WEST ORANGE, NJ — Nancy E. Holecek, RWJBarnabas Health senior vice president for patient care services and chief nursing officer, has received the 2021 Force for Change Award for Nursing and Patient Care from Leading Women Entrepreneurs. The Force for Change Awards honor New Jersey’s most innovative leaders of the next decade. The Force for […]
TRENTON, NJ — On June 3, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced a wave of 35 indictments secured by the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice in just over two months charging numerous defendants with illegal gun trafficking and/or possession of illicit weapons, including untraceable ghost guns, assault rifles and outlawed large-capacity ammunition magazines. Ghost […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Correctional Facility Civilian Task Force will host a virtual public meeting on Saturday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to noon to discuss women’s health programs and the grievance procedure at the Essex County Correctional Facility. The meeting can be livestreamed at facebook.com/essexcountyciviliantaskforce. At a later time, the video […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — During a May 26 news conference at Great Falls National Park in Paterson, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette announced the award of $20.7 million in grants to help municipalities and counties implement programs to clean up and reduce litter in communities across New Jersey. LaTourette also […]
LITTLE FALLS, NJ — Continuing a beloved tradition in local high school sports, for the ninth consecutive year the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center honored student athletes from member schools of the Super Essex Conference in a celebration of the qualities that made Yogi Berra a national treasure. Recipients of the 2021 Investors Bank […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Tuesday, May 25, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., center, hosted a wreath-laying ceremony in Essex County Veterans Memorial Park to commemorate Memorial Day. Standing in front of the Armed Forces Memorial with the county executive are, from left, Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin, Essex County Chief of Staff Phil Alagia, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — COVID-19 vaccinations will be given at Turtle Back Zoo, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange, on Saturday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone who gets their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine at the “I Got Vaccinated at Turtle Back Zoo!” will receive a voucher for one free […]
NEWARK, NJ — PSE&G wants customers to be aware of an active scam threatening disconnection of electric service due to a pending balance, according to a recent press release. Customers are reporting automated calls claiming to be from the “Disconnection Department of PSE&G New Jersey” and encouraging them to connect through to speak to a […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs invite the public to participate in Essex County’s 2021 fishing derbies. The free events will be held in six locations in the Essex County Park System. “Our fishing derbies are an excellent opportunity […]
NEWARK, NJ — Considering the increased availability of COVID-19 vaccines and the scaling back of many public safety protocols, the Catholic bishops of New Jersey are lifting the dispensation of the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days beginning Saturday, June 5. The dispensation’s end means parishioners are once again welcome to regularly […]