ORANGE, NJ — Derrick Henry, founder of the Protect the Orange Water Supply organization, said he finds it interesting that the Pennoni water management company was included in the subpoena the Federal Bureau of Investigation served Orange City Hall with on Friday, July 22. Henry’s organization galvanized the Orange community to oppose Mayor Dwayne Warren’s […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Anyone traveling through Irvington recently could not have overlooked the sidewalk construction here; the demolition of the old unused Madison Avenue School building to make way for a new state-of-the-art replacement; the ongoing development of the old Irvington General Hospital site on Chancellor Avenue; and the continuing demolition of old, abandoned houses […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange public schools are gearing up for the new school year by hosting a series of early childhood education registration events leading up to opening day in September. Preschool registration will be Tuesday, Sept. 6, from 1 to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Friday, Sept. […]
NEWARK, NJ — The People’s Organization for Progress held its 30th consecutive Justice Monday protest rally outside the Peter Rodino Federal Building on Broad Street in downtown Newark on Monday, Aug. 22. The group’s stated goal for the weekly protests is to convince U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Paul Fishman to open up federal civil […]
ORANGE, NJ — On Aug. 23, Orange city clerk Joyce Lanier confirmed to the Record-Transcript that she received that day a copy of a Federal Bureau of Investigation subpoena ordering Mayor Dwayne Warren’s administration to testify before a grand jury on Tuesday, Aug. 9. “I just got it five minutes ago,” said Lanier on Tuesday, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss, Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers and fire Director John Brown recently made history in town by appointing Capt. Antonio Gary as the first black fire chief to lead the Irvington Fire Department. “I am honored to have the opportunity as mayor of Irvington to swear in our first […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington’s annual Unity Day celebration took place in Orange Avenue Park on Saturday, Aug. 13, with revelers coming from around the state to enjoy the festivities. Michael Echevestre said he came all the way from Kearny in Hudson County for the event, along with his friend Jessica Difeo, on Saturday, Aug. 13. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange National Night Out celebration took place against the backdrop of a multiple shootings and a homicide in the city that has earned recognition for the historic reductions in crime, which began on the watch of former Mayor Robert Bowser and former police Director Jose Cordero. The bad patch […]
ORANGE, NJ — National Night Out in Orange had a darker undertone this year, as it followed a recent instance of multiple shootings and homicides in the city. Such instances in a short span of time are not unique in Orange. The first one this year occurred Thursday, April 14, when Davon Jones, 17, was […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange 3rd Ward council members Quilla Talmadge and Ted Green are once again teaming up with their 4th Ward counterparts to host the eighth annual Summer Jam Music Fest on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 12:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Elmwood Park. According to Green, this year’s event will feature house […]