NEWARK, NJ — On Tuesday, May 25, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., center, hosted a wreath-laying ceremony in Essex County Veterans Memorial Park to commemorate Memorial Day. Standing in front of the Armed Forces Memorial with the county executive are, from left, Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin, Essex County Chief of Staff Phil Alagia, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In honor of her upcoming bat mitzvah celebration, Lily Schonbraun, a 12-year-old from Short Hills, organized and ran a fundraiser at Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange on May 15 to benefit the Greater Newark Tennis & Education program. The mitzvah project, which raised in excess of $32,500 for GNTE, […]
NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey “40 Acres and a Mule” Fund recently announced that Bank of America has committed to provide an equity investment in its NJ FAM Fund. The fund is a $100 million private investment vehicle established in 2020 to reduce social and economic disparities resulting from systemic racism; the program includes […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs invite the public to participate in Essex County’s 2021 fishing derbies. The free events will be held in six locations in the Essex County Park System. “Our fishing derbies are an excellent opportunity […]
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Institute of Technology will soon launch two new education and research centers focused on real estate and entrepreneurship, made possible by a historic gift from The Paul V. Profeta Foundation. Paul V. Profeta, president of the foundation, alongside NJIT President Joel S. Bloom, signed an agreement for the single largest […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Wednesday, May 19, the Essex County Board of County Commissioners held its 2021 Essex County Jewish Heritage Month Celebration via Zoom. The event celebrated the accomplishments of Jewish men and women everywhere, and honored members of Essex County’s Jewish community for their contributions to the county and to society as […]
ORANGE, NJ — Members of Impact100 Essex spent Mother’s Day weekend packing food and necessities with MEND food pantries. Meeting Essential Needs with Dignity is the recipient of Impact100 Essex’s 2019 $120,000 grant, which it used to purchase a refrigerated cargo van — dubbed “The Sweet Pea” — to streamline distribution. MEND was also able […]
TRENTON, NJ — As New Jersey begins to reopen ahead of the busy summer travel season, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety announced the upcoming launch of a statewide seat belt enforcement campaign aimed at promoting safe travels on New Jersey roadways. Starting Monday, May 24, and running through […]
TRENTON, NJ — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced on May 17 the allocation of $5 billion in American Rescue Plan funds for emergency housing vouchers for individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. The supplemental funding is allocated through the Emergency Housing […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced May 11 that the Newark Environmental Commission, in partnership with the city’s Office of Sustainability and Office of Planning and Zoning, and with funding from the Victoria Foundation, has launched a new report, which was approved at an Environmental Commission meeting. View the report at data-newgin.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/newark-nj-2021-environmental-resources-inventory. “The […]