RAHWAY, NJ — The U.S. Congress approved the Federal Water Resources Act of 2016 on Saturday, Dec. 10, and sent it to President Barack Obama for signing, according to a release from the Mayors Council on Rahway River Watershed Flood Control The act includes the authorization of the Rahway River Flood Mitigation Project as a […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Although Thanksgiving has passed, the East Orange Salvation Army is still in need of food donations. “We are one month away from our largest distribution of the year and our pantry is empty,” said Salvation Army Corps Officer Capt. Scott See on Monday, Nov. 21, the day after his agency teamed up […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Tree Lighting and Toy Giveaway, featuring the Cicely Tyson Elementary School Choir and the Children of Purpose of Messiah Baptist Church, will be Friday, Dec. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. at East Orange City Hall, 44 City Hall Plaza, East Orange. “We welcome all families and all […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor and his wife, Bibi, said they plan to raise more money than last year for deserving East Orange Campus High School graduates at the second LT3 Foundation Give the Gift of Education Scholarship Breakfast on Thursday, Dec. 8, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Galloping […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office will hold an information session on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. to provide an overview of what happens in Essex County when an officer is involved in a fatal shooting. The 40-minute presentation will provide statistical data and other information and allow members of the […]
ORANGE / WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Orange/West Orange Chapter of UNICO offers several scholarships to those pursuing higher education. For more information on the following scholarship opportunities, contact O/WO UNICO scholarship director Frank V. Gonnella at fvgonnella@gmail.com. Sgt. John Basilone Memorial Graduate Scholarship: UNICO will grant up to a maximum of $6,000, paid out […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor and Recreation Department Director Osner Charles have organized a new Thanksgiving tradition by hosting the first Community Dinner at the Fellowship Civic Center on Thursday, Nov. 24. “This is a great time of year to reflect on how blessed and thankful I and my family are, for […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor was thankful for someone special this year at Thanksgiving, actually several people: the members of the East Orange Police Department. Specifically, Taylor said he was thankful to have such a dedicated and professional police force that has managed to continue the trend of a historic decrease […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — There was more on the menu than turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and the usual Thanksgiving dishes at the East Orange Salvation Army pre-Thanksgiving Community Dinner on Sunday, Nov. 20. Salvation Army Advisory Board Chairperson Goldie Burbage also used the occasion to introduce Tahira Muhammad as the new president of the city’s […]
Symposium aims to keep children safe from trafficking
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Most people think of slavery as a terrible institution from our past and look to the outcome of the Civil War as the beacon that ended it. But they are wrong. The United Nations’ International Labor Organization estimates that there are more slaves worldwide now than there have been at any other […]