ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County officials have appointed the nine inaugural members to the newly formed Essex County Correctional Facility Civilian Task Force. The appointments were made during the freeholders’ June 10 meeting. “Even though we have been responding to the coronavirus for the past five months, the creation of the civilian task force […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Last year, Deanna Taylor-Heacock began a mission to cut back on waste in her Maplewood home. In an attempt to eliminate buying plastic shampoo bottles, laundry detergent containers, paper towels and other single-use recyclables, she began looking for a refill shop — a place to bring her own containers and just buy […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On June 10, Essex County Freeholder President Brendan Gill and the Board of Chosen Freeholders approved a resolution demanding the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement promptly grant the release of all detainees currently incarcerated due solely to their immigration status. The Essex County Correctional Facility has housed […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Oranges and Maplewood Unit sent the following statement to the newspaper on June 9: “For a fortnight citizens throughout our country have by their public actions voiced their concerns about policing in communities of color. It is the sincere hope of the Oranges […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “Black Lives Matter!” “Queer Lives Matter!” These words were shouted June 7 by more than a thousand protesters, who marched from Ivy Hill Park in Newark to Spiotta Park in South Orange. The Black Queer Lives Matter protest surged down South Orange Avenue, with cries for peace and an end to […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Members of the South Orange and Maplewood communities came together June 6 for the SOMA Justice Family Protest against racism. Photos Courtesy of Morgan Triska Media and Sheena Collum
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Three people were injured — two seriously — from a Maplewood house fire on Tuesday, June 2, on Essex Avenue. On June 2 at approximately 3:20 a.m., Maplewood Fire Department responded to the report of a house fire at 19 Essex Ave. Upon arrival, crews were met with heavy fire to the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — This summer, Camp Happy Times, like the majority of camps around the country, will become a place that engages kids cerebrally and looks to online opportunities for growth and friendship building. The decision to move to a completely online camping experience was shaped by the new operating parameters of state and local […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka recently stood in solidarity with the Association of Chiefs of Police of Essex County and Essex County Sheriff’s Department to denounce the actions of the Minneapolis Police Department officer who killed George Floyd. Baraka’s father was beaten by police during the 1967 Newark Riots. At one point, every […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Police Chief Jimmy DeVaul released the following statement on June 3 in response to the death of George Floyd: “As chief of the Maplewood police, I would like to address the horrific murder of George Floyd at the hand of police officers in Minneapolis, Minn. Firstly, I would like to offer […]