ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Recent high school graduates and new college students can jumpstart their higher education this summer at Essex County College. Dubbed the LEAP Program, the virtual remote learning initiative will offer a free college success seminar workshop for students who will be taking a developmental course and/or a general education class. “LEAP […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Monday, May 25, Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark joined thousands of Catholic cemeteries nationwide with an online video broadcast of its annual Memorial Day Mass and program, “Serving God and Country: A Memorial Day Salute to Our Heroes.” The annual program honors men and women who died while serving […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced his support of Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to borrow $9 billion from the U.S. Federal Reserve to balance the state budget. On Friday, May 29, DiVincenzo sent a letter of support to the governor; the letter was also signed by 17 Essex County mayors. […]
NEWARK, NJ — The city of Newark and the Newark Public Library join forces to present a virtual conversation in Spanish, “¡Hazte contar! Por que es tan importante participar en el Censo 2020,” to reach Spanish-speaking communities in Newark, discuss why it is so important to fill out the 2020 census and promote full participation. Viewers […]
NEWARK, NJ — Ten defendants have been indicted and are being arraigned on charges that they allegedly engaged in a countywide mortgage fraud scheme that included racketeering, theft, tampering with records and money laundering, according to a May 29 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. The scheme included the abuse of the New […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Essex County will present an Emergency Food Distribution Event on Thursday, June 4, at 10 a.m. at Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange, to help families negatively impacted by the coronavirus. The 1,000 boxes of food that will be distributed are meant to benefit families who have been forced […]
NEWARK, NJ — On May 22, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. participated in a ceremonial steel signing ceremony for the new Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Building that is currently under construction at the Essex County Government Complex in Newark. The steel frame of the 150,000-square-foot building was completed in just four months. “This […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka presented the first phase of the plan to reopen New Jersey’s largest city beginning June 1 during a press conference at NJPAC on May 21. The mayor called the phase “preparation” to look at how the city might eventually reopen. “Phase One is about us getting prepared to […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – Essex County will present an emergency food distribution event on Thursday, May 28, at 10 a.m. at the Charles H. Bullock School, 55 Washington St. in Montclair, to help families negatively impacted by the coronavirus. The 1,000 boxes of food that will be distributed are meant to benefit families who have […]
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Institute of Technology has been ranked third in New Jersey and 74th nationally in a Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking USA 2020 list, placing NJIT in the top 10 percent of universities nationwide. More than 700 universities were evaluated according to 17 metrics falling into the following broad categories: employability, […]