ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The fire departments of Belleville, Bloomfield, East Orange, Nutley, Orange and West Orange are currently enrolled in the 40-hour Officer 1 course at Bloomfield High School; 100 firefighters are taking part in the training, which runs from Feb. 22 to March 19. The course is being taught by instructors from the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The city of East Orange, under the leadership of Mayor Ted Green, the East Orange City Council, the Department of Health and Human Services, and in conjunction with Essex County, launched its mobile health clinic on Wednesday March 10, at the Pavilion Senior Apartments. For its initial rollout, the mobile clinic […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges recently launched its annual fundraising campaign to help ensure that everyone in the local community has access to vital community programs and resources that support youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Every day, the Y works to support the people and neighborhoods that need it […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Longtime and beloved East Orange employee Mike Davis, fondly known as “Big Mike” and the “Voice of East Orange,” died March 7 at age 57. News of his death reverberated throughout the city as friends, family, colleagues and loved ones took to social media to share their fondest memories of Davis. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka welcomed Queen Latifah, star of the CBS drama “The Equalizer,” at the county’s COVID-19 vaccination center at Essex County College on March 9. During the visit, Queen Latifah talked about why it is important to receive the COVID vaccination. “Queen Latifah […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A former pharmacy technician was arrested for stealing prescription HIV medications from the pharmacy of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in East Orange, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced on March 10. Lisa M. Hoffman, 48, of Orange, is charged by complaint with theft of medical products, specifically HIV medication. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — To discuss upcoming projects, bring forth legendary East Orange natives and highlight the most notable events of 2020, Mayor Ted Green delivered the 2021 State of the City Address, streaming live from the Jean L. James Auditorium at Cicely Tyson School’s Performing Arts Center on March 4. At the event, Green […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Worrall Community Newspapers won four awards for reporting in the weekly newspaper division of the 2020 New Jersey Press Association annual contest. In the “education writing” category, staff writers Amanda Valentovic and EmilyAnn Jackman won a second-place award for their joint article “Essex Co. schools make the best of remote learning.” […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund has awarded $2.6 million in grants to more than 100 nonprofit organizations across the state in its initial round of grantmaking. Grants will provide critical financial support for organizations and individuals in the cultural sector hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the […]
ORANGE, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force Chairperson Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith recently announced the second phase of a community-based vaccination partnership between the Murphy and Biden administrations to provide equitable access of the COVID-19 vaccine to underserved communities throughout New Jersey. The second phase of the program will […]