ORANGE, NJ — The Orange Housing Authority, which had hosted an annual Black History Month celebration at Washington Manor on Wednesday, Feb. 24, teamed up with the Orange School District to celebrate Women’s History Month there on Tuesday, March 29. More than 20 third-graders from Park Avenue Elementary School helped recognize the ways women have […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Last year, a Newark area publication lauded Mayor Tony Vauss for taking branding and self-promotion to new heights by ordering new street sweeping vehicles for the town that were decorated with his likeness and a slogan about his administration’s dedication to making Irvington clean and safe. On Thursday, March 31, Vauss outdid […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Democrat Councilman Joseph Lopez, the mayoral candidate who was removed from the Essex County Democratic Committee party line last week for the June 7 primary election and replaced by incumbent Mayor Michael Venezia, said in a telephone interview on Tuesday that he was attempting to find support to have his name reinstated on […]
NUTELY, NJ — The Junior Girl Scout Health Fair, presented by Girl Scout Troop 20219, will be held on Saturday, April 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nutley Public Library, 93 Booth Drive. The stations at the fair will be: • welcome desk, with raffle and Relay for Life donation, as an […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — If you need help with organizing your “stuff” and want to learn how to declutter your home, the Linda and Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women is the place for you. Join certified professional organizer Deborah Gussoff on Monday, April 11, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the NCJW/Essex Center for Women […]
NEWARK, NJ — In a unanimous vote, the NJ Transit board of directors appointed William Crosbie as the new executive director of NJ Transit during a special meeting on Wednesday, April 6. The appointment is effective on or about Monday, April 25. Crosbie succeeds Dennis J. Martin, who has served as the agency’s interim executive […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In Marc Palmieri’s comedy, ‘The Groundling,’ Long Island landscaper Bob Malone has been infected by the writing bug: After accidentally wandering into a low-rent production of Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost,” he feels compelled to write his own verse play about his troubled marriage. He pays a desperate New York director to make […]
ORANGE, NJ — Mayoral candidate Janice Morrell issued a press release Friday, April 1, denying any involvement with negative campaign literature focused on images and statements about Councilwoman at Large Donna K. Williams sleeping on the job. Morrell is running for mayor on the “Change We Need Voice We Deserve” ticket in the nonpartisan municipal […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The funeral for 2014 mayoral candidate, longtime Irvington municipal employee and local Haitian community leader Jean Lamothe was at Eglise Baptiste de la Nouvelle Jerusalem Church on Saturday, April 2. The church, located on Nye Avenue, just off Springfield Avenue and across the street from Civic Square, had an area outside cordoned […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Middle School eighth-grade gifted and talented class of John Shanagher has won the 2016 Law Adventure competition sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Adventure. Competition judging is based on an original mock trial case created by the students. According to Shanagher, more than 130 schools participated this year. The competition […]