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 […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — In keeping with April being International Black Women’s History Month, the Young Professionals of East Orange will host a “vision board party” at the East Orange Public Library on Thursday, April 19, at 5 p.m. for local girls. “It’s free for girls ages 10 to 16 years old and we’re doing […]
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 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Sunday, April 29, from 3 to 7 p.m., the Oranges and Maplewood Unit of the NAACP will celebrate its 105th anniversary. The 105th annual Freedom Fund event will be held at Wilshire Grand Hotel, 350 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange. The evening’s theme is “Freedom is Never Granted but Won. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Although most attention is focused on a new mayor or president’s first 100 days in office, East Orange City Council Chairman Romal Bullock, who represents the 2nd Ward, is also approaching that milestone. Bullock, a practicing attorney, served as the council’s vice chairman for the past two years. As council […]
ORANGE, NJ — Incumbent Councilwoman Tency Eason was the only candidate to show up for the debate scheduled for Monday, April 9, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Orange Public Library. She is being challenged by Sharief Williams, a youth basketball coach, for the North Ward council seat. “It was just me. The other […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — As Mayor Ted Green approaches the first 100 days of his tenure, East Orange City Council members are carefully observing how he assembles his administration. “The mayor is coming up on the end of his first 100 days and I know that one of his main priorities is assembling the team […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Akeem Cunningham may be best known as both a former captain of the East Orange Campus High School’s last football team to win a state championship and as the founder of Akeem Cares, a non-profit organization that hosts annual parties for single mothers in East Orange and helps find jobs for […]
ORANGE, NJ — West Ward Councilman Harold L. Johnson is questioning the validity of the debates scheduled for the nine official Orange City Council ward candidates by Mayor Dwayne Warren and the Orange Peer Youth Council. “These forums are scheduled for 6 o’clock and that’s not a convenient time for everyone that’s running to participate,” said […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange City Council voted at its regular meeting on Monday, March 26, to extend acting Public Safety Department Director Sheilah Coley’s temporary appointment by another 45 days. “Director Coley got another 45 days in an acting capacity,” said East Orange City Clerk Cynthia Brown on Tuesday, April 3. East Orange […]