EAST ORANGE, NJ — U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. toured the Arts for Kids Music Mentorship and Preparation Program at the Cicely Tyson School of the Performing Arts in East Orange on Wednesday morning, April 13, to see firsthand the results of a $50,000 American Rescue Plan grant. Payne met with program and school […]
NEWARK, NJ — Emmalene Holland, front, of Verona, is celebrated for winning the fourth-grade essay contest “Why Essex County Branch Brook Park is Special to Me” by, from left, Essex County Parks Director Dan Salvante, Deputy Parks Director Kate Hartwyk, Commissioner Patricia Sebold, Sheriff Armando Fontoura, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and Japanese […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — On April 16, East Orange residents came out to Elmwood Park for the 11th annual Leap Into Spring celebration. The event included an egg hunt, with some participants collecting more than 90 eggs! Photos Courtesy of East Orange City Hall
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. presented his 2022 State of the County Address at the Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove on Monday, April 11. Due to the pandemic, this was the first time in two years the State of the County Address was presented. The speech is […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Environmental Advisory Committee is selling swamp milkweed to support the area’s monarch butterfly population. All proceeds will go toward the committee’s annual Environmental Scholarship, which is awarded to a graduating senior from Glen Ridge High School who has demonstrated personal leadership and environmental stewardship in the school community. […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The township is providing help and hope for seniors, handicapped residents and others who don’t have anyone to turn to in the event of an emergency, according to an April 18 press release from the town. The Blue Star program is geared toward those who live alone and need help when there […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Resuming a tradition that began in 2014, South Orange Public Library, located at 65 Scotland Road, is once again hosting a full day of crafty activities for all ages on Saturday, April 23. The library has scheduled activities for “Makers Mayhem: Reuse, Repurpose, Reimagine” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. that […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Mayor Robert Parisi and members of the West Orange Township Council welcomed U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District to Degnan Park on April 14. Having secured funding for statewide projects this past March that will include new equipment at Degnan Park, Sherrill presented a check […]
NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund has awarded more than $500,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations that will use the funds to help artists, teaching artists and history professionals recover from the financial devastation of the pandemic, according to an April 14 press release. In Newark, Newark Arts and Project […]
ORANGE, NJ — On April 13, Lt. Hector Rosado and Sgt. Craig Barnett of the Orange Police Department encountered a commotion between a group of males in a rear parking lot of a multifamily apartment dwelling on the 300 block of Park Avenue, according to a press release from the city. The officers were responding […]