ORANGE, NJ — The Orange City Council unanimously tabled three proposed resolutions from Mayor Dwayne Warren’s administration at its regular meeting Tuesday, June 7, which would have added the positions of chief of staff, deputy business administrator and aide to the mayor to the city’s table of organization in the Municipal Code Book. “Yes it’s […]
NEWARK, NJ — The news of Muhammad Ali’s death broke just after midnight on Saturday, June 4. Ali’s funeral is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 10. The six-day delay between his death and his burial is unusual for Muslims such as Ali, as Islam calls for a speedy interment, later followed by a […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Mayors Council Rahway River Watershed Flood Control released in a June 5 statement that the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced HR 5303, the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, which includes an amendment to authorize the construction planning and engineering of the Rahway River Flood Mitigation Plan. The priority […]
NEWARK – On Monday, June 6, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. will pay tribute to the legacies of Yogi Berra, Larry Doby and Monte Irvin by dedicating three bronze plaques in honor of the Baseball Hall of Famers at the Essex County Government Complex. The plaques are located along Legends Way, the promenade […]
ORANGE, NJ — People’s Organization for Progress members recently rallied to support U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is vying with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. “We might be in Orange for Bernie Sanders on Saturday,” said People’s Organization for Progress Chairman Larry Hamm on Tuesday, May 24. “We […]
ORANGE, NJ — Since Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren took office in 2012, the city has put some his family members and friends to work in the city payroll at the taxpayers’ expense. The mayor’s brother Todd Warren serves as police director, and his cousin, Raymond Wingfield, was promoted to deputy director of the Public Works […]
MILLBURN, NJ — The Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills hosted its annual dinner on Wednesday, May 18, at the Racquets Club of Short Hills. During the dinner, Christina Connant, a resident of Short Hills and current JLOSH president, thanked former JLOSH President Kelly Sandler, who ended her term in March of this […]
EAST ORANGE / ORANGE, NJ — Late last month, the New Jersey State Police released the official 2014 Uniform Crime Report for the state of New Jersey. This annual report is based on crime statistics submitted to the state Uniform Crime Reporting System by every New Jersey law enforcement agency. The report, which is released […]
NEWARK, NJ — When Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam came to Newark on Monday, May 23, and spoke at Metropolitan Baptist Church on Springfield Avenue, elected officials from East Orange and Orange made sure they were in the audience. “(Orange Mayor) Dwayne Warren was there; (Newark Mayor) Ras Baraka was there; and […]
ORANGE, NJ — For years, police departments have been saying “crime has no borders,” emphasizing that crime is no longer limited to known, fixed locations and the usual suspects. Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss and his public safety director, Tracey Bowers, have taken that approach to combating crime to heart, with the help of Aide to […]