IRVINGTON — A ceremony was held Monday in Civic Square in recognition of Veterans Day. The Irvington High School band provided music and the Irvington High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps provided numbers with more than 100 students marching to the event from the high school. The Rev. Vincent Taylor gave an invocation at […]
Anthony A. Vauss Jr. defeated Yasmina C. King in the race for an at-large seat on Irvington Township Council. It was the only seat up for election in this cycle. Vauss pulled in 8,685 votes to King’s 3,076 to win the seat in the non partisan election. Vauss is the son and current chief of […]
The state attorney general’s office announced that it has reached an environmental justice settlement with owners of a gas station site in Orange and filed a lawsuit against owners of an unrelated site in Irvington. “Environmental justice means ensuring that no community, regardless of race or income, bears the brunt of contamination and pollution while […]
LITTLE FALLS, NJ — On Sunday, Nov. 10, The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center is hosting a special program in honor of veterans, including Seaman Second Class Lawrence Peter Berra. Author William Palmer will discuss his book, “We Called Ourselves Rocketboat Men: The Untold Stories of the Top-Secret LCS(S) Rocket Boat Missions of World […]
A groundbreaking ceremony was held last week for The Sankofa Enclave at Twenty First Street, a Black woman-led development that will offer homeownership, affordable housing, retail, and green space, representing a nearly $100 million investment in the township. The project aims to revitalize a blighted section of Standard Place off of 21st street. Fifteen two-family […]
Two Irvington residents were among those honored when the New Jersey State Conference of NAACP Branches held a luncheon recognizing military veterans on Oct. 12. The Rev. H. William Rutherford, a past state president, and Merrick Harris, a past Irvington NAACP president, were honored at the event held at the Princeton Crowne Plaza Convention Center […]
NEWARK, NJ — Irvington’s own Jean Pierre Valencia scored a knock out in the first round of his fight in New Jersey’s biggest venue on Saturday, Oct. 12. The 24-year-old boxer had dreamed of fighting at the Prudential Center after watching world champions like Shakur Stevenson compete at the venue. Valencia finally made that dream […]
The Irvington High School football program was well-represented when the University of Nebraska hosted Rutgers University at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., in front of a crowd of 87,464. Junior linebacker Mikai Gbayor and sophomore offensive left guard Justin Evans, both IHS alumni, were among the Nebraska captains and starters for the game. Meanwhile, Rutgers […]
IRVINGTON — An Irvington boxer will be fighting on the biggest stage in New Jersey when he enters the ring at the Prudential Center in Newark for his second pro fight. Unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Jean Pierre Valencia returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 12 when he faces Cody Jenkins. The fight will be the […]
EAST ORANGE – Faith in New Jersey and Resistencia en Accíon New Jersey have released a statement condemning the false and dangerous allegations against Haitian migrants spread by Senator JD Vance and echoed by former President Donald Trump. “We urgently call on all New Jersey members of Congress to stand up and champion the dignity […]