EAST ORANGE, NJ — Help Jamaica Medical Mission donated gowns to three young ladies and professional cosmetic makeup services to three others attending their senior prom at the Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts Class of 2017 on Friday, June 2. Help JaMM is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based in East Orange that […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor observed National Gun Violence Awareness Day on Friday, June 2, by honoring two school resource officers who managed to peacefully defuse a potentially deadly situation involving an armed suspect in the vicinity of a public school last year. School Resource Officers Segundo Marquez and Christopher Kyer […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Summer will be a busy time at the Chris Gatling Recreation Center on Union Avenue, which will offer a new arts and culture program, including dance, in addition to a host of other programs and activities scheduled to keep young people safe, engaged and active after schools close for summer. “The most […]
ORANGE, NJ — The 1 Family 2Gether 4Ever charity group hosted its annual Scholarship Banquet in memory of Hassan C. Miller Jr. at the Orange Elks Lodge 135 on Friday, June 2. The son of former Orange West Ward City Councilman Hassan Abdul Rasheed, Miller was shot and killed while driving a taxi in East […]
IRVINGTON — Mayor Tony Vauss and Recreation Department Director Donald Malloy have numerous activities and events planned for township residents of all ages during the summer, but 40th Street Park is not included in any as it is currently undergoing a much-needed renovation. “This is one of our great busy times, which is our Recreation […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange City Council Chairman and 3rd Ward Councilman Ted Green and his Team Green in 2017 running mates swept to victory in the Democratic Party primary on Tuesday, June 6. According to Essex County Clerk Chris Durkin’s office and the county Board of Elections, Green beat his two opponents John […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Darlene Reeves founded the Determined to Achieve parents support network to provide much-needed services and socializing for children with developmental disabilities and their families, after her own daughter was diagnosed with a cognitive disorder. Now Reeves has breathed life back into the town’s Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Brownies organizations […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Historical Society of East Orange is scheduled to host its annual Lawn Reception at Cicely Tyson School of the Fine and Performing Arts on Sunday, June 11, from 3 to 6 p.m., and one of the honorees will be internationally known local hip-hop music legends Naughty By Nature. “The Historical […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Rev. William Rutherford Jr. of Greater New Point Baptist Church on Paine Avenue has a very simple leadership philosophy, which probably goes a long way toward explaining why he has always been so ready to open the doors of his church to those who needed somewhere to hold community-oriented events, such […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — When East Orange voters go the polls for the Democratic primary on Tuesday, June 6, they will have a chance to make local history. Voters will have three choices for mayor: City Council Chairman and 3rd Ward Councilman Ted Green, John Thompson Jr. and Kenwyn S. Williams. They will also have […]