Cardinal concludes Holy Week with Easter Sunday Mass in filled cathedral

Cardinal concludes Holy Week with Easter Sunday Mass in filled cathedral

NEWARK, NJ — For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started two years ago, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, celebrated Easter Sunday Mass before a filled Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark on April 17. Tobin told adherents that Easter is the ideal time to reaffirm their faith, just as […]

Irvington Education Association looks to feed students during school break

Irvington Education Association looks to feed students during school break

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Education Association is gearing up for its spring grocery giveaway, a biannual tradition in the Irvington School District. The union gives away groceries to families in the district around Thanksgiving and Easter, in advance of school breaks, so students in the district don’t have to worry about not having anything […]

Congregants at area churches come together to celebrate Easter

Congregants at area churches come together to celebrate Easter

NEWARK, NJ — The Archdiocese of Newark commemorated the resurrection of Jesus on April 3 by celebrating the Easter Vigil, the holiest observance of the Christian religious calendar, marking Easter’s official start. The Mass began with the lighting of the Paschal candle, which was processed through the darkened Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in […]

Easter bunny pays a visit to Orange

Easter bunny pays a visit to Orange

ORANGE, NJ — Orange Councilwoman Adrienne Wooten, Councilwoman Jamie Summers-Johnson of the South Ward, Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren, and Democratic Committee members Stacey Martin of the South Ward and William Hathaway hosted an Easter bunny event at Central Playground on Saturday, March 27. Photos Courtesy of William Hathaway

Spring holiday emergency food distribution event in Newark

NEWARK, NJ — Essex County will present a special spring holiday emergency food distribution event to help families negatively impacted by the coronavirus. There will be 1,000 frozen turkeys and boxes of nonperishable food distributed at the Cherry Blossom Welcome Center in Branch Brook Park in Newark on Thursday, April 1, at 9 a.m. The […]

Bloomfield restaurant provides free Easter meals

Bloomfield restaurant provides free Easter meals

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — This past Easter was a difficult one for many celebrants, as they could not observe the holiday with their usual company and customs. For some, the holiday was even more difficult, as they worried about where their Easter meal would come from. But Bloomfield businessman Salvatore Siconolfi, who owns Bella Napoli restaurant, […]

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