ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — With temperatures forecasted to remain above 90 degrees, Codey Arena will be available to the public as a cooling center. It will be open to the public Thursday, July 21, from 2 to 9 p.m. and Friday, July 22; Saturday, July 23; Sunday, July 24; and Monday, July 25, from 10 […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — All nonprofessional and professional senior citizen artists residing in Essex County are invited to participate in the 2016 Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show and Exhibition. Admission to the Senior Citizen Art Show is free. Registration and art submissions are due Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 10 a.m. to noon at […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Complete Streets construction will begin on/or about Wednesday, July 13, in Millburn. Construction will result in a full closure of Main Street between Millburn Avenue and Essex Street. This closure, intended to expedite construction, will last for approximately one month. Please follow all detours in place or plan an alternate route. Phase 1 […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Rainbows program, which lies at the heart of NCJW’s commitment to women and children, is seeking volunteer facilitators for its fall session. The Rainbows peer support program is for children coping with grief, separation, divorce, death, abandonment or other painful transitions and will help guide them through these difficult situations. To […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Mayors Council Rahway River Watershed Flood Control voted at its recent meeting to endorse the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ strategy for initial flood mitigation in the upper Rahway River Basin, according to a recent release from the Mayors Council. Known as Alternative 4a, the plan is a revision of one […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs announced a month-long schedule of activities to celebrate July as National Parks and Recreation Month. The public is invited to enjoy “Wellness on the Waterfront,” which includes exercise demonstrations, concerts, movies, and arts and crafts at the South Mountain Recreation Complex […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — With temperatures forecasted to remain above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announce that Codey Arena is available to the public as a cooling center. The arena will be open to the public on Thursday, July 7, from 2 to 11 p.m. and […]
TRENTON, NJ — By a vote of 54-24, the full N.J. Assembly granted final legislative approval to a bill sponsored by Assembly Democrats John McKeon, Mila Jasey, Craig Coughlin, Gary Schaer, Tim Eustace, Joann Downey, Daniel Benson, Benjie Wimberly and Nicholas Chiaravalloti that would require the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to register or update […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr., fourth from left, Essex County Director of Small Business Development and Affirmative Action Deborah E. Collins, third from left, and Essex County Chief of Staff Phil Alagia, far right, presented the graduates of a 30-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration certification program with certificates from the […]
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John McKeon, Reed Gusciora and Valerie Vainieri Huttle to bar individuals from being excluded for jury service because of their gender identity or sexual orientation unanimously cleared the Assembly, according to a June 29 release. “Jury service is one of the fundamental civic requirements of every citizen […]