ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — PSE&G is warning New Jersey residents that scammers have spoofed one of its phone numbers in attempts to obtain personal information. PSE&G recently received an escalating number of phone calls from people claiming to be returning missed calls that appear to have been made from a PSE&G phone number. “If you […]
Irvington community mourns death of council president, longtime politician
IRVINGTON, NJ — According to multiple sources, Municipal Council President and North Ward Councilman David Lyons died of as yet unknown causes at Beth Israel Hospital on Sunday, Aug. 11. “I was actually there at the hospital the day he died,” Mayor Tony Vauss said Aug. 12. “Me and the first lady decided that Sunday […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — JFS MetroWest has been appointed a sub-grantee for critical support services for isolated, Russian-speaking Holocaust survivors. In partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ and Jewish Federations of North America, Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ seeks to better support the needs of socially isolated, Russian-speaking Holocaust survivors living […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The 11th annual NCJW/Essex Back 2 School Store brought much more than just grins on Sunday, July 28, as hundreds of children went shopping at a one-day pop-up store designed to help children in financial need in Essex County. “I can’t wait to get new shoes! I want sparkles on them!” exclaimed […]
NEWARK, NJ — The sister cities of Orange and East Orange were on the scene in Lincoln Park in downtown Newark on Sunday, July 28, for the third day of the 14th annual Lincoln Park Music Festival, courtesy of local hip-hop entrepreneur Donnie Don. “We’re just chilling, trying to support the festival like we always […]
TRENTON, NJ — On Aug. 7, acting Gov. Sheila Oliver issued an executive order establishing an interagency task force to tackle the problem of bias incidents among students and young adults. The executive order follows the publication of a report by Attorney Gen. Gurbir S. Grewal that shows a “rising tide of hate” in New […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green has joined the Eta Pi Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi organization, which operates out of the Ambrose Ward Mansion on South Harrison Street. The Eta Pi members are nicknamed the “Community Q’s,” and the fraternity’s colors are purple and gold, which Green wore on his […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — On Aug. 6, East Orange student Malachi Lewis received a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to Berklee College of Music before a celebratory concert. He is a drummer. The Berklee City Music Scholarship Concert was emceed by Kameron Whalum, a member of Bruno Mars’ band The Hooligans; the scholarship presentation came at the […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Rebekah Novemsky had been going to Statewide Family Support Planning Council meetings for years before she became the family liaison to the state program that offers support to New Jersey residents with developmental disabilities and their families about a year ago. Novemsky is a Maplewood resident whose son Liam has developmental […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — With summer more than halfway done, East Orange Mayor Ted Green said it has been the Summer Work Employment Program’s biggest season to date. The program, which operates out of the Mayor’s Office of Employment, seeks summer jobs for eligible teens and young adults in East Orange. “What we did this […]