ORANGE, NJ — Despite Superior Court Judge Christine Farrington’s ruling Thursday, Feb. 18, that former Orange business administrator Willis Edwards III must repay the city $268,750 he was paid while working illegally as a city employee with that title, Edwards has failed to pay anything, according to Robert Tarver, attorney for the Orange City Council. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center unveils the latest in its rotating series of visual art exhibitions in the Herb & Milly Iris Gallery at SOPAC. On view from Sept. 8 through Dec. 8, is “Politico: Art & The Humanities,” an exhibit that explores the cultural influence of politics and the […]
ORANGE, NJ — While the warrant executed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to seize materials and information from the Orange Public Library related to an ongoing investigation on Thursday, July 21, surprised many, a similar warrant served to City Hall on North Day Street on the same day is even more surprising. According to […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The annual “Write On Sports” Oranges summer journalism camp for middle school students was held from July 5 through 15 at Montclair State University, and continued to facilitate literacy and love of writing for West Orange students from Edison, Liberty and Roosevelt middle schools. Thirty-four students participated in the Oranges Write on […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties is launching a Reading Buddies program, which will connect volunteers age 55 and older with elementary school students in Essex County. Reading Buddies seeks to introduce the love of books and increase the literacy of young children. Early literacy is linked with academic […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Emmy Award-winning musician Hunter Hayes headlined the second installment of the three-part Taste of Irvington Jazz in the Square concert series on Thursday, July 21, and attendees agreed he’s still “got it.” “I have seven Emmy Awards. I wrote a TV theme song for a show called ‘Due Process’ that comes on […]
ORANGE, NJ — This fall, four local art institutions — Arts Unbound in Orange, SOPAC in South Orange, The Pierro Gallery at the Baird in South Orange and Valley Arts in Orange — will mount interrelated exhibitions in which artists give voice to some of the sizeable issues that are informing the November presidential election. […]
ORANGE, NJ — Former Orange Democratic Committee Executive Director Anthony Salters’ final statement to the city of Orange in which he served in one capacity or another since 2012 was a plea for consensus, cooperation and better communication between Mayor Dwayne Warren and the Orange City Council on behalf of all its constituents. “The elections […]
ORANGE, NJ — Former Orange Public Schools Superintendent Ron Lee has retired from the Orange School District after eight years of service at the Orange Board of Education’s regular meeting Tuesday, June 28. According to Lee, there is a difference between resigning and retiring. “One means you’re resigning and going someplace else to work; the […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today, July 14, that an Essex County Grand Jury has indicted Rasuan Foster, 29, of East Orange; Zaki Jones, 33, of Newark; and Jarret Mceachin, 29, of Orange for the murder of Naji Everett, 26, of Orange. In addition to murder, the four count […]