IRVINGTON, NJ — According to East Orange Police Division Officer Craig Epps, who is also the president of the Fraternal Order of Police Local 111 union that represents the rank-and-file members of his department, a couple of his fellow officers recently transferred to the Irvington Police Division in search of better pay, health benefits and […]
Photo by Chris Sykes Eight of the 50 new East Orange Police Division recruits Mayor Ted Green introduced at his inauguration and swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Jan. 1, stand together in the lobby of the Cicely Tyson School of the Performing and Fine Arts theater, where the event took place.EAST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Ted […]
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez told a packed Christian Pentecostal Church in Irvington on Sunday, Jan. 28, that he remains committed to fighting for the issues that overwhelmingly impact minority communities, including quality education, safe and affordable housing, and criminal justice reform. The senator was joined by Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss and the church’s pastor, the […]
ORANGE, NJ — Oranges-Maplewood NAACP President Tom Puryear and Irvington NAACP President Merrick Harris agree there is a direct correlation between the civil rights movement and U.S. immigration. They teamed up with Karol Ruiz and Cynthia Osorio of Wind of the Spirit, a faith-based nonprofit immigration advocacy and legal aid group, and Pastor E.T. Stoddard, […]
NEWARK, NJ — According to published reports, Dianthe Martinez-Brooks, 42, of West Orange, the former aide to former Irvington Mayor Wayne Smith, pleaded guilty to one count of federal wire fraud on Monday, Jan. 29, before Judge Jose L. Linares in Newark. Martinez-Brooks, a Newark area political consultant also known as Dawn Martinez, admitted to […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Oranges-Maplewood NAACP branch hosted an Immigration Workshop at Seventh Day Adventist Church, 270 Reynolds Terrace, Orange, on Saturday, Jan. 27, in conjunction with Karol Ruiz and Cynthia Osorio of Wind of the Spirit, a nonprofit immigration advocacy and legal aid group, with the support of Pastor E.T. Stoddard. “We’re excited because […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Committee hosted its 33rd annual Legacy of a Dream Commemorative Tribute to the Life and Work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Irvington High School Auditorium on Saturday, Jan. 13. The committee presented the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss announced the appointment of former Irvington Public Library Board of Trustees President Alison Bryant to the township’s Planning Board on Saturday, Jan. 13. Bryant is the current Rotary Club president and also serves in the New Jersey Library Trustee Association and the running of the CWU food pantry. She […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The construction of the new Taco Bell restaurant at the site where the former Servicemen’s Clubhouse stood on Springfield Avenue is complete and preparing to open for business, one of Mayor Tony Vauss’ signature economic redevelopment achievements since being sworn into office four years ago. “Taco Bell will be a tremendous benefit […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington NAACP has chimed on the case of Municipal Council Vice President Renee Burgess’ formal complaint with the Irvington Police Division against Elouise McDaniel, president of both the Irvington Joint and Nesbit Terrace block associations. “I talked to Miss McDaniel and I was just surprised that Renee Burgess felt threatened,” said […]