Governor visits Irvington to survey damage from Ida
IRVINGTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy toured Irvington on Sept. 11 with Mayor Tony Vauss to view the damage wreaked by Hurricane Ida just a week and a half earlier. Photos Courtesy of Gov. Phil Murphy
Local man becomes stranded at Irvington border during storm
IRVINGTON / NEWARK, NJ — Hakim Jackman was on the way to his mechanic to check on the progress of his second vehicle when his truck got stuck in a flash flood last Wednesday night as remnants of Hurricane Ida battered Essex County with flood waters and power outages. As Jackman was driving into Irvington […]
NJDA expands spotted lanternfly quarantine zone, includes Essex County
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher announced Aug. 30 that the N.J. Department of Agriculture has added five counties to the spotted lanternfly quarantine zone. The counties new to the list are Morris, Monmouth, Middlesex, Essex and Union. They join the previously announced quarantine counties of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, […]
Irvington celebrates Unity Day at the high school
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington community came together on a beautiful summer day for the town’s 19th annual Unity Day celebration at Irvington High School on Aug. 28. The event featured live music, DJs and a COVID-19 vaccination clinic, further raising the vaccination rate in Irvington. “Unity Day is an event that celebrates the diverse […]
West Orange holds prayer vigil for Haiti at Town Hall
WEST ORANGE, NJ — New Jersey Women for Haiti and the West Orange Human Relations Commission hosted a prayer vigil for Haiti on the steps of West Orange Town Hall on Aug. 25. The two-hour event was a moving show of support for the local Haitian community and was emceed by Natacha Clesca-Charlemagne of NJWH, […]
Gatling Rec Center’s after-school program returns despite COVID
IRVINGTON, NJ — Due to the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic had during the 2020-2021 school year, after-school programs across the state weren’t possible. Even though COVID-19 cases are spiking once again, vaccines have made it possible for the state to acquire some sort of normalcy. The Chris Gatling Recreation Center is also getting back […]
Five stellar high school grads receive Wilnora Holman scholarships
NEWARK, NJ — Kathleen Witcher, of Irvington, announced the scholarship awardees of the 34th annual Wilnora Holman Scholarship Fund this month. The college scholarship program was initiated by her mother, the late Wilnora Holman, who spent 40 years in volunteer service on the county PTA, as a school board member in Newark and as a […]
Couple celebrating 70th anniversary traces roots to Irvington, Bloomfield
UNION, NJ — Countless individuals look to Irvington as the beginning of their story, including one elderly couple who began their married life in the town. Charles W. Sommer Jr. and Rose Sommer, both 92 years old, wed on Aug. 19, 1951, making Aug. 19, 2021, their 70th wedding anniversary. The two, who now live […]
Essex County to offer COVID-19 booster shots to residents with compromised immune systems
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced Aug. 13 that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are recommending that residents with compromised immune systems receive a third dose, or booster shot, of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines. Essex County will administer the […]
Irvington man convicted of murder by Essex County jury
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County jury has convicted Harold Colbert, 45, of Irvington, of murder for fatally shooting Daquan Cuttino, 25, of Newark, according to an Aug. 9 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Following a trial before Superior Court Judge Martin Cronin, Colbert was found guilty of murder, unlawful possession of […]