Springfield Avenue is about to get a lot cleaner. The business owners behind the Irvington Springfield Avenue Business Improvement District got together and purchased a Madvac LP61-G portable litter vacuum. The device, which is transported in the back of a pick up truck, is essentially a very large vacuum cleaner capable of sucking up all […]
Police officers and firefighters were honored for heroic work in the line of duty by the Irvington Chamber of Commerce, which also honored a local businesswoman, a member of the chamber and a community servant. The Chamber had its 85th annual Police and Fire, Civic and Community Awards Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 26, at the […]
Most churches pass an offering plate each Sunday to collect money. The Life Christian Church in West Orange did the opposite on Sunday, Oct. 1, giving away cash through a reverse offering. “Our church is always trying to find ways to express generosity and especially to people in need,” Lead Pastor Terry A. Smith said. […]
EAST ORANGE — The senior center was officially renamed The Bowser Family Senior Center last week in honor of one of the first families of the city whose presence and contributions stretch back to the late 1800s. “East Orange is experiencing a modern-day renaissance that was nurtured through the commitment, talent, wisdom and creativity of […]
The Ball Owt Cancer Divine Nine Fraternity Basketball Tournament was on Saturday, Oct. 7, at Irvington High School. The tournament was a collaborative effort by the Divine Nine Fraternities to unite people in the fight against childhood cancer. The $2,000 raised at the event will go to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which is […]
EAST ORANGE — Tyrone Miles thinks his father first got involved with youth sports because he had three sons and he was looking to keep them busy. Lew Miles did keep his sons busy, and thousands of other East Orange children, too, creating and managing youth sports programs that lasted more than 30 years. Backing […]
A South Orange family and a girl’s bat mitzvah played an important role in the campaign that led to Gov. Phil Murphy signing into law a bill requiring menstrual products be provided free of charge to students who need them in school. Elise Joy and her two daughters, Emma and Quinn, are the founders of […]
NEWARK — Lt. Gov. Sheila Y. Oliver was laid to rest Saturday, Aug. 12, after a state funeral that included remarks from governors, congressional representatives, ministers, county and locally elected officials, a Grammy award winning singer and the late lieutenant governor herself. After lying in state for a day in Trenton at the state house […]
Richard Codey will be retiring from the state legislature at the end of the year, concluding a 50 year run in office that included stints as an assemblyman, senator and governor. “Why? Because it’s time,” Codey said in a statement. “Time to step aside and watch the next generation do their thing. “I’m forever grateful […]
MAPLEWOOD — Life became a lot harder for Julie Erickson after she was diagnosed with cancer. A self-employed career coach, chemotherapy sapped her strength and left her capable of only working about a quarter of the time she used to and also in need of help with formerly simple tasks she couldn’t perform anymore. “I […]