IRVINGTON, NJ — Newark resident Earl Best spent Wednesday, April 4, marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination by hosting a right-to-work protest outside the former Newark School District building downtown, as he believed King would have appreciated. The district offices recently relocated to another building at 765 Broad St., after having […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington NAACP hosted a Candidates Night Forum for the five men and women running to fill the three seats on the Irvington Board of Education in the upcoming Tuesday, April 17 election, but only two candidates attended. According to Kathy Steele, assistant to Irvington board secretary and business administrator Reginald Lamptey, […]
Photo by Chris Sykes From left, High School Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Cadets Cpl. Nakiah Purdie, 15, Sgt. Saniyah West, 16, and Cpl. Mary Efizu display copies of the program for the Dr. Martin Luther King Commemorative Committee’s 33rd annual Legacy of a Dream Commemorative Tribute to the Life and Work of the slain […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The township faced its third snowstorm of the year on Monday, April 2, and, according to Mayor Tony Vauss and Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers, came through it with flying colors. “The DPW and Police Division handled the snow well again,” said Bowers on Tuesday, April 3. “It really wasn’t the snow’s […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — On Monday, April 2, Newark Superior Court Judge Tom Vena ruled against an attempt by prospective mayoral candidate Elouise McDaniel and Allison Morris, her prospective running mate for the Irvington Municipal Council, to get on the municipal election ballot, after Municipal Clerk Harold Wiener determined the two had failed to get enough […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss and Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers had good things to say about the township’s response to the snowstorm that hit town Wednesday, March 21. It was the second time Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency across New Jersey, to keep residents safe until after the snowstorm had […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — At his fourth annual State of the Township Address at Christian Pentecostal Church on Clinton Avenue, Mayor Tony Vauss said he was glad the new Valley Plaza Mall on Chancellor Avenue is now officially open. “Yeah, they’ve been open for a few months already,” said Vauss on Thursday, Feb. 23. The new mall […]
File photo From left, Irvington Fire Division IAFF Local 305 President Alex Lima stands with Lt. Mike Scott at Christian Pentecostal Church on Friday, Feb. 23, after Mayor Tony Vauss’ fourth annual State of the Township Address. Scott and several other Irvington firefighters were officially promoted at the ceremony. He also served as the Irvington […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Elouise McDaniel made her second appearance in Newark Municipal Court on Tuesday, March 20, regarding a complaint that had been filed against her by Irvington Municipal Council Vice President and at large Councilwoman Renee Burgess. On Tuesday, March 20, McDaniel, president of the Irvington Joint and Nesbit Terrace block associations, said, “I […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Prospective 2018 mayoral candidate Elouise McDaniel and her at large Irvington Municipal Council running mate, Allison Morris, appeared before Newark Superior Court Judge Tom Vena on Friday, March 16, for a hearing. McDaniel is looking to have the nominating petitions Municipal Clerk’s Office decided were invalid be reconsidered, allowing them to […]