ORANGE, NJ — The Orange City Council voted to approve Resolution No. 332-2016, authorizing ratification of the collective bargaining agreement between the city of Orange Township and the Orange Police Department Police Benevolent Association Local 89, at their Tuesday, Oct. 18 meeting, effectively settling a contract dispute that had dragged on for seven years. The […]
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Richard Codey and Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee Chairman Joseph Vitale that would establish law enforcement-assisted addiction and recovery programs was signed into law on Oct. 26, according to a press release. Under the law, the director of the Division of Mental Health and […]
ORANGE, NJ — Although Resolution No. 333-2016 was approved by Orange City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 18, the decision was not unanimous. According to the City Clerk’s Office, both West Ward Councilman Harold J. Johnson and at large Councilman Chris Jackson voted against the resolution, which called for the simultaneous appointments of Chris Hartwyk as […]
NEWARK, NJ — The NJ Transit board of directors recently adopted a Fiscal Year 2017 operating budget and capital program that supports continued investments in infrastructure and equipment to maintain the system in a state of good repair and enhance the overall customer experience, according to a recent press release from NJ Transit. “The operating […]
ORANGE, EAST ORANGE, NJ — The city of Orange Township is celebrating Halloween early this year by having a Trunk or Treat event in the City Hall Parking Lot, 29 North Day St., on Monday, Oct. 31, from 3 to 6 p.m., instead of Thursday, Oct. 27, delayed because of weather; the Nassan’s Place nonprofit […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “Pol!t!co: (Do) You Know Your Place?” — an artistic take on the presidential election — will run from Wednesday, Nov. 2, through Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Pierro Gallery in the Baird Center, 5 Mead St. in South Orange. The will be an opening reception on Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 7 […]
VOORHEES, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a drought warning for the following 14 counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. The drought warning designation is an exercise of the DEP’s non-emergency authority and aims to reduce the likelihood or severity […]
TRENTON, NJ — The N.J. Assembly on Oct. 20 voted 71-0 to launch an investigation into the safety and financial practices of NJ Transit, giving the Assembly Judiciary Committee subpoena power to conduct an inquiry, according to a press release. The Judiciary panel is working on the inquiry with the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee; this […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren contracted the Montclair-based Nishuane Group to hold safety and public realm study meetings for those interested in learning more about the plan to redevelop Freeway Drive and the NJ Transit train area, which bisect the city. The first of those meetings took place in Council Chambers on Thursday, […]
ORANGE, NJ — When the new documentary film “13th,” by filmmaker Ava DuVernay, was screened at the Orange Public Library on Friday, Oct. 14, those in attendance included Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren, library director Timur Davis, Orange City Council President Donna K. Williams, at large Councilwoman Adrienne Wooten, People’s Organization for Progress Chairman Larry Hamm, […]