WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Department and Local No. 25 PBA Union partnered to assist local residents in need. More than 3,000 pounds of shelf-stable food, along with fresh fruit and vegetables, were picked up at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey in Hillside and delivered to the West Orange–Holy Trinity Food […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Spearheaded by the Livingston Police Department, more than 20 of Essex County’s municipalities held a Heroes Salute Parade past Saint Barnabas Medical Center to recognize the incredible efforts of medical staff battling the coronavirus. Essex County has the third highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Jersey, according to statistics from […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Passover 2020 was celebrated at Daughters of Israel by residents with their own private seders. Residents received their own seder plates and haggadahs, along with a traditional Passover dinner, in their rooms. Rabbi Zvi Karpel conducted a pretaped video seder, which was televised in each room, enabling residents to follow along. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School head football coach Darnell Grant had the idea for a T-shirt fundraiser where 100 percent of the proceeds would benefit the WO Mayor’s Sunshine Fund, which is currently working to help West Orange neighbors in need during COVID-19. Grant reached out to WOHS football assistant coach Andrew […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The COVID-19 outbreak has affected many towns in Essex County. One of those towns is West Orange, where many nonessential businesses have taken a major hit. But the Downtown West Orange Alliance is working to help those struggling businesses in their time of need. Joe Fagan, the town’s historian and public […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — As New Jersey continues its statewide lockdown to stem the tide of the novel coronavirus, the state continues to see more and more confirmed COVID-19 cases and COVID-related deaths. As of April 14, according to statistics from the state, New Jersey has had 68,824 confirmed cases and 2,805 deaths. All in […]
CAMDEN, NJ — On April 21, New Jersey American Water will resume using chloramines in water treatment at its Raritan-Millstone and Canal Road Water Treatment plants. These plants serve New Jersey American Water customers in Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union counties. In mid-February, as part of an annual routine maintenance program for […]
NEWARK, NJ — With its campus closed to audiences and artists during the coronavirus pandemic, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center has found a new way to bring the magic of the performing arts to its community. An online portal, “NJPAC in Your Living Room,” offers live, original content, as well as a curated collection […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Legendary track coach and beloved West Orange High School English teacher Joseph Suriano, 73, died April 10 due to complications from COVID-19. Married to his wife, Marlene (Melillo) Suriano, for 50 years, Suriano leaves behind daughters, Stephanie Suriano and Nicole Postiglione, with husband Joseph Postiglione Jr.; and granddaughters, Avery and Dylan. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr., Freeholder Board President Brendan Gill and Vice President Wayne Richardson commended medical care provider CFG for its initiative to screen all Essex County Correctional Facility inmates and detainees for COVID-19, according to an April 13 press release. This makes the ECCF one of, if not the, […]