ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — FAMILYConnections, a local counseling and family services agency, has announced the start of a “Got Your Back” backpack drive to benefit students in the agency’s Outreach to At-Risk Youth and School-Based Youth Services programs. Donations of individual school items and full backpacks will be accepted through Sept. 1 and can be […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — In the midst of an ongoing Public Safety Department Internal Affairs investigation into the work histories and criminal backgrounds of all current Fire Division personnel, Vicki Martignetti sent an email on Thursday, Aug. 10, to the Irvington Herald, complaining about the township’s failure to fulfill its contractual obligation to pay the health […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Seji Lusi and his partners at the Winning or Nothing T-shirt company, located on Springfield Avenue, are hosting the third annual Community Cookout and Back-to-School Bash on Saturday, Aug. 26, in Union Avenue Park. “We will be teaching kids how to make custom T-shirts on site,” said Lusi on Sunday, Aug. 13. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss and the township of Irvington celebrated Unity Day with free concerts, free food and drinks and fun for residents of all ages in Orange Avenue Park on Saturday, Aug. 12. Singer Melba Moore headlined the event, which also featured performance by members of the legendary Classic R&B singing groups […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — “I got the coolest stuff!” said one young boy running up to greet his father after attending the ninth annual NCJW/Essex Back 2 School Store on Sunday, July 30. “My new backpack makes me feel smart and important!” said another child. With walls completely lined with coats, rows of new sneakers, […]
NEWARK, NJ — The adage “no rest for the weary” certainly seems to apply to People’s Organization for Progress Chairman Larry Hamm and his members, who take to the streets in protest against acts of social injustice in the country, in addition to their weekly “Justice Monday” protests outside the Peter W. Rodino Federal Building […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Seji Lusi and his partners at the Winning or Nothing T-shirt company on Springfield Avenue are scheduled to hold their third annual Community Cookout and Back to School Bash on Saturday, Aug. 26, in Union Avenue Park. “We will be teaching kids how to make custom T-shirts onsite,” said Lusi on Sunday, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Vicki Martignetti, wife of Irvington Fire Division Firefighter Carmine Martignetti, has a bone to pick with Mayor Tony Vauss and the Irvington administration regarding unpaid medical bills she says Irvington is contractually required to cover. Debt collectors have filed a $49,325 civil lawsuit against the Martignettis for nonpayment of medical bills, according […]
ORANGE, NJ — Greg Cespedes graduated from Irvington High School in 2012, but he had his first star turn on Saturday, Aug. 5, at Orange’s annual Caribbean Heritage Festival and Parade in Monte Irvin Orange Park, where Guyanese singer Shelly-G invited him onto the to show off his whining skills. Whining is a form of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver, the state Democratic Party’s candidate for lieutenant governor, stopped by Irvington’s annual National Night Out event in Civic Square on Tuesday, Aug. 1. “She’s here all the time and that’s one of the things about having one of our own on the ticket as lieutenant governor,” said Mayor Tony […]