Orange City Council has first hearing on 2018 proposed budget

ORANGE, NJ — The Orange City Council’s first hearings on Mayor Dwayne Warren’s Calendar Year 2018 Budget proposal was Friday, June 8, inside Council Chambers. South Ward Councilwoman Jamie Summers-Johnson and at large Councilwoman Adrienne Wooten were both absent. The Orange Police Department, with Director Todd Warren; Legal Department, with city attorney Eric Pennington; and […]

Four Rising Star Awards go to Essex County schools

MILLBURN, NJ — On Monday, June 4, the 23rd annual Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards were presented for outstanding achievement by students and educators in the areas of performance, design, direction, choreography, technical production and overall production excellence. The Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards were created in 1996 to encourage and reward exceptional […]

Hat City Lofts completion leading the way for neighborhood transformation in Orange

ORANGE, NJ — HANDS celebrated a neighborhood revitalization milestone on Friday, June 1, with the completion of Hat City Lofts — the adaptive reuse of blighted factories transformed into vibrant affordable loft living and creative economy commercial space. HANDS Executive Director Luther Flurry was joined by U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., Orange Mayor Dwayne […]

MACFest performers defy rain with memorable moments

EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange’s third annual Music, Arts and Culture Festival, or MACFest, took place in City Hall Plaza on Saturday, June 2, featuring many great performers and performances, including Tito Puente Jr., Melisa Morgan and this year’s headliner, Raheem Devaughn. The event was hosted by actress Naturi Naughton, who stars on the […]

Coley resigning as EO Public Safety Department director

EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Public Safety Department Director Sheilah Coley has officially submitted her letter of resignation to Mayor Ted Green and city administrator Solomon Steplight. “Good evening, I wanted you to hear it from me first,” said Coley on Tuesday, May 29, via text message to a Record-Transcript reporter. “I resigned as […]

County SummerMusic Concert Series returns

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The 2018 Essex County free SummerMusic Concert Series brings a diverse group of musicians and entertainers to perform at locations throughout the historic Essex County Park System and provides residents with an evening leisure activity to enjoy the parks. This year’s series features three concert and fireworks spectaculars, Friday night concerts […]

Irvington Police Division well-represented NGVA Day rally in Orange

ORANGE, NJ — Reggie Miller, coordinator of the Rutgers University Male Student Support Program at Orange Preparatory Academy School, joined Mayor Dwayne Warren and a group of his current and former students and other adults, to host a National Gun Violence Awareness Day rally outside the school on Central Avenue on Saturday, June 2. Officer […]

Orange Council set to hear budget proposals

ORANGE, NJ — The Orange City Council is scheduled to host its first hearing to review Mayor Dwayne Warren’s Calendar Year 2018 Budget proposal on Friday, June 8, at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The council is supposed to start with the Orange Police Department, Orange Municipal Court and Law Department, then proceed to […]