WEST ORANGE — About 200 people, several using motorized wheelchairs and others walking aided by canes, turned out with questions about the future of Medicaid at a town hall meeting held by congressional Rep. LaMonica McIver. “I know there’s been a lot of fear about Medicaid,” said McIver, a Democrat representing the 10th Congressional District, […]
City of Orange Township Councilman Kerry Coley Jr. is accused of attempting to intimidate a tow truck driver by displaying a firearm. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and City of Orange Township Police Director Todd Warren announced Coley’s arrest on March 13. Coley, who represents the city’s East Ward, voluntarily surrendered at the […]
The Orange Housing Authority hosted an Information Expo on Thursday, March 6, in the community room of the Walter G. Alexander Village complex on Wilson Place. “We invited a number of different community organizations to speak to people so they can find jobs, get health care, counseling, talk to PSE&G and other agencies that provide […]
The development that will replace the abandoned Orange Memorial Hospital is envisioned as a new town square for the city. “This is not just a real estate project,” said Terrence Murray, managing partner of Gateway Merchant Banking and a South Orange resident. Gateway Merchant Banking, a real estate development firm, has gotten approval from the […]
ORANGE — A coalition of residents, community groups, businesses, educators, faith-based institutions, and other stakeholders in the City of Orange has issued a statement demanding a new, inclusive, and community-driven process for the development of the former Orange Memorial Hospital site. The city recently announced a $350 million redevelopment project is planned for the site […]
There was a full house on Saturday, Feb. 8, for a youth basketball game at the Lincoln Avenue School. Heywood Avenue School took on Oakwood Avenue School. Oakwood got the win, 25 to 14.
ORANGE — A $350 million redevelopment project is planned for the site of the former Orange Memorial Hospital, which includes creating a new City Hall at the site. “This is a transformational project,” said Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren. “It will bring a new life to the neighborhood.” Gateway Merchant Banking, a real estate development firm, […]
Chaos. The word is being used a lot in local government of late as elected and appointed officials deal with fallout from developments in Washington. “It’s been a week of chaos,” said U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, a Democrat who represents Irvington, Orange, and West Orange in Washington, during a visit to Orange last week. “It’s […]
The following are some of the top stories to come out of Orange during 2024: Upgrade implemented at Monte Irvin Park The modernization of the two ballfields in Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park in Orange has been completed. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced last week that the fields had been completed […]
The University of Orange held a Trinidadian Holiday Party on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at The HUUB on Cleveland Street in Orange. The party featured the Orange Steel Band, the steel pan ensemble of the Oranges, with both the youth and adult steelpan groups performing an end-of-year concert. The event was also a fundraiser to support […]