LIVINGSTON / NORTH CALDWELL, NJ — The annual golf outing fundraiser to benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children of Essex County will take place at Cedar Hill Country Club on Thursday, Oct. 15. The event highlights the need to safeguard the more than 1,200 foster children who live in Essex County. This year marks […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Located inside Turtle Back Zoo, there is a nonprofit rehabilitation hospital that handles all critically injured and ill sea turtles that wash ashore in New Jersey. The group just celebrated releasing its 50th sea turtle back into the ocean after rehabilitating her for 16 months — but the organization does not […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders will present an emergency food distribution event on Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Maplewood Community Pool, 187 Boyden Ave., to help families negatively impacted by the coronavirus. The 1,000 boxes of food that will be distributed are […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced the upcoming schedule of coronavirus testing sites, sponsored by Essex County. The tests are being offered to Essex County residents free of charge. To make an appointment, visit www.EssexCovid.org or call 973-877-8456. Upcoming testing locations are as follows: Thursday, Oct. 1, from 4 to […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Sept. 23, the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders passed a resolution in support of New Jersey State Senate Bill 2535, which would provide criminal and social justice reform on certain marijuana and hashish offenses. Upon passage, the bill would decriminalize possession and distribution of less than 1 pound of […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County residents are encouraged to participate in the Essex County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, sponsored by the county and the Essex County Utilities Authority. The event was expanded to three days because of the Jewish holiday Sukkot and due to the fact that it was canceled in the spring […]
WEST ORANGE — As front-line workers and communities across New Jersey and the country continue the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, RWJBarnabas Health, in collaboration with the New Jersey Devils, has announced that the annual RWJBarnabas Health “Running with the Devils 5K Run and Walk” will transition to a virtual format, with multiple opportunities to […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex Photo Club will meet Thursday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m., with Susan Puder presenting “Essentials of Bird Photography.” The second October meeting will be Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. and will be a competition of members’ photographs that will be judged by Arik Gorban in the categories of nature […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University is presenting the state’s first-of-its-kind virtual forum to engage the higher education community with cybersecurity business leaders. The inaugural “NJ Cybersecurity Virtual Conference: Connect, Collaborate, Careers” is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Celebrating National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the event is sponsored by […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced the allocation of the remaining $1.988 billion in CARES Act funding for the Community Development Block Grant program, according to a Sept. 21 press release. The allocation focuses funds toward places with households facing higher risk of eviction. To […]