ORANGE, NJ — The city of Orange Township hosted the fourth annual House Music Festival in Monte Irvin Orange Park on Saturday, Aug. 19, thanks to Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo and the members of Treehouse Entertainment that organized the event. “We’re out here in Orange Park today for the fourth annual Soulful House Music […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — FAMILYConnections, a local counseling and family services agency, has announced the start of a “Got Your Back” backpack drive to benefit students in the agency’s Outreach to At-Risk Youth and School-Based Youth Services programs. Donations of individual school items and full backpacks will be accepted through Sept. 1 and can be […]
ORANGE, NJ — Residents were swift to comment when news broke that the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division recently ordered Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren to rehire a former assistant city attorney who said he was wrongly terminated because he blew the whistle on Willis Edwards, the former acting business administrator, deputy business administrator and […]
ORANGE, NJ — The New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division recently ruled in the case of John P. McGovern v. city of Orange Township and Mayor Dwayne Warren that the mayor and the city must rehire McGovern. The former assistant city attorney was fired in 2013 for acting as a whistle blower against Willis Edwards, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — “I got the coolest stuff!” said one young boy running up to greet his father after attending the ninth annual NCJW/Essex Back 2 School Store on Sunday, July 30. “My new backpack makes me feel smart and important!” said another child. With walls completely lined with coats, rows of new sneakers, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Orange and East Orange were well represented at the three-day Lincoln Park Music Festival in downtown Newark that began with gospel music and reggae on Friday, July 28, followed by house music on Saturday, July 29, and ended with hip-hop on Sunday, July 30. “I’m here with Saint Michael’s Medical Center here […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Area residents are invited to register for the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges’ 23rd annual golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 18. Proceeds from the event at the picturesque Montclair Golf Club go to the financial assistance fund for the Metro Y’s six branches. Since 1994, the tournament has raised more than […]
ORANGE, NJ — Another year, another National Night Out observance for the residents of Wilson Place in Orange on Tuesday, Aug. 1, but this year’s celebration was new for Tiffany Askew, an Orange native who said it was just like old times. “I’m born and raised in Orange, on this block, 97 Wilson Place,” said […]
ORANGE, NJ — Greg Cespedes graduated from Irvington High School in 2012, but he had his first star turn on Saturday, Aug. 5, at Orange’s annual Caribbean Heritage Festival and Parade in Monte Irvin Orange Park, where Guyanese singer Shelly-G invited him onto the to show off his whining skills. Whining is a form of […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange hosted the annual Caribbean Heritage Festival and Parade on Saturday, Aug. 5, that ended with a concert in Monte Irvin Orange Park, where one of Guyana’s biggest stars, singer Shelly-G, stole the show. After performing some of her most popular hits, she closed out her show with the fan favorite,“Touch Me,” […]