ORANGE, NJ — The Orange Housing Authority will host its 11th annual Youth Scholarship Golf Tournament on Monday, Sept. 12, at the Shackamaxon Country Club, 100 Tillinghast Turn, Scotch Plains. A host of business and civic luminaries will be among the field of golfers to help raise $50,000 in support of the higher education aspirations […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Darren Clark Jr. Memorial foundation hosted a Back-to-School Mental Health Day at Watsessing Park in East Orange on Saturday, Aug. 27. The event served more than 100 underserved students from Essex County, providing backpacks or messenger bags filled with age-appropriate school supplies to students who participated in the four activities […]
ORANGE, NJ — The city of Orange Township hosted “150 Years of Orange” on Thursday, Aug. 18., in celebration of the city’s sesquicentennial. Initially known as “Newark Mountains,” Orange was originally incorporated in 1806. In 1872, Orange was reincorporated as a city, and in 1985 it became the city of Orange Township. The community health […]
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver will serve as treasurer for the National Lieutenant Governors Association for 2022-2023. The NLGA is a professional association supporting lieutenant governors and the officeholders first in line of succession to the governor in all 50 states and the U.S. territories in the goal of being as […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted R. Green’s annual cookout on Aug. 20 outside East Orange Campus High School delighted the many residents who attended. The event featured food, music, tug of war, face painting, bouncy houses, games, prizes, vendors, family fun and more. Photos Courtesy of East Orange City Hall
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Dionne Warwick Institute in East Orange announced Aug. 12 that the school has been certified and named as a Leader in Me Lighthouse School by FranklinCovey Education. This recognition is awarded to schools that have produced outstanding results in school and student outcomes through their implementation of the Leader in […]
ORANGE, NJ — After two years of virtual celebrations, the city of Orange relaunched its celebration of the Caribbean with a Caribbean Heritage Day Festival on Saturday, Aug. 13. The free family celebration featured food, music and culture in Monte Irvin Orange Park. This year’s event performances included the Pan Evolution steel pan band; moko […]
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, OK — An East Orange native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission at Strategic Communications Wing One. Its “Take Charge and Move Out” mission provides airborne communication links to nuclear missile units of the U.S. Strategic Command. Petty Officer 1st Class Anassa Tulloch, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Community Health Law Project, which is based in South Orange, has named Harold B. Garwin as the 2022 Ann Klein Advocate Award recipient. Earlier this year, Garwin retired from being CHLP’s president and executive director, a position he held for 45 years. He will be honored on the evening of […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange Superintendent of Schools Gerald Fitzhugh II will host a superintendent’s convocation on Thursday, Sept. 1, welcoming staff to the new school year. The convocation is an annual meeting presenting the State of the District address. During the meeting, the superintendent will recap the awards and accomplishments of the past school year […]