WEST ORANGE, NJ — Hosted by the Clara Maass Medical Center Foundation, the “Life is Better Healthy 5K Fun Run and Walk” returns to picturesque Turtle Back Zoo at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange, according to a recent release. Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. will serve as event honorary chairman and […]
TRENTON, NJ — Assembly Deputy Speaker Gary S. Schaer and Assembly Higher Education Committee Chairwoman Mila Jasey announced on Aug. 16 plans to introduce a comprehensive legislative package aimed at helping New Jersey residents better navigate the college process before, during and after their time on campus. “Too many students today are unprepared (for) entering […]
CALDWELL, NJ — Essex Photo Club will initiate its new season on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7:30 p.m. with speaker Joseph Thomas of Verona presenting a workshop titled “Self-Assignments: A Challenge to Creativity.” The club meets at the Caldwell United Methodist Church, 8 Academy St. in Caldwell. Thomas, a member of the club, a judge […]
NEW JERSEY — In its updated 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts a higher likelihood of a near-normal or above-normal season, and decreases the chance of a below-normal season to only 15 percent, from the initial outlook issued in May, according to an NOAA release dated Aug. 11. The […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — With temperatures forecasted to remain above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, Codey Arena will be available to the public as a cooling center. It will remain open today, Friday, Aug. 12, until 10 p.m. and will be open on Saturday, Aug. 13, and Sunday, Aug. 14, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. No […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Walls completely lined with new patterned backpacks, rows of brand new sneakers, and racks and racks of clothing — this was the scene at the National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County Section’s Back 2 School Store on Sunday, July 31, at B’nai Shalom in West Orange. The Back 2 School […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and Essex Vicinage assignment Judge Sallyanne Floria announced recently that two new courtrooms for the Superior Court of New Jersey Essex Vicinage Family Court have been completed in the Wilentz Justice Complex in Newark. The courtrooms provide modern, up-to-date accommodations for members of the public coming […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Join your neighbors, community, family and friends at the third annual New Jersey Children’s Alliance Heroes for Children 5K Family Fun Run/Walk at the South Mountain Recreation Complex Clipper Pavilion in West Orange on Saturday, Oct. 1. Be a superhero for the children of New Jersey at this fun, family-friendly charity […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Freeholder Housing & Community Development Oversight Committee is partnering with several municipal libraries to co-host a program for Stabilizing Urban Neighborhoods representatives to present the SUN Initiative, a program that helps homeowners in foreclosure repurchase their homes with mortgages they can afford. The representatives will be at the […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ has been awarded the contract to administer Essex County SHIP, or State Health Insurance Assistance Program. SHIP is a statewide program that provides free, objective, confidential help to New Jersey Medicare beneficiaries who have problems with or questions about Medicare, Medigap, Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicare […]