IRVINGTON / NEWARK, NJ — Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced Oct. 8 the filing of seven new environmental enforcement actions across the state, including six to hold polluters accountable for contamination in environmental justice communities. Five of these six environmental justice lawsuits focus on […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Vanguard Theater had announced the cast and creative team for its mainstage production of the Pulitzer Prize–winning musical, “Next to Normal.” Erica Dorfler stars as Diana; Dorfler made her Broadway debut in the 2010 Tony Award–winning hit “Memphis,” followed by the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award–winning “The Book of Mormon,” among other […]
ORANGE, NJ — Earlier this month, Essex County cut a ribbon on the Monte Irvin Orange Park’s formal gardens, which were recently updated. Located in the southern section of the park near the intersection of South Center and Harrison streets in Orange, the gardens were updated with new plantings and repairs to the irrigation system. […]
BLOOMFIELD — The Bloomfield High School football team has turned around its season. The Bengals won their second straight game with an impressive 51-19 win at Kearny on Oct. 8. After losing their first four games of the season, the Bengals now are 2-4. Senior running back Jaden Adkins ran for 122 yards and three […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley-based artist William Lopa unveiled his painting, “The Rising of the American Spirit,” to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, at the Nutley Historical Society on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Lopa donated this painting to the Nutley Historical Society and it will hang in the Nutley Museum along with the paintings […]
NEWARK, NJ — Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a special Spanish-language Mass that saw hundreds of parishioners fill Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Friday, Oct. 1. Organized by the Office of Hispanic Ministry for the Archdiocese of Newark, the vibrant liturgy drew Catholics from the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced Oct. 8 that the Sheriff’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Troy Traynham, […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident that resulted in the death of Bessie R. Leake, 42, of Newark, according to an Oct. 8 press release from the ECPO. The preliminary investigation indicates that on […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor announced Oct. 5 that a Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 180 days in the Essex County Correctional Facility as a condition of probation for committing insurance fraud when he staged a motor vehicle accident in Newark. James E. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced Oct. 5 that an inmate and his sister have been indicted by a state grand jury for conspiring to smuggle contraband — including synthetic cannabinoid, or “K2,” and mini-cellular telephones — into Northern State Prison in Newark, where the inmate allegedly distributed the contraband to […]