EAST ORANGE, ORANGE, NJ — On Friday, Nov. 11, East Orange and Orange observed Veterans Day in very different ways. East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor and the City Council observed Veterans Day with the annual memorial wreath-laying ceremony at the War Memorial in City Hall Plaza on Friday, Nov. 11, while Orange honored veterans old […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Does your teenager know the warning signs of an abusive relationship? One in three teens experience verbal or physical abuse from a dating partner. This statistic is the reason that “safe dating” education is now required by law in New Jersey, according to a press release from NCJW/Essex. Essex County high […]
ORANGE, NJ — For Wayne Smith, a former Irvington mayor, it made perfect sense to be in the audience at a screening of the new Netflix movie, “13th,” at the Orange Public Library on Main Street in Orange on Friday, Nov. 4. “I’m the president and (chief executive officer) of Wayne Smith & Associates and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Oranges and Maplewood Chapter of Soka Gakkai International, the World Peace Buddhist Organization, will present an introduction to Buddhism with a special presentation on “Victory Over Violence,” on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 6:45 to 8 p.m. at the Baird Center, 5 Mead St. in South Orange. For more information, contact […]
ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura and the Crime Stoppers program are offering up to $10,000 for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the quadruple shooting that resulted into two homicides at a residence on Cleveland Street in Orange on Thursday, Nov. 3. “Yesterday afternoon, shortly after […]
ORANGE, NJ — Reaction around Orange and East Orange was swift, in the wake of the quadruple shooting on the front porch of a Cleveland Street residence in Orange on Thursday, Nov. 3, that left 21-month-old Marcus Milien and his uncle, Morlens Milien, 21, dead. “It’s bad, because I know it’s a lot of problems […]
NEWARK, NJ — During the People’s Organization for Progress’s 40th consecutive Justice Monday protest rally in Newark, Chairman Larry Hamm was quick to admit the shooting death of Earl Faison was more relevant than ever, thanks in part to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s decision to launch her own independent civil rights investigation into the […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange Township and Mayor Dwayne Warren hosted a Halloween Trunk or Treat event in the parking lot behind City Hall on North Day Street on Monday, Oct. 31, much to the chagrin of at least one person in town, but the gratitude and appreciation of others. South Ward resident and Orange Historical […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange City Council voted unanimously to approve Resolution No. 327-2016 to accept grant funds from the U.S. Department of Justice for the 216 COPS Officer Hiring Program at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 18. East Ward Councilman Kerry Coley, a retired Orange police officer, praised the hiring of six new […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Vocational Technical School District invites seventh- and eighth-grade students from Essex County and their parents to attend the “Essex County Seventh & Eighth-Grade Annual School Fair.” The fair will be Saturday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Essex County Newark Tech, 91 W. Market St. in […]