Green wins EO mayoral race, Leneus takes 3rd Ward

EAST ORANGE, NJ — According to the Essex County Clerk’s Office official website, as of 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, City Council Chairman and 3rd Ward Councilman Ted Green won the race for mayor by getting 9,336 votes or 99.88 percent of the total votes cast on Election Day. The mayor-elect’s Team Green in […]

Orange votes ‘yes’ on electing BOE

ORANGE, NJ — According to the Essex County Clerk’s Office, the unofficial results for Public Question No. 1 for Orange on the statewide general election ballot on Tuesday, Nov. 5, show that 1,766 voters or 85.98 percent voted overwhelmingly in favor of changing the Orange public schools from a Type 1 district with a Board […]

NAACP speaks out about reverse mortgages that target senior citizens

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington NAACP has been championing the rights of homeowners to stay in their homes, despite the threat of home mortgage foreclosure and the reality of dropping property values, since the Great Recession began in 2007. Irvington NAACP Vice President Kathleen Witcher was the local civil rights organization’s president when the home […]

Imam still looking for a new home for mosque

IRVINGTON, NJ — Imam W. Deen Shareef of Masjid Waarith ud Deen in Newark operated the Waris Cultural Center out of the building at 62 Howard St. in the South Ward for years, thanks to support from D. Bilal Beasley, a fellow Muslim and former Irvington Municipal Council president. Beasley also served as an Essex […]

JLOSH restocks the Orange School District nurses’ pantries

ORANGE, NJ — In collaboration with 28 Days Project and local dentists, Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills restocked the nurses’ pantries in the Orange School District with non-medical wellness essentials. According to JLOSH, many children in the area attend school lacking adequate clothing and other basic needs. The lack of access to […]

Irvington NAACP, others defend actions of Orange vice principal

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington NAACP is speaking out about the incident that occurred Thursday, Oct. 12, at the intersection of Central and Lincoln avenues in Orange that involved Orange police officer Hanifah Davis, twin sisters from Orange High School and Orange High School Vice Principal Mohammed Abdel Aziz, who is also the school’s athletic […]

Freeholders honor public safety professionals

NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders held its 2017 Public Safety Professionals Celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Hall of Records in Newark to commemorate fire officials, police officers and first responders in Essex County for their selfless service. Freeholder President Britnee Timberlake began the program with welcoming remarks, celebrating […]