EAST ORANGE, NJ — President Donald Trump is scheduled to have his annual physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 12, but East Orange 5th Ward Councilman Mustafa Brent wants to make sure the president’s check-up includes a psychiatric evaluation. According to East Orange city clerk Cynthia […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Wednesday, Jan. 10, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented a proposed 2018 budget of $725.9 million that, according to a press release from the county, stabilizes the county’s financial plan and addresses challenges stemming from ongoing national economic conditions. According to the county, layoffs have been avoided since 2004 […]
EAST ORANGE / ORANGE, NJ — New East Orange Mayor Ted Green was sworn into office Monday, Jan. 1, just ahead of Winter Storm Grayson, the first blizzard of 2018 to hit New Jersey on Thursday, Jan. 4. During his 12 years as 3rd Ward councilman, Green was known for organizing free snow removal for […]
NEWARK, NJ — The People’s Organization for Progress marked its 100th consecutive week of Justice Monday protests outside the Paul W. Rodino Federal Building in downtown Newark on Monday, Jan. 8, despite the bitter weather. “Man, it was cold out there yesterday,” said Hamm on Tuesday, Jan. 9. “It’s been hard to continue to protest […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green chimed in on Tuesday, Jan. 9, with the growing chorus of concerns raised by U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s decision to end the Temporary Protection Status of 200,000 El Salvadorans who have been living and working in the United States since they were allowed to emigrate […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green, the East Orange City Council and the Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs will be hosting the “Together We Win” tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy on Monday, Jan. 15, at 5 p.m. in Council Chambers. “We are extremely proud to host […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — In a presentation drawing on the rich history of social justice movements in the United States, Harvard University professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad spoke at an event hosted by the Oranges and Maplewood unit of the NAACP at Elmwood United Presbyterian Church in East Orange on Jan. 7. A well-known speaker and […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. recently outlined plans for the 2018 Essex County Deer Management Program in South Mountain Reservation and Hilltop Reservation. This is the 11th year of the program, which is geared toward revitalizing the forest ecology by reducing the number of deer. “Controlling the population by removing […]
ORANGE/EAST ORANGE, NJ — On Monday, Jan. 8, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that the current administration will be putting an end to the Temporary Protected Status humanitarian program almost 200,000 refugees from the Central American country of El Salvador had been using to legally live and work in the United States since […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Girl Scout Troop 20874, comprised of fifth-graders at Jefferson Elementary School in Maplewood, is at it again! This troop is known for its community service and giving back. Last year they donated a portion of their cookie sale proceeds to the South Mountain YMCA to provide camp scholarships to local children in […]