IRVINGTON, NJ — The final ruling in Irvington Police Chief Michael Chase’s first disciplinary hearing case could hinge on the sworn testimony of a former Irvington Police Department officer. Monday, Feb. 15, was the deadline given by hearing Officer Sheila Ellington for a final ruling. This was 45 days after Chase’s lawyer, Joseph R. Donahue of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders have awarded Irvington $749,000 for streetscape improvements, announced Mayor Tony Vauss on Friday, Jan. 29. Vauss said the streetscape work will be done by Zenith Construction Services and thanked the “Essex County Freeholders Board for their great support of the township of Irvington.” “With this funding […]
ORANGE, NJ — Superior Court Judge Stephanie A. Mitterhoff ruled on Friday, Feb. 12, that former Orange school teacher Marilyn Zuniga can continue to pursue her wrongful termination lawsuit against her former employer. On May 12, 2015, the Orange Board of Education decided by resolution to formally terminate Zuniga from her position as third-grade teacher at […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Nassan’s Place, a local autism awareness and family support nonprofit organization, is teaming up with Parents of Autistic Children to host “Hidden Dangers: Keeping Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Safe in the Community, School and Home.” The workshop will be held at Mount Carmel Guild Academy in West Orange […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Anyone who braved the freezing temperatures on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 15, and traveled on Main Street in Orange or East Orange would have seen coats with envelopes attached to them hanging on parking meters all along the main commercial artery that links the “Sister Cities.” The coats were placed there by […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Essex County officials issued a “code blue” alert on Friday, Feb. 12, in response to the blast of air that plunged the temperature into the low double-digits for the Presidents Day weekend. Township and county officials said the code blue was in effect from 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, until 9 a.m. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — According to the New Jersey Civil Service Commission, as of Tuesday, Feb. 2, Michael Chase is still the chief of police in Irvington and Chase is threatening to sue the administration and the township if his employment status is not clarified as soon as possible. Chase is involved in a legal dispute with […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Now that he’s officially retired and residing in the Washington, D.C., area, former East Orange 5th Ward Councilman Lonnie P. Hughes said he doesn’t want to be the kind of former elected official that tries to advise his successors on the East Orange City Council. But when attorney Ashton Thomas of Elizabeth […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — On Thursday, Feb. 4, as union members throughout New Jersey were rallying in support of increasing the minimum wage to $15, East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor announced the ratification of the city’s new contract with the approximately 400 members of the Communications Workers of America Local 1077. Taylor said the completion of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Municipal Council’s special meeting inside Council Chambers on Monday, Feb. 8, had been rescheduled three times and wasn’t widely publicized so it was unattended by members of the public. But that didn’t stop Council President Charnette Frederic, Councilwoman at Large Renee Burgess, South Ward Councilwoman Sandy Jones and West Ward Councilman […]