ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office held a virtual town hall event on Feb. 9 to address safety concerns in the Jewish faith-based community; acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and other ECPO employees discussed threat and risk assessments for Jewish houses of worship and took questions from audience members. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange has been going through a lengthy contract dispute, stretching well into the fourth year, for some employees who are working with no contract. But, according to city administrator Solomon Steplight, there is no truth to an accusation that the city is funneling funds from federal COVID-19 relief for the […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Division of Senior Services invites Essex seniors ages 60 and older to submit an original story focusing on a special person, life-changing experience or significant period of their life to the 2022 Essex County Legacies Writing Contest. “Our senior citizens have led interesting lives and I am always […]
ORANGE, NJ — James H. Ward III, an architect, builder and founder of the Seven Oaks Society in Orange, has announced his candidacy for the South Ward council seat. When Ward and his wife, Zonasha, moved to Orange from New York City, he jumped right into the community, according to a press release from Ward’s […]
ORANGE, NJ — The city of Orange Township has announced that the curb/sidewalk replacement and paving of Willow Street, between Scotland Road and Lincoln Avenue, is expected to begin this spring, according to a Feb. 10 statement from Mayor Dwayne Warren and Director of Public Works and Engineering Marty Mayes. Area residents will be inconvenienced […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children recently launched the Torch of Learning campaign, a new three-year initiative that aims annually to match the $150,000 the Archdiocese of Newark provides each year to fund its “We Are Living Stones” Catholic Tuition Assistance Program offered through SFIC. Established in 2021, the yearly “We Are […]
ORANGE, NJ — On Thursday, Feb. 3, the city of Orange and PSE&G held a public workshop community meeting with Orange residents to discuss the construction of the Orange Heights Switching Station at Freeman Street. The project is intended to improve electric system reliability and increase capacity for residents and businesses in Orange and the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes at RWJBarnabas Health will provide free cardiac and concussion baseline screenings to young athletes on Saturday, March 26, from 9 a.m. to noon at South Mountain Recreation Complex, Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. “The screenings … help families […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — In an effort to address the health and wellness of African American men and longstanding disparities impacting men living in communities of color, the Oranges & Maplewood NAACP will host a virtual men’s health forum on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. The event, titled “Membership Round Up: Men’s Health and […]
UNION COUNTY / ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A Change.org petition at https://tinyurl.com/2p8k3wsf has garnered more than 6,000 signatures calling for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to implement flood control plans along the Rahway River, which has a long history of overflowing and causing severe flooding. The petition, which urges for the finalization of a […]