ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County invites area dog owners to display their creativity and participate in “Strut Your Mutt,” the county’s annual canine Halloween costume parade and contest. This year, three parades have been scheduled, with the newly-opened Essex County Hilltop Dog Park hosting its first event. Participation is free. The costume parades and […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — File Lt. Mike Scott and the Irvington Fire Division are scheduled to host the eighth annual Breast Cancer Walk on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 11 a.m., in conjunction with Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss, the Municipal Council and the Public Safety Department. The event is scheduled to begin and end at Fire Division […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Essex County Freeholder Lebby Jones, founder of the Irvington branch of the National Action Network, and her successor, Irvington NAN branch President and at large Councilwoman October Hudley, said they plan to be at Bethel Baptist Church, 229 Wallace St. in Orange, on Friday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m., when NAN founder […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Jewish Vocational Service of MetroWest will offer a one-time seminar to help brief New Jersey’s small businesses on new workplace laws, which may affect businesses, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at 354 Eisenhower Parkway, Plaza 1, Suite 2150, Livingston. The seminar is for business owners, human resources specialists, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Christian Love Baptist Church officially welcomed its new minister, the Rev. Brandon Washington, into the church during a pre-installation service a week ago. Back in July at Mayor Vauss’ inauguration ceremony, Christian Love Baptist Church Deaconess Mother Tee said she was excited to announce it had finally found a successor to […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss and the Municipal Council’s tribute to D. Bilal Beasley, a former Municipal Council president, Essex County freeholder and co-founder of the Team Irvington social and political organization, was a star-studded affair that featured a performance by singer Hunter Hayes and a host of elected officials on Saturday, Sept. […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss will be hosting his fourth annual Mayor’s Ball at Nanina’s in the Park restaurant in Belleville on Thursday, Oct. 4, after five years in office. “Remember, I did not have my first Mayor’s Ball until 2015, because I wanted to focus on getting Irvington on track,” said Vauss on […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington NAACP will host its monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m., at Greater New Point Baptist Church, 60 Paine Ave., Irvington, the night before its annual Freedom Fund Banquet fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m., at B.F. Johnson Banquet Center in Metropolitan Baptist Church, 149 Springfield […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County resident are encouraged to participate in the Essex County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, sponsored by the county of Essex and the Essex County Utilities Authority, on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Old Essex County Hospital Center, 125 Fairview Ave. in Cedar Grove. “There […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington NAACP will host its annual Freedom Fund Banquet fundraiser on Friday Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. at B.F. Johnson Banquet Center in Metropolitan Baptist Church in Newark. “Tickets are $75, which covers the dinner and membership of the Irvington branch of the NAACP,” said Irvington NAACP President Merrick Harris on […]