ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Area Rotary Clubs are looking for 28 students to represent the region in a cultural exchange with Japan. The Short-Term Youth Exchange with Japan, now in its 42nd year, offers students ages 15 to 18 the opportunity to learn about Japanese culture, interact with Japanese students and form friendships that will […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington, East Orange and Orange are taking action in response to a controversial New York City program that relocates homeless families from city shelters and into dilapidated homes here in New Jersey. Local mayors have had enough. New York City’s Department of Homeless Services’ Special One Time Assistance program, or SOTA, aims […]
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The Pingry School’s Drama Department presented Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” in November. The story follows the inhabitants of a fictional American town as they learn an invaluable life lesson, even if it’s a little too late. Pictured are the cast and crew: front row, from left, are Ram Doraswamy of Short […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — An ordinance forming the Essex County Correctional Facility Civilian Task Force was recently approved, according to a Dec. 12 announcement from Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo and Freeholder President Brendan Gill. Creating the ordinance was a collaborative effort and its adoption allows the process of nominating members to the task force […]
NEWARK, NJ — For many modern-day families, observing Christmas means hanging stockings, making treats for Santa Claus and preparing a holiday feast. But in 1891, some families held an open-house Christmas Eve tea for the neighborhood and children set out wooden shoes for Santa along with their stockings. These are just two examples of the […]
NEWARK, NJ — Old friends and familiar faces came home on Wednesday, Dec. 4, as Malcolm X Shabazz High School alumni were welcomed back as the Newark Board of Education, led by Superintendent Roger Leon, unveiled school’s new Engineering Academy. The new program offers students an opportunity to apply the engineering design process and standards, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — At the start of the new year, the four-legged members of the Essex County Sheriff’s Office will be hanging up their leashes. Effective Jan. 1, the Essex County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit, which has been in action since 1987, will be disbanded. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the officers in this unit […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Department of Justice announced Dec. 4 that it has awarded more than $376 million in grant funding to enhance state, local and tribal law enforcement operations and reinforce public safety efforts in jurisdictions across the United States, including $4,561,569 to support public safety activities in the District of New Jersey. The […]
TRENTON, NJ — With the busy holiday travel season fast approaching, the Division of Highway Traffic Safety has announced the kickoff of a statewide traffic safety campaign targeting drunken and impaired drivers. Starting Dec. 6, law enforcement agencies across the state will be patrolling the New Jersey roads looking for drunken and impaired drivers as […]
NEWARK, NJ — Nearly 600 turkeys and hundreds of other food items filled more than 10 trucks, SUVs and vans as the Essex County Sheriff’s Office completed its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for the needy and homeless. This is the 30th year that Sheriff Armando Fontoura and officers have worked with the community for this […]