EAST ORANGE, NJ — On Aug. 6, East Orange student Malachi Lewis received a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to Berklee College of Music before a celebratory concert. He is a drummer. The Berklee City Music Scholarship Concert was emceed by Kameron Whalum, a member of Bruno Mars’ band The Hooligans; the scholarship presentation came at the […]
NEWARK, NJ — The fatal shooting of Jahahd O. Payne, 23, of Randolph, is being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, according to an Aug. 5 press release from acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Gathered by SOMA Action, residents from the two towns gathered at the Maplewood Train Station on Monday, Aug. 5, to demand gun law reform and to commemorate the lives lost in recent gun violence, specifically in the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. The El Paso shooting, which occurred […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Attend West Orange Chamber of Commerce’s August Biz 2.0 workshop event, at which Arnie Amir, owner of GrowthPoint Business Consulting, will present “Real Leadership Matters: How Your Employees and Customers Benefit.” The session will be Wednesday, Aug. 14, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Montclair Golf Club, 25 Prospect Ave. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A nationally recognized leader in higher education and health care administration, Joseph E. Nyre officially took the reins as Seton Hall University’s 21st president on July 31. The university’s board of regents appointed Nyre as Seton Hall’s next president in February following a national search. He previously served as president of […]
ORANGE, NJ – The New York Vipers captured the 5th Annual Monte Irvin Giants Wood Bat championship with a 7-6 victory over the Camden Braves at Monte Irvin field at Central Playground. The Vipers went 3-0-1 in the tournament. “This year, every game was exciting and went down to the wire,” said Wally Boyett, Tournament […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced that authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Newark early Saturday morning, Aug. 3. Shortly after midnight, Newark police officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 200 block of North Ninth […]
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti announced Aug. 1 the release of $161.25 million in Fiscal Year 2020 County Aid grants to help make infrastructure improvements on the local level. The grants are funded through the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund, which is supported by the gas tax. Essex County […]