Mark Kamine takes readers ‘On Locations’ with ‘The Sopranos’

Mark Kamine takes readers ‘On Locations’ with ‘The Sopranos’

“The Sopranos” was ranked the best television series of all time by TV Guide in 2013. The American crime drama television series was filmed all over Essex County, including in East Orange, Irvington, Bloomfield, Nutley, Glen Ridge, and West Orange. Mark Kamine, Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning executive producer of “The White Lotus,” worked on […]

Irvington woman named to state Board of Education

An Irvington woman has joined the New Jersey State Board of Education. Mary G. Bennett, who works as an educational consultant/adjunct faculty at the Seton Hall University Academy for Urban Transformation, was sworn on to the board last week along with Jeanette Peña, educational director of special education and organizational accountability for the Union City […]

Irvington man is Gov. Murphy’s guest

Irvington man is Gov. Murphy’s guest

An Irvington resident who served prison time for drug trafficking was among those invited to Gov. Phil Murphy’s state of the state address. Ulysses McMillan was sentenced to 22 years for drug trafficking while carrying a firearm. When he was released from prison, he met former Gov. Jim McGreevey and enrolled in New Jersey Reentry […]

Police investigate fatal shooting of Irvington man

An Irvington resident was fatally shot on the street in Newark. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of Ty’Shad Campbell, 27, of Irvington, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé. On Jan. 14, at 4:25 a.m., police […]