ORANGE, NJ — According to Orange West Ward Councilman Harold Johnson, the council has voted to approve Resolution No. 297-2017 to facilitate the court-ordered rehiring of former assistant city attorney John P. McGovern at its regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 5. Mayor Dwayne Warren fired Johnson in 2013 for refusing to carry out an order from […]
ORANGE, NJ — In August, Orange resident Katalin Gordon filed an Open Public Records Act with the Orange City Clerk’s Office for information and filings related to a bulk tax lien sale the city conducted in 2015. On Friday, Sept. 1, the City Clerk’s Office responded to Gordon’s request. On Tuesday, Sept. 5, Gordon complained […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Mayme Robinson is working both sides of the table at the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 7. She will be supporting East Orange Councilman Ted Green in his run for mayor, while opposing his Green Team running mate, East Orange Board of Education President Bergson Leneus, as the two vie for […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Parent Teacher Organization President Donnya Johnson-Brown and the members of the Johnnie Cochran Academy PTO will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school’s new “Little Library” on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 3 p.m. The school is located at 190 Midland Ave. in East Orange. “To my knowledge, we are the first […]
ORANGE, NJ — Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, and was celebrated at the ninth annual Festival de Orange on South Day Street on Saturday, Sept. 23, and Sunday, Sept. 24. The event was organized by Hispanos Mano a Mano President Cristina Mateo along with Marcos Monroy, Henry Monroy and Gregorio […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren and City Council organized the Fall Into Fitness health and wellness event on Saturday, Sept. 30, in the Community Room of the Orange Housing Authority’s new Walter G. Alexander Village, a public housing complex, on Wilson Place. Close to 100 residents attended the event, and Orange Human Resources […]
ORANGE, NJ — In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren and City Council are kicking off October with a flag-raising ceremony in front of City Hall on North Day Street, followed by a Community Immigration Education Seminar for the city’s Spanish-speaking population at the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Local businessman Kevin Taylor opened his home on North Arlington Avenue in the city’s 5th Ward to the public on Sunday, Sept. 24, to host the Unity in the Community End of Season Cookout, featuring East Orange City Council Chairman and 3rd Ward Councilman Ted Green and members of his Green […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Fathiyyah Salaam is a guidance counselor at East Orange Campus High School who believes historically black colleges and universities still have a vital role to play to in helping black high school graduates fulfill their higher education dreams. One former student she mentored, Eleise Richards, is an Irvington native and the founder […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Women interested in making a difference in their communities, creating new friendships and having fun are invited to attend an informational meeting with the Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills on Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Box Car, 25 Chatham Road in Short Hills. To RSVP, […]