NEWARK, NJ — The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission recently honored 97 of its permittees that operated in the previous calendar year without having incurred a single wastewater discharge or reporting violation. PVSC has now recognized perfect environmental compliance records for 27 consecutive years. Significant industrial users in the PVSC service area are issued sewer use […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Jeh Charles Johnson, who served as secretary of Homeland Security during the Obama administration, will deliver the keynote address at the 109th annual Oranges & Maplewood NAACP Freedom Fund Gala on Friday, April 8, at 7 p.m. at Cedar Hill Country Club, 100 Walnut St. in Livingston. To purchase tickets or become […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The corner of Park Avenue and North Clinton Street was renamed Osvaldo Antoine Way on March 17 in honor of the East Orange resident and longtime East Orange Campus High School girls soccer team coach, who died on March 19 of last year. Antoine was the uncle of current 3rd Ward […]
ORANGE, NJ — Reynolds Asset Management has announced the closing of a $26 million construction loan from OceanFirst Bank in support of its Orange Valley Apartments project in Orange. The loan, brokered by George Gnad of Lenders Capital, is the largest construction loan in Reynolds’ company history. “We are extremely proud to partner with Reynolds […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Irvington, Orange and East Orange followed up last year’s first Tri-Community Commercial and Residential Development seminar with the same event on March 10 at Sandwiches Unlimited in Orange, with officials from all three towns updating residents and business owners on upcoming and ongoing redevelopment projects happening. Jadette Williams and Osner Charles […]
WASHINGTON, DC — On March 16, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced more than $2.6 billion in fiscal year 2021 Continuum of Care competition awards for roughly 7,000 homeless housing and service programs across the United States. The awards, announced by Secretary Marcia L. Fudge, will provide funding to communities to help […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Roberto Ubiera, 58, of Newark, has been convicted on all counts in connection with the murder of Tarlok Singh, 55, of East Orange, according to a March 16 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. In the early morning hours of Aug. 16, 2018, Singh was fatally stabbed by a […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Orange Police Department are investigating the fatal shooting of Anton Douglas, 24, according to a March 17 press release from the ECPO. On Wednesday, March 16, at approximately 5:18 p.m., officers from the Orange Police Department were dispatched to the 500 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 69th annual West Orange St. Patrick’s Day Parade went off without a hitch on Sunday, March 13, along Main Street. Despite the snowstorm from the day before, marchers enjoyed a clear, sunny day. Leading this year’s parade were Mellen Dangler as grand marshal, and John A. DeMars Jr., Patrick F. […]
O RANGE, NJ — Orange High School’s Tornadoes FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team participated in the FTCNJ Northern League Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 20, with 22 other teams. The Orange Tornadoes played five qualification matches and showed great effort in each game. At the end of the qualification matches, the top four ranked teams chose […]