Meet the Mayors of Essex County

CALDWELL, NJ — The seventh annual Essex County Meet the Mayors Event will be Saturday, April 1, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Greenbrook Country Club, 100 West Greenbrook Road, Caldwell. The mayors from all 22 Essex County municipalities have been invited to attend. This year’s panel will include Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr., […]

County recognizes student artists at Hall of Records

NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Art Educators of New Jersey welcomed 96 students from throughout Essex County to the Hall of Records for the AENJ student art exhibit on Monday, March 20. This is the 13th consecutive year the county has partnered with the AENJ to present the student […]

Photo educational program and competition

CALDWELL, NJ — Essex Photo Club will host Bart Zoni on Thursday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Caldwell United Methodist Church, 8 Academy Road in Caldwell. Zoni, an international blogger and digital instructor, will present an illustrated program on converting color images to black and white. This program is presented as part of […]

Photographic talk on the wilderness of Costa Rica

CALDWELL, NJ — Essex Photo Club will host Doug Goodell, nature photographer and author, on Thursday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. as he presents an illustrated lecture, “Nature Photography and Adventures in the Wilderness of Costa Rica,” at the Caldwell United Methodist Church, 8 Academy Road in Caldwell. Goodell states that the purpose of his […]

ADAPT recognizes exceptional community members

ADAPT recognizes exceptional community members

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team recently held its annual dinner at Essex County Hospital, thanking 16 members of the community who went above and beyond to help ADAPT accomplish its goals and objectives this past year. ADAPT, managed by FAMILYConnections, is a community coalition dedicated to reducing underaged drinking […]

Protesters gather outside Frelinghuysen’s office demanding meeting

Protesters gather outside Frelinghuysen’s office demanding meeting

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Constituents of New Jersey’s 11th Congressional district continued to press Republican Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, who represents parts of Essex, Morris, Sussex and Passaic counties, to explain his views on a number of the new Trump administration’s policies. With signs and slogans of “Where’s Rodney?” and “We’re not going away,” voters from various […]

A photo exploration of an American cross-country journey

CALDWELL, NJ — Brien Szabo will present an illustrated talk, “Snapshot of America & My Cross-Country Journey with a Crazy Man,” at the Thursday, Feb. 2, meeting of the Essex Photo Club at 7:30 p.m. at Caldwell United Methodist Church, 8 Academy Road in Caldwell. Szabo, a photographer and teacher, began working as a nature […]

County presents awards in gingerbread contest

ROSELAND, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented awards to the children and families who participated in the Essex County Environmental Center’s 12th annual Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest on Tuesday, Dec. 20. There were 37 entries in this year’s contest. “Our Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest is a wonderful project […]

CITIZENS OF NEW JERSEY A CALL TO ACTION BY MONDAY A.M.

 WHAT IS GOVERNOR CHRISTIE TRYING TO HIDE? For over 100 years, governments and businesses in the U.S. have been required to inform the public about vital matters like government contract bids, variance applications, sub-division variance applications, foreclosures, sales of government property, government contract bids, and municipal tax sales. But this week, Gov. Chris Christie and […]