EAST ORANGE, NJ — On Thursday, May 9, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and East Orange Public Safety Director Domingos Saldida announced the city had suffered its third homicide of the year on Wednesday, May 8. Stephens and Saldida said the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide-Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — The Essex County Division of Senior Services hosted the annual Essex County Older Americans Heritage Month Celebration on Tuesday, May 7, in Cedar Grove, as May is recognized as National Older Americans Month. During the ceremony, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented Essex County Legends Awards to Stephanie Gerstein from […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Earlier this year, when longtime East Orange 3rd Ward Councilwoman Quilla Talmadge announced she would not seek re-election, she made it clear who she wants to succeed her after more than 20 years of service. “I am not running for re-election,” said Talmadge on Monday, Feb. 18. “I’m supporting Vernon Pullins.” […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County clerk Chris Durkin held the drawing on Friday, April 12, for positions on the Democratic primary on Tuesday, June 4, and incumbent members of the East Orange City Council and the East Orange Democratic Committee snagged Line A. Board of Education member Vernon Pullins Jr. and 2nd Ward council […]
ORANGE, NJ — Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. visited Orange Preparatory Academy students participating in the SIFMA Foundation’s Capitol Hill Challenge program, supported by Charles Schwab, on Monday, May 6. This national 14-week financial education competition pairs individual members of Congress and financial capability programming with public schools in every congressional district nationwide to teach […]
ORANGE, NJ — Newark Superior Court Judge Keith E. Lynott issued a temporary restraining order Friday, April 5, to East Orange businessman Kevin Taylor, a former mayoral and City Council candidate, on behalf of the Americare ambulance company he co-owns, in order to block the implementation of a $333,400 contract to provide emergency medical services […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The race to fill the East Orange City Council seat of retiring 2nd Ward Councilwoman Jacqueline Johnson in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, June 4, is between Brittany Claybrooks and Khalfani Alleyne, two members of the Young Professionals of East Orange group. Claybrooks and Alleyne, who are Lines 5A and 5B […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs will hold the 2019 Fishing Derbies in six locations in the Essex County Park System. “Our fishing derbies are an excellent opportunity for our children to enjoy the historic Essex County Park System in a different and fun way. You’ll have […]
ORANGE, NJ — During its meeting on Wednesday, April 10, at Bloomfield Town Hall, the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders honored the Orange Housing Authority and the Orange Housing Development Corporation and proclaimed April as National Fair Housing Month. The commendation was sponsored by Freeholder President Brendan Gill. The Orange Housing Authority and the […]
ORANGE, NJ — When Cristina Mateo emigrated from the Dominican Republic, she never thought of owning anything, not even a car, let alone a house. Some dreams, it seems, are just too big to envisage. Flash forward 22 years and here’s Mateo happily sharing her home with her family, a proud homeowner in Orange’s East […]