Poetry Society is planting seeds

Poetry Society is planting seeds

IRVINGTON — The Say More Poetic Society hosted a “Culture of Words: A tribute to Nikki Giovanni” on Saturday in the Irvington Public Library. The spoken word poetry reading was a celebration for Black History Month and it featured several people reading poetry, with a particular focus on Giovanni, the poet, activist and educator who […]

Longtime Irvington HS cheerleading coach receives prestigious honor

Longtime Irvington HS cheerleading coach receives prestigious honor

  IRVINGTON/LINCROFT, NJ — Veleria Brown-Garner, who has served as the head cheerleading coach at Irvington High School for 40 years, was honored at the New Jersey Cheerleading and Dance State Championships on Sunday, Feb. 23, at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. Brown-Garner received the prestigious New Jersey Cheer and Dance Coaches Association Coach Legacy […]

Police unveil 3-year strategic plan

Police unveil 3-year strategic plan

IRVINGTON — The Irvington Police Department has released its three year strategic plan for 2025-2027. The plan begins by highlighting a reduction in crime over the last three years: In 2024, from January to September, there were four murders, 18 reported rapes, 100 robberies, 64 assaults, 48 burglaries, 535 thefts, and 371 auto thefts reported. […]

Federal actions causing local fallout

Federal actions causing local fallout

Chaos. The word is being used a lot in local government of late as elected and appointed officials deal with fallout from developments in Washington. “It’s been a week of chaos,” said U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, a Democrat who represents Irvington, Orange, and West Orange in Washington, during a visit to Orange last week. “It’s […]

Two from Irvington to box on big stage

Two from Irvington to box on big stage

IRVINGTON — Two professional boxers from Irvington will fight on the big stage Saturday, Feb. 1 when Jean Pierre Valencia and Ghandi Romain compete in separate bouts at the Prudential Center in Newark. Valencia (3-0, 2 knockouts) will face Dmitry Noskov (0-1) in a four-round junior middleweight bout, while Romain (6-1-1, 4 knockouts) will face […]

IHS grad is in championship game

IHS grad is in championship game

Irvington High School alumnus Adon Shuler will be playing for the national championship next week. Shuler, a 6-foot, 200-pound sophomore safety, will take the field with the University of Notre Dame football team in the College Football Playoff championship on Monday, Jan. 20, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The seventh-seeded Fighting Irish (14-1 record) […]

Locals playing for the college football national championship

Locals playing for the college football national championship

West Orange native Cody Simon will lead the eighth-seeded Ohio State University Buckeyes (13-2 record) in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday, Jan. 20, against seventh-seeded University of Notre Dame (14-1) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. A 6-foot-2, 235-pound senior linebacker, Simon has been a force […]

Servants House is getting a makeover

Servants House is getting a makeover

Turning Point Community Services is reconfiguring and expanding its Servants House shelter facility. Grants from the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey and the Schumann Fund for New Jersey have enabled the organization to expand its services to include a Clinical and Supportive Services Division, alongside a new Housing Assistance Program. “This will help us make […]

Irvington man faces murder charge after gunfight in Newark

Irvington man faces murder charge after gunfight in Newark

An Irvington resident is accused of shooting a Newark resident and getting in a gunfight with city police officers. A-Jahada Amirah Bostwick, 26, of Irvington, allegedly shot Tyron Whitley, 38, in Newark, according to a press release from Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emmanuel Miranda. The shooting happened […]