ORANGE, NJ — Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren and the City Council lit up the night sky outside the Orange Public Library on Main Street on Thursday, Nov. 30, during the city’s annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony. “Today was the Tree-lighting Ceremony. You see our beautiful tree,” said Warren on Thursday, Nov. 30. “We had families out, children […]
ORANGE, NJ — Nassan’s Place, an autism awareness and family support nonprofit organization, will host its annual holiday celebration at the Orange Elks Lodge 135 on Saturday, Dec. 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Founder Nadine Wright-Arbubakrr and her husband, Hassan, founded Nassan’s Place five years ago, after their son, Nassan, was diagnosed with […]
NEWARK, NJ — Joi’s Angels, a nonprofit organization based in East Orange, will host its annual Christmas Carnival in the Essex County College Gymnasium on West Market Street in downtown Newark on Saturday, Dec. 16, from 2 to 7 p.m. According to Joi’s Angels founders Mark and Joi Smith, this year’s event will feature carnival […]
ORANGE, NJ — Fresh from his induction into the first class of the East Orange Hall of Fame at the Cicely Tyson School of the Performing and Fine Arts on Saturday, Nov. 25, actor and East Orange native John Amos is scheduled to appear at the Montclair Child Development Center in Orange on Thursday, Dec. […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Sheriff’s Office will join with the county’s 22 municipal police departments and participate in a statewide crackdown on drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs as part of the annual end of year “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. From now through Jan. 1, law enforcement officials will […]
ORANGE, NJ — According to at-large Orange Councilwoman Donna K. Williams, 2016 mayoral candidate Janice Morrell and the Rev. Anthony P. Johnson of the Committee for an Elected Orange School Board, the Orange Board of Education failed to meet the first filing deadline for paperwork needed to facilitate the change from a Type 1 District […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Royston Allman and his Changemakers Radio Show have experienced a big change, now that it has officially moved from its old radio station, RTH2000, to its new broadcast home at 95.9 FM WZYE, located on Evergreen Place. “We’re representing the first generation crew. We have changed location and we’re on with […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Holy Spirit Care Relief Mission is scheduled to host its first Toy Giveaway on Sunday, Dec. 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Our Lady Help of Christians Church Hall, 17 North Clinton Ave., East Orange. Gifts will be available for children age 6 months to 10 years old. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The inaugural East Orange Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Cicely Tyson School of the Performing and Fine Arts Theater was a star-studded event that organizers and participants alike said accurately showcased the city. The East Orange Hall of Fame categories are: arts and entertainment, athletics, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor and the Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs joined forces with Naimah Hall and her Passion For Purpose nonprofit organization to host a Thanksgiving Luncheon at the East Orange YMCA on Thursday, Nov. 23. “I have in my hand … a Thanksgiving meal. We have turkey, […]