NEWARK, NJ — On Feb. 17, the Essex County Board of County Commissioners virtually held its 2021 African American Heritage Month celebration via Zoom. The ceremony commemorated the heritage, culture, resilience and spirit of the African American community, and acknowledged the contributions of Essex County’s African American residents. Commissioner President Wayne Richardson began the program […]
NEWARK, NJ — As part of the state’s ongoing efforts to bring an end to New Jersey’s opioid epidemic and save lives, on Feb. 18 Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced four actions aimed at preventing fatal overdoses and further increasing the public availability of the opioid antidote naloxone. The first action is a final rule […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — In past years, Rachel Coalition, a division of Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ, has partnered with synagogues to educate and provide awareness about domestic violence in the MetroWest community. With the pandemic continuing and the frequency of domestic violence increasing, synagogues are asked to participate in 2021 Rachel Shabbat, “March Forward […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — This spring, go the distance for The Arc of Essex County by running or walking in the 23rd annual Building Tomorrows event. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2021 event will once again be virtual and features a 5K, 10K, half marathon and a 1-mile fundraising walk, as well as a […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit is leading an effort to address veteran unemployment during the COVID-19 crisis by partnering with the nationally successful Edge4Vets jobs preparation program to prepare and connect New Jersey veterans, National Guard members, transitioning military service personnel and their spouses to careers in transportation, according to a Feb. 16 press release. […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A snowy day in January didn’t stop 30 members of Cafe Europa, including 24 Holocaust survivors, from joining virtually for a “celebration of trees” for Tu Bishvat. Farmer Tina Miller, from Grow It Green Morristown, provided a micro green planting demonstration that inspired several survivors to try their own. Cafe Europa […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — With both Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines currently available to certain sectors of the public, studies show that the black and brown community continues to be wary of the vaccine. But Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss is fighting to change this, encouraging members of the community to get both doses of the […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Department of Justice announced Oct. 13 that it charged more than 14,200 defendants with firearms-related crimes during Fiscal Year 2020, despite the challenges of COVID-19 and its impact on the criminal justice process. Of those cases, 342 have been brought by the District of New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. […]
ROSELAND, NJ — Alzheimer’s New Jersey will host free interactive “Bring Back the Joy” workshops for Alzheimer’s caregivers on the benefits of engaging people with dementia through music during October, November and December. Area caregivers can register for any of the seven scheduled one-session workshops via Zoom by going to “Online Education” at www.alznj.org. “Bring […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — More than five dozen members of the clergy in the Episcopal Diocese of Newark joined together Oct. 3 to sign a joint statement condemning racism. The clergy members were responding to the failure to bring charges against the police officers who murdered Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky., in March, calling it […]