WEST ORANGE, NJ — After many discussions with students, faculty and administration at West Orange High School, the WOHS Class of 2022 will elect their top two choices for “Homecoming Royalty,” rather than electing a king and queen. WOHS is making the move to a gender-neutral, nonbinary selection be more inclusive of the diverse student […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. dedicated four bronze plaques in honor of now-deceased county residents John M. Alati, Wynona Moore Lipman, Casto Maldonado and Calvin D. West on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Alati was a former government official and co-owner of LaGuardia Entertainment; Lipman was the first black woman to serve […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council presents “PIECES, Messages in Street Art,” a group exhibition featuring gallery works highlighting contemporary street artists from New Jersey and New York. The exhibit opens at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road in West Orange, on Saturday, Oct. 16, with a reception from 1 […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County dog owners are invited to display their creativity and participate in Strut Your Mutt, Essex County’s annual canine halloween costume parade and contest. This year, three parades have been scheduled. Participation is free. The costume parades and contests will be held as follows: Saturday, Oct. 23, with registration at […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Tuesday, Oct. 5, the Essex County Board of County Commissioners held its 2021 Italian Heritage Celebration via Zoom. The ceremony, which returned after a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, is held to celebrate Italian culture and heritage, highlighting the contributions of Italian Americans in Essex County. Commissioner President Wayne L. Richardson […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced Oct. 6 that convicted serial killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, now 25, of Orange, was sentenced to 160 years in prison for killing three young women and attempting to kill a fourth between August and November 2016. In December 2019, an Essex County jury convicted […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In 1919, the pop-up toaster and shortwave radio had just been invented; the name Dorothy was included among the most popular choices for baby girls; the Treaty of Versailles was signed in Paris ending World War I; the first rotary-dial telephone was introduced to the American public; the 18th Amendment authorizing Prohibition […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal shooting of Jamil Williams, 31, of East Orange, according to an Oct. 7 press release from the ECPO. On Tuesday, Oct. 5, just after 8 p.m., Newark police officers responded to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a fatal hit-in-run that resulted in the death of Maria F. Pastuizaca-Yauri, 67, of West Orange, according to an Oct. 7 press release. On Thursday, Sept. 30, at approximately 7:17 p.m., the victim was […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley residents Michael Zaccheo and Anthony J. Andolino received awards in the annual Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show. Zaccheo was awarded first place in the professional watercolor category for “Spring Snow” and Andolino was awarded first place in the nonprofessional mixed media category for “Calle Flora.” The artists were recognized […]