ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Worrall Community Newspapers won four awards for reporting in the weekly newspaper division of the 2020 New Jersey Press Association annual contest. In the “education writing” category, staff writers Amanda Valentovic and EmilyAnn Jackman won a second-place award for their joint article “Essex Co. schools make the best of remote learning.” […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund has awarded $2.6 million in grants to more than 100 nonprofit organizations across the state in its initial round of grantmaking. Grants will provide critical financial support for organizations and individuals in the cultural sector hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the […]
ORANGE, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force Chairperson Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith recently announced the second phase of a community-based vaccination partnership between the Murphy and Biden administrations to provide equitable access of the COVID-19 vaccine to underserved communities throughout New Jersey. The second phase of the program will […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Mayor’s Office of Employment and Training, also known as MOET, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office, the Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs, the East Orange School District and V.I.P. Online Academy, recently held a kickoff pep rally to celebrate the beginning of a new virtual after-school initiative, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Celebrating its 19th anniversary this March 23 to 28, the internationally recognized Garden State Film Festival celebrates the independent film genre by bringing a carefully curated selection of original works to a diverse audience from around the world. Producers are working with F&S Digital again to make GSFF 2021 a hybrid […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Feb. 25, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced $5.5 billion in funding to local programs throughout the country that provide affordable housing, community development and economic opportunity, and support to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. New Jersey was awarded $147,874,036. “These core programs provide our local partners […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Feb. 24, Essex County prosecutors held their 10th annual Black History Month Program via Zoom. As in past years, the 2021 program was co-sponsored by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Officers. Anthony Johnson, a veteran journalist from WABC–TV in New York, served as keynote speaker. Joining Johnson and […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Museum of Art recently announced the artists whose works will be featured in the upcoming exhibition “2021 New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond.” The annual juried exhibition is sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts. The […]
ORANGE, NJ — Former Orange Councilwoman Vivian Gaunt died on Feb. 10 at age 83. A funeral was held Feb. 20 for the three-term councilwoman and longtime educator at St. Matthew AME Church in Orange. At the service, Gaunt’s daughter, April Gaunt-Butler, also a former Orange councilwoman, spoke of her mother’s pragmatism, honesty and dedication […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green hosted a Feb. 17 town hall meeting with several East Orange officials, including Monique Griffin and Victor Kuteyi of the Health and Human Services Department, and Planning and Development Director Dan Jennings. Joining them was New Jersey Redevelopment Authority Chief Operating Officer Darryl Godfrey, to discuss […]