IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington residents Destin Nicholas and FamiCare founder Thecy Faustin are pitching in to help the survivors of the recent hurricanes that impacted Haiti, Puerto Rico and other parts of the Caribbean and southern United States. “I know that, on Saturday, Oct. 14, there is going to be a fundraiser at Sacred Heart […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor and City Council joined forces with Miryam Torres of the Hispanics for Progress of Essex County for a Pan American flag-raising ceremony in front of City Hall in City Hall Plaza on Friday, Sept. 22, in honor of national Hispanic Heritage Month. Taylor was unable to […]
ORANGE, NJ — Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss recently quit his new full-time job with the Hillside Department of Public Works on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Several current or former members of Orange’s administration have been connected to the administrations of both Vauss or Hillside Mayor Angela Garretson. Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren previously worked part-time as an […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss officially resigned from his new job working for the Hillside Department of Public Works on Wednesday, Sept. 20, and unofficially touched off a war of words between two of the four political campaigns competing to succeed Mayor Angela Garretson in the November Hillside municipal election. “It is with great […]
EAST ORANGE/ORANGE, NJ — In the wake of the recent hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico that have wreaked havoc in Texas, Florida and the Caribbean, as well as earthquakes in Mexico, some local nonprofit organizations are mobilizing to help out wherever they are able to do so. In East Orange, Mark Smith and his […]
ORANGE, NJ — Anyone near the Orange Preparatory Academy on Central Avenue who experienced the earth moving under their feet on Saturday, Sept. 9, could give credit for the feeling to the Youth Gospel Explosion at the school. “I actually served as the mistress of ceremonies. We had a wonderful time today. God was here. […]
ORANGE, NJ — According to former Orange Board of Education President Vernon Pullins, the recently reformed Committee on the Status of Men in East Orange is on a mission to “empower young men” and give them “a clear understanding of what it takes to be all that they can be.” Fittingly, COSMEO has been busy […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren and Orange City Council wanted to do something ambitious with this year’s annual back-to-school book bag giveaway event to promote community engagement at the same time, so they combined those efforts into the 12 Hours of Community Service event Saturday, Sept. 9. According to Warren, the 12 Hours […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Berkeley Terrace Apartments complex on Grove Street has a new owner who held a special meeting Thursday, July 27, with his tenants inside Council Chambers in the Municipal Building to inform them about the upgrades he intends to implement. On Wednesday, Aug. 2, Josh Levy of Candlebrook Properties, the real estate […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange Board of Education member Cristina Mateo and the Hispanic Coalition hosted a soccer tournament at the Orange High School baseball field at Central Avenue Playground on Saturday, Sept. 9, during the 12 Hours of Community Service event. “We put the soccer tournament together. We had about eight different teams coming from […]