A native of Irvington recently completed an intensive 10-week training program to become a member of the elite U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard. Airman Taheed Phillips, a 2023 Irvington High School graduate, joined the Navy six months ago. Today, Phillips serves as a U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guardsman. “I joined the Navy to serve my country,” Phillips […]
A 43-year-old man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in Irvington, who was accosted while carrying her three-week-old son. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced that an Essex County jury convicted Kervin Joseph-Michel of Newark, of kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. On Nov. […]
New Jersey now requires all police officers to have a license from the Police Training Commission in order to serve as law enforcement officers. A new state law went into effect last month requiring New Jersey’s approximately 40,500 police officers to hold valid, active licenses issued by the Police Training Commission (PTC). Any individual seeking […]
A Bloomfield resident has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting an Irvington man, whose child was born just hours after his death. Superior Court Judge Michael L. Ravin sentenced Lamar Sommers, 36, to 35 years in prison for the murder of Jahque Benbow, 23, of Irvington, according to a statement from acting […]
“The Sopranos” was ranked the best television series of all time by TV Guide in 2013. The American crime drama television series was filmed all over Essex County, including in East Orange, Irvington, Bloomfield, Nutley, Glen Ridge, and West Orange. Mark Kamine, Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning executive producer of “The White Lotus,” worked on […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — In his six-plus years as the athletic director at Irvington High School, Dr. John Taylor’s main focus was about giving opportunities to the students. To accomplish his goals, all he needed was support from the school board and Superintendent April Vauss. Thanks to that support, not to mention the commitment from his […]
An Irvington woman has joined the New Jersey State Board of Education. Mary G. Bennett, who works as an educational consultant/adjunct faculty at the Seton Hall University Academy for Urban Transformation, was sworn on to the board last week along with Jeanette Peña, educational director of special education and organizational accountability for the Union City […]
Fannie Gordon was born Fannie Joe Neal on Jan. 4, 1924, in Stanaford, W. Va. She was the oldest of five siblings and she didn’t like the middle name “Joe” so she changed it to “Mae.” She graduated high school and got married at the tender age of 20 to John Gene Gordon, a coal […]
An Irvington resident who served prison time for drug trafficking was among those invited to Gov. Phil Murphy’s state of the state address. Ulysses McMillan was sentenced to 22 years for drug trafficking while carrying a firearm. When he was released from prison, he met former Gov. Jim McGreevey and enrolled in New Jersey Reentry […]
An Irvington resident was fatally shot on the street in Newark. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of Ty’Shad Campbell, 27, of Irvington, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé. On Jan. 14, at 4:25 a.m., police […]