ORANGE, NJ — On Friday, Oct. 20, Superior Court Judge Thomas R. Vena ruled Orange’s on-again, off-again effort to allow voters to directly elect chosen representatives to serve on the Orange Board of Education. This involves switching from a Type 1 district, in which the mayor appoints board members, to a Type 2 district, in […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Home Savers are helping Essex County residents stay in their homes, just in time for the Citizens Coalition Home Mortgage Foreclosure Seminar in East Orange’s City Hall on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m. The Home Savers roster features East Orange City Council Chairman and 3rd Ward Councilman Ted Green, […]
ORANGE, NJ — Reaction to the news of the alleged use of excessive force by an Orange Police officer against twin sisters, who are Orange High School seniors, and Orange High School Assistant Principal Mohammed Abdel Aziz on Thursday, Oct. 12 has been swift. The incident occurred outside a pizza parlor and corner store at […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange 3rd Ward City Council candidate Mayme Robinson’s attempt to succeed Ted Green as the ward’s representative got a boost on Thursday, Oct. 5, when the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, AFL-CIO District 1199J, endorsed her candidacy. “Our union, District 1199J and our Political Action COPE Committee […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Braving the elements in bright red T-shirts and even brighter smiles, a group of more than 100 volunteers gathered for the Homeward Bound Walk hosted by the CASA for Children of Essex County under the Clipper Pavilion of the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange on Sunday, Oct. 15. Based […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office are currently investigating the incident involving Orange Police Officer Hanifah Davis, two twin sisters who are seniors at Orange High School, and Orange High School Athletic Director and Vice Principal Mohammed Abdel Aziz that occurred Thursday, Oct. 12, on the corner of […]
ORANGE, NJ — Imam W. Deen Shareef is looking for a new site to relocate his Masjid Waarith ud Deen mosque, now in Irvington, and he has set his sights on Orange, although the Orange Board of Education is currently trying to buy the building he wants. “Masjid Waarith ud Deen is kind of like […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Each fall, Essex County collects leaves along county roads. Residents whose properties are on county roads may place their leaves in biodegradable bags or sweep the loose leaves into piles at the curb. To organize leaf collection on county roads, Essex County is divided into four sectors. There will be three […]
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 […]