IRVINGTON, NJ — The Essex County Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Unit visited the Irvington Housing Authority on March 11 to give seniors the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Photos by EmilyAnn Jackman and Courtesy of Tony Vauss
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey Blood Services recently announced a blood shortage in the region, one year after the region was the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic. Before COVID-19, donors could stop by community blood drives at convenient locations like high schools, colleges and offices. It has been one year since these groups had to […]
ORANGE, NJ — According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Health Advisory Level, Orange water continues to be acceptable for all uses, including drinking and washing, a March 17 press release from Orange stated. “I am pleased to report that based on state and national standards, our water is safe for drinking and bathing,” Mayor […]
NEWARK, NJ — Deborah Alonge, an Essex County College general science major, is the recipient of the Arrigo O. Rogers Scholarship from the Educational Opportunity Fund Professional Association of New Jersey. “I’m honored to receive this scholarship from EOF,” said Alonge, a Newark resident. “The EOF program has helped me so much ever since I […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Intercollegiate Broadcasting System recently announced that Bloomfield College junior Siani Smith has been awarded first place in the IBS 2021 Media Awards for Best Video Sports Report for her WBCR radio submission, “Bloomfield Athletes Adjust To COVID-19 Schedule.” The award was a part of the IBS 81st annual conference virtual events […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Chief of Police, Kyle Kroll, has announced his retirement effective May 1, according to a March 17 press release. Kroll, a 33-year veteran with the South Orange Police Department, has served as chief of police for more than 5 years. “Serving as the South Orange chief of police has […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Vanguard Theater Company has been awarded an $18,900 grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts to support supplies and equipment expenses associated with resuming in-person programming at 180 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair, and sleepaway camp. The COVID Critical Needs program was created by the council to support COVID-19–specific updates for […]
BLOOMFIELD / NEWARK, NJ — Bloomfield filmmaker Karen Stefano and Newark filmmaker Brooks Walker will each screen a film at the 19th annual Garden State Film Festival, which runs from March 23 to 28, both in person and virtually. Among the selection of more than 300 films, the Garden State Film Festival will screen Stefano’s […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Like all students in Bloomfield this year, Lisa Basile’s English-as-a-second-language students haven’t gotten the chance to be in their regular classrooms at Bloomfield High School because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which meant they didn’t get to put on their annual arts event in the BHS library and art gallery this winter, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 2021-2022 school year budget was presented to the West Orange Board of Education at its meeting on Feb. 22, beginning the process of implementing the $177,823,032 budget. The tax levy will be increased by 1.5 percent, which means that, with state aid, the district will not have to make as […]