Jam concert that will cap off an eventful summer at the public park. “We have been having great initiatives. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Nassan’s Place, a nonprofit autism awareness organization, will be at the center of attention Sunday, Aug. 13, at center court in Madison Square Garden in New York City for the WNBA New York Liberty’s annual Autism Awareness Day game. This year, the Liberty will be facing off against the Detroit Sparks […]