Essex County celebrates Black History Month, honors local leaders

Essex County celebrates Black History Month, honors local leaders

NEWARK, NJ — On Wednesday, Feb. 16, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. hosted the county’s annual Black History Month celebration. During the ceremony, the county executive presented the Essex County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award to acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and the Essex County Coretta Scott King […]

Law enforcement professionals speak at town hall event related to safety in the Jewish community

Law enforcement professionals speak at town hall event related to safety in the Jewish community

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office held a virtual town hall event on Feb. 9 to address safety concerns in the Jewish faith-based community; acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and other ECPO employees discussed threat and risk assessments for Jewish houses of worship and took questions from audience members. […]

Essex County seeks entries for Legacies Writing Contest

Essex County seeks entries for Legacies Writing Contest

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Division of Senior Services invites Essex seniors ages 60 and older to submit an original story focusing on a special person, life-changing experience or significant period of their life to the 2022 Essex County Legacies Writing Contest.  “Our senior citizens have led interesting lives and I am always […]

Archdiocese to hold 29th annual Business & Labor Reception on March 1

Archdiocese to hold 29th annual Business & Labor Reception on March 1

NEWARK, NJ — Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, will honor Thomas Calimano, senior vice president of institutional asset management for PNC Bank, and John F. Capo, director of the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Administrative District Council, at the cardinal’s 29th annual Business & Labor Recognition Reception on Tuesday, March 1, at Mayfair Farms […]

Struggling PSE&G customers can enter into deferred payment arrangement

Struggling PSE&G customers can enter into deferred payment arrangement

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — COVID-19 has inflicted financial hardship on many of PSE&G’s customers and left them struggling to pay bills. Today, twice as many customers are seriously behind on their bills than before the pandemic, according to the utilities company. New Jersey’s grace period on utility disconnections ended Dec. 31, 2021. Customers at risk […]

New scholarships announced for students with disabilities in Essex County

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Alliance of Private Special Education Schools of North Jersey, a nonprofit group of 43 state-approved private special education schools, has opened the application cycle for its 2022 “Connections for the Future Scholarship.” Each year, the alliance awards three scholarships, at least one of which is for $1,000, to graduating public […]

Free cardiac and concussion screenings for young athletes

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes at RWJBarnabas Health will provide free cardiac and concussion baseline screenings to young athletes on Saturday, March 26, from 9 a.m. to noon at South Mountain Recreation Complex, Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. “The screenings … help families […]

High school juniors urged to apply for ECPO summer internship program

NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking high school juniors to participate in its annual summer youth internship program. This three-week program is designed to expose high school juniors to careers in law, law enforcement and government. During this internship program, interns will be exposed to a comprehensive curriculum that includes learning […]

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