Richard E. Koehler Special to the Orange Record Dispatch ORANGE, NJ — I am often asked, “When are ‘they’ going to put the statue back up on St. John’s School? We miss seeing it.” On the highest point in the City of Orange stands the Church of St. John the Evangelist, the Catholic Mother Church […]
Richard E. Koehler Special to Essex News Daily I am often asked, “When are ‘they’ going to put the statue back up on St. John’s School? We miss seeing it.” On the highest point in the City of Orange stands the Church of St. John the Evangelist, the Catholic Mother Church of the Oranges. […]
ORANGE, NJ — The police department’s Street Crimes Gang and Narcotics Task Force arrested an Orange resident on Central Avenue and found him in possession of a loaded handgun. On Wednesday, June 7, detectives belonging to the Orange Street Crimes Gang and Narcotics Task Force, operating under the Special Operations Division, apprehended Khalil Stewart in […]
ORANGE, NJ — Marty Mayes was the first person to jump in the newly renovated community pool in Colgate Park. “I grew up two blocks from the pool,” said Mayes, who is the director of Public Works for Orange. “This is the one I used to come to as a kid. That made it even […]
ORANGE, NJ — A luxury apartment building has opened up next to the Orange Train Station. “Move-ins are slated for the next couple of weeks,” said Adam Pasternack, president of Russo Property Management. “There’s still a couple of things that we need to complete. But we are actively showing it and signing leases.” Russo Development’s […]
ORANGE, NJ – Orange Councilwoman Adrienne Wooten hosted a “Coffee and Conversations” event on Saturday, May 6 at Inner City Café. Residents were able to enjoy food, drinks and address municipal issues with guests Mayor Dwayne Warren and Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake. “What a privilege it was to be hosted by Councilwoman Adrienne Wooten, the council, […]
ORANGE, NJ — Elevate Farms opened its first U.S. facility in Orange on Tuesday, May 2. “Be prepared to see the future once you get inside,” Amin Jadavji, CEO of Elevate Farms, said at the ribbon cutting ceremony. “It has been several years working on this site – it often takes longer than you hope, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Four East Orange STEM Academy seniors have been awarded $40,000 scholarships from Amazon. “Every year, I continue to be inspired by our scholarship recipients’ academic achievements and drive to use their problem-solving abilities to build solutions for their communities,” said Victor Reinoso, global director of Philanthropic Education Initiatives at Amazon, “With […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — When the publisher Quirk Books was looking to launch a series about supernatural phenomena for kids in the middle grades, writer Insha Fitzpatrick immediately knew she wanted in. A lifelong horror fan, Fitzpatrick penned the first book in the “Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural” series, released on March 28. […]
Problems at the printing plant where our newspapers are printed have caused a delay in their distribution. Subscribers to the News-Record of Maplewood and South Orange, The Glen Ridge Paper, West Orange Chronicle, Irvington Herald, The Independent Press of Bloomfield, Record-Transcript and Union County LocalSource should receive their newspapers in Friday’s mail. We apologize for […]