SO Elks support veterans

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Elks recently purchased personal health supplies for veterans. Boy Scout Troop 60 assisted in putting together 75 gift bags and delivering them to veterans in the East Orange VA Hospital. Pictured with the members of Troop 60 are Veterans Chairperson John Dilley, rear left, and Lodge Elks National […]

East Orange Fire Division party is a success

Photo by Chris Sykes East Orange Mayor Ted Green, second from right, stands with, from left, fire Chief Andre Williams, an unidentified man, former East Orange Campus High School football star and current Philadelphia Eagles player Rasul Douglas and firefighter and Young Professionals of East Orange member Akeem Cunningham, right, on Thursday, April 12, during the party at Taste restaurant in Newark.EAST ORANGE, NJ — According […]

Coley’s 45-day extension is business as usual for directors

EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange 5th Ward Councilwoman Alicia Holman clarified her remarks with regard to city council’s vote to extend acting Public Safety Division Director Sheilah Coley’s temporary appointment by another 45 days at its regular meeting on March 26, following Mayor Ted Green’s request for the extension. “We just gave her another […]

Let’s go fishing in Essex County

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The county’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs invites the public to participate in Essex County’s 2018 Fishing Derbies. The free events will be held in various locations in the Essex County Park System. Each derby is free and open to children ages 15 and younger. All children must be […]

Orange set to host seventh annual Dance Festival

ORANGE, NJ — The Orange School District and Orange Dance Conservatory will host the seventh annual Dance Festival at Lincoln Avenue School on Sunday, April 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “On Sunday, April 22, top-level dance educators will take part in the Orange Dance Conservatory’s seventh annual Orange Dance Festival, offering master classes […]

South Ward ‘sets the tone’ at second OPYC debate

ORANGE, NJ — Incumbent South Ward Councilwoman Jamie Summers-Johnson and challenger Brandon Mathews were featured on Monday, April 16, at the Orange Public Library on Main Street, in the second installment of the four-part debate series organized for the nine official council candidates listed on the municipal election ballot on Tuesday, May 8. The novelty […]

County to partner with nine local charitable organizations

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced Friday, April 13, that Essex County was participating in nine special partnerships to increase awareness about and help raise funds for the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Arc of Essex County, the New Jersey Children Alliance, Stop for Nikhil, The Valerie Fund, the […]

Orange’s NAACP has a busy schedule in April

ORANGE, NJ — The Oranges-Maplewood NAACP has a full slate of events scheduled for this month, starting with a screening of the movie “Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America” on Thursday, April 19, at 7 p.m. at Messiah Baptist Church in East Orange and ending with the annual Freedom Fund Banquet on on […]

County to repave roads in several towns

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced details of the county’s Roadway Resurfacing Program for 2018 in an April 16 press release. The annual paving contract is part of an initiative to enhance safety on the roads and the quality of life by modernizing infrastructure. “Essex residents and motorists rely on […]