IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Housing Authority Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Tuesday, June 21, and passed two resolutions to lay off 13 maintenance workers and approve a new shared-services agreement with the township. “They had a meeting with the commissioners in the back and, the next thing you know, they came back […]
ORANGE, NJ — Despite being recently tabled, resolutions creating three new government positions are back on Orange City Council’s agenda. According to the Orange City Clerk’s Office, resolutions to create a chief of staff, an aide to the mayor and a deputy business administrator were on the council’s agenda and scheduled to be […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Parking Authority has installed seven “touch and display” parking meters on Washington Street for a 90-day pilot program with Municipal Parking Service, of Minneapolis, Minn. The meters take quarters and credit cards and are activated by touching a screen. If you need help, they will talk you through it— there is a […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Surrogate Ted Stephens hosted his annual Champagne Brunch Honoring Essex County’s Fathers on Saturday, June 18, at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. Stephens honored National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial; Assemblyman Tom Giblin; Perry Funeral Home in Newark Director Samuel Arnold; Dr. Omar Bey, a pulmonary specialist […]
NEWARK, NJ — According to Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose, during the nights of friday, June 17, and Saturday, June 18, police have responded to citizen complaints by targeting individuals who engage in or watch street races on some of the industrial streets located in the city’s Ironbound section. Approximately 100 traffic summonses were issued, […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County grand jury indicted Samir Thomas, Kelvin Diaz and Luis Ortiz on Monday, June 20, in connection with the fatal shooting of Maria Cruz, 41, of Rockway, N.Y. Cruz was shot and killed during an attempted robbery of a cockfight in the 100 block of 3rd Avenue in the North […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In an effort to keep down the geese population in Bloomfield, the Board of Health is employing a vendor that uses Border collies to scare the birds, hopefully into another municipality far,far away. This effort is in conjunction with coating the eggs with corn oil by the Public Works Department. The name of […]
NEWARK, NJ — More than a hundred New Jersey middle-school students, with little or no knowledge of musical theater, became collaborative composers, lyricists, dancers, singers and scriptwriters as part of a program that lets kids put on a show at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. For the fourth year, The Johnny Mercer Foundation/NJPAC Musical […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Bass Foundation recently made a donation of $15,000 in college scholarships and 10 laptops to underprivileged graduating high school seniors from Columbia High School in Maplewood. Pictured, Bass Foundation’s N.J. founder and President Tommy Bass, third from left, congratulates the recipients from Columbia High School. The Bass Foundation, established in 1992, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Scholarship Fund awarded a record dollar amount of scholarships for the sixth consecutive year to deserving West Orange High School seniors at the Senior Awards Ceremony held June 2. A total of 77 graduating seniors will receive $67,600 in scholarship awards to help fund their future education. This […]