SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition of the annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition is being run by Regina Pacis Council No. 4066 and will take place Friday, Jan. 10, in the Our Lady of […]
The following are some of the top stories coming out of East Orange in 2024: Contract negotiations stall The East Orange Board of Education and the East Orange Education Association (EOEA), which is the teacher’s union, deadlocked in negotiations over a new contract. After two years of operating under an expired contract, the EOEA and […]
The following are some of the top stories to come out of Orange during 2024: Upgrade implemented at Monte Irvin Park The modernization of the two ballfields in Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park in Orange has been completed. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced last week that the fields had been completed […]
An Irvington resident is accused of shooting a Newark resident and getting in a gunfight with city police officers. A-Jahada Amirah Bostwick, 26, of Irvington, allegedly shot Tyron Whitley, 38, in Newark, according to a press release from Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emmanuel Miranda. The shooting happened […]
CARTERET, NJ — Jean Pierre Valencia closed his first year as a professional boxer on a strong note, defeating DePriest Johnson by unanimous decision on Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Carteret Performing Arts Center in Carteret. The 25-year-old from Irvington earned the victory in their four-round junior middleweight fight on all three judges’ cards by […]
By Lurie Silverman Correspondent WEST ORANGE — The township gave a nod of approval earlier this month to two cannabis entities, Yerrr Canna for the manufacturing of marijuana and Blue Violet Grow for the cultivation and manufacturing of marijuana. This brings the number of town approved marijuana businesses up to six, though only one has […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two days after committing to the three-time reigning national outdoor champion University of Florida track and field team, East Orange Campus High School senior Jordaine Johnson put on an electrifying show at the Essex County Track Coaches Association’s Season Opener Invitational at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility in Staten […]
The University of Orange held a Trinidadian Holiday Party on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at The HUUB on Cleveland Street in Orange. The party featured the Orange Steel Band, the steel pan ensemble of the Oranges, with both the youth and adult steelpan groups performing an end-of-year concert. The event was also a fundraiser to support […]
South Orange Police Chief Ernesto Morillo has been named president of the Essex County Association of Chiefs of Police. Morillo was elected by unanimous vote of the association members and sworn in to the position on Dec. 16. In the role, Morillo will lead and direct the executive team and make high-level decisions that impact […]
Students from Bloomfield and Glen Ridge were honored at Mount St. Dominic Academy for their scores on the Advanced Placement (AP) program exams taken at the independent Catholic college preparatory school in Caldwell. Lorelei Middleton of Glen Ridge was named an AP Scholar with Distinction for scoring a three or higher on at least five […]