UNION, NJ — David’s Shoes, an Irvington-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce teen gun violence by encouraging youth to honor life by “promoting love of self and community,” will sponsor its 13th annual Book Scholarship Awards Luncheon on Saturday, July 23, at noon at Galloping Hill Caterers, 325 Chestnut St. in Union. Ten […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Deliverance Jesus Is Coming Church will convene for its annual conference, “The Family of God Convention,” at 815 Springfield Ave. in Irvington. The four-day Deliverance Jesus Is Coming Fellowship of Churches conference will feature motivational, inspirational and informational services and workshops. Speaker events are as follows: Tuesday, June 28, at 7:30 […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School’s Junior ROTC students volunteer at the Irvington School District’s Special Olympics event on June 4 with students from across the district. Photos Courtesy of Irvington JROTC
TRENTON, NJ — On June 8, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved Community Energy Plan Grants for 46 municipalities throughout New Jersey, totaling $820,000. In late 2021, the board redesigned the program to incorporate a greater emphasis on equity and overburdened municipalities. The redesigned program also simplified the grant application process and reduced […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating an apparent murder/suicide that occurred in Irvington, according to a June 9 press release from the ECPO. Irvington police made a welfare check at a home on Adams Street during the predawn hours of Thursday, June 9, and discovered Daquasha Jackson, […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The most recent short film that Damon “Abwon” Clindinin’s production company released wasn’t actually supposed to be a short film. It was going to be a music video, until at the last possible second the artists fell through. “We had the Airbnb booked and we had cast members coming,” Clindinin said in […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The 2022 Essex County Free SummerMusic Concert Series brings a diverse group of musicians and entertainers to perform at locations throughout the historic Essex County Park System and provides residents with an evening leisure activity. This year’s series features three concert and fireworks spectaculars, five concerts in Brookdale Park, 12 concerts […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — More than 100 students and teachers, including from four New Jersey schools, were recognized with Touchdown Awards for their commitment to health and wellness through the Fuel Up to Play 60 program on May 27 at MetLife Stadium. Fuel Up to Play 60 empowers students to work with educators and partners […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Parks Department employee Kahron Smothers, left, and Director Dan Salvante, right, congratulate Charles Tolson, second from left, of Irvington, and Cole Reynolds, of Verona, for catching the first fish in the boys category at the Essex County Fishing Derby in Branch Brook Park on Sunday, June 5. They both caught […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The nation was again plunged into despair on May 24 when a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, injuring many others. This was the third-deadliest school shooting in a U.S. school, after the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 and the Sandy Hook Elementary […]