IRVINGTON, NJ — An inactive internet has caused some major frustration in Irvington. The eight-day shutdown, caused by a nasty virus, resulted in setbacks within the municipal government building and affected everyone except for the Public Safety Department. Irvington Municipal Clerk Harold Weiner was quite aware of the disruption. “I haven’t had computer service since […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newark for a press conference outside City Hall in East Orange on Wednesday, Sept. 25, to launch the Critical Repair and Healthy Homes Initiative, which was funded by a $450,000 Community Development Block Grant to the city from the U.S. Department of […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Ted Green joined the city of East Orange for a ceremony renaming the corner of Monroe and Roosevelt avenues in honor of longtime resident and trailblazing civic leader Goldie T. Burbage on Thursday, Sept. 19. Burbage, 94, was the first black woman in the history of East Orange to serve […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The New Jersey Schools Development Authority joined Irvington School District leaders, students and state and local officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Madison Avenue Elementary School in Irvington on Thursday, Sept. 19. The new school was one of the four new facilities opened by the NJSDA this September, and has […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange High School hosted an alumni reception on Friday, Sept. 20, followed by Homecoming on Saturday, Sept. 21, the first of a series of events throughout the year that will celebrate the school’s 150 years of educational service to the community. Kicking off the weekend, the alumni reception was a formal event […]
ORANGE, NJ — The final curtain has fallen for Arts Unbound, the Orange organization founded in 2000 to provide artistic services for disabled individuals and senior citizens. “Opulent Mobility,” the nonprofit’s final exhibition, took place Saturday, Sept. 14, after which it closed its doors for good. The organization was geared toward the principle that art […]
NEWARK, NJ — Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss, Orange Mayor Dwayne D. Warren and local stakeholders gathered for the announcement of the 75th NeighborhoodLIFT program at 89 Bolden Ave., Newark, on Friday, Sept. 13. The house at which the event was hosted is owned by New Jersey Community Capital and will be going on the market […]