NORTH BRANCH, NJ — Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey, along with Girl Scouts across the country, are collaborating to plant five million trees by 2026 to help wildlife, improve the environment and greatly expand the amount of tree cover. Girl Scouts have been strong advocates and stewards of the environment since 1912. Climate change […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ will hold its annual gala, “An Evening of Broadway, Hope and Laughter” on Tuesday, May 11, at 8 p.m. virtually. The program will benefit JFS mental health and Rachel Coalition counseling services. This year, JFS is honoring Eta and Mark Levenson and the Eric Eliezer […]
ESSEX AND UNION COUNTIES, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and the Union County Board of Commissioners announced on April 22 plans to enter into a memorandum of agreement in which the Essex County Correctional Facility on Doremus Avenue in Newark will house Union County inmates. The agreement potentially would provide Essex […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County College is offering a series of short-term training programs in the rapidly growing allied health career fields. Thanks to the U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, these programs are offered tuition-free to qualified individuals. Remote instruction, with on-site clinical lab classes, begin May 19; additional start dates […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued guidance on April 20 on interactions between law enforcement and the news media during protest events in New Jersey designed to address critical issues of free speech, freedom of the press and public safety. The guidance reflects the priorities of a working group formed by Grewal […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County and the Essex County Utilities Authority will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, May 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Essex County Public Works Department, 99 West Bradford Ave. in Cedar Grove. “There are some materials that should be removed from our regular […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued a statewide directive to law enforcement on April 19, instructing prosecutors to waive mandatory parole disqualifiers — commonly known as mandatory minimum prison terms — for nonviolent drug offenses. Directive 2021-4 addresses both current and past cases. Going forward, it directs prosecutors to waive the mandatory […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., the Essex County Board of County Commissioners, the Essex County Division of Community Health, and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team are encouraging residents to dispose of their old or unwanted prescription medications during the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s annual Drug Take Back […]
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced April 14 the allocation of nearly $5 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to help communities across the country create affordable housing and services for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness; $130.8 million has been allocated to New […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On April 14, the Essex County Board of County Commissioners virtually held its 2021 Essex County Celebrates Youth program via Zoom. The ceremony aims to acknowledge and encourage outstanding young people throughout Essex County. Commissioner President Wayne L. Richardson discussed the contributions of the county’s younger generation during the challenges of […]