NEWARK, NJ — Filing taxes can be complicated and intimidating, which is why so many Americans use tax preparation services; however, those services can be costly. To help low-income individuals properly file their taxes, New Community Corporation’s Family Resource Success Center offers free tax preparation services for those who qualify through the IRS Volunteer Income […]
NEWARK, NJ — On March 10, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced that, in honor of Harriet Tubman Day, which is celebrated March 10, the city of Newark is receiving major support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Audible for the new Harriet Tubman monument in Washington Park. The park will be renamed Harriet […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey Apportionment Commission approved new state legislative maps on Feb. 18, drawing new lines for senate and assembly districts that will go into effect in 2023, after the 2022 election. Delayed because of the pandemic, the newly redrawn districts are the result of the 2020 census results. The commission […]
NEWARK, NJ — Since the introduction of the first high school academy in Newark in 2019, Superintendent of School Roger León convened the principals of the comprehensive high schools, their magnet school partners along with their post-secondary education and industry partners on Wednesday, March 2. The meeting began with a reintroduction of the superintendent’s “Reinvest, […]
NEWARK, NJ — L+M Development Partners, Type A Projects and MSquared announced March 3 the closing on $42 million in financing for the development of 78 affordable rental apartments that will serve low- and moderate-income households in the Fairmount neighborhood of Newark in partnership with University Hospital. The project, developed under the New Jersey Housing […]
NEWARK, NJ — Warren Grover, of Short Hills, author of “Nazis in Newark,” will offer a presentation titled “Minutemen versus Newark’s Nazis,” together with Steve Arnold, whose father, Nat Arno, was a leader of the Newark Minutemen, an anti-Nazi organization of Jews in the 1930s. The program, sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women, West […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On March 3, the Essex County Board of County Commissioners virtually held its 2022 “Salute to the Irish” celebration. The yearly ceremony commemorates the heritage and traditions of the Irish community, while recognizing the parade committees and honorees of the Newark, Nutley and West Orange St. Patrick’s Day parades. Commissioner Brendan […]
NEWARK, NJ — Many Catholics attended two Ash Wednesday Masses celebrated by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, at St. Patrick’s Pro-Cathedral in Newark on March 2. Tobin distributed ashes to long lines of people by sprinkling them on the tops of heads, forgoing the traditional forehead placement out of an abundance of caution […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Saturday, Feb. 26, seven Essex Country seventh- and eighth-grade boys were recognized as finalists in the 24th annual Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Competition. The seven students shared more than $5,000 in cash and prizes, including an Acer Chromebook, medal and cash to open a savings account at a local bank. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Dr. Chris T. Pernell, a public health physician and social change agent, delivered a rousing keynote address at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center’s annual Black History Month celebration on Feb. 28. Newark Beth Israel also honored several local trailblazers who have dedicated a lifetime of service to the city of Newark, including […]