NEWARK, NJ — On Jan. 12, PSE&G filed its first regulatory rate review in more than eight years, asking for an adjustment in electric and gas base delivery rates that would increase overall revenues by approximately 1 percent, according to a recent release from the company. According to the company, the increase is necessary to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In November 2015, Marley Dias decided that she’d had enough of the books she was reading because she wasn’t seeing any about people who looked like her. So she started the “1,000 Black Girl Books” movement, to collect and donate books that featured black and minority characters. Approximately two years and […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Wednesday, Jan. 10, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented a proposed 2018 budget of $725.9 million that, according to a press release from the county, stabilizes the county’s financial plan and addresses challenges stemming from ongoing national economic conditions. According to the county, layoffs have been avoided since 2004 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Golda Och Academy National Honor Society chose Rachel Coalition as the recipient of the proceeds from its fundraising efforts, which included a bake sale, bowl-a-thon and more. Pictured, students Mikayla Spierer and Sammi Glennon present Pam Fishman, vice-chairwoman of Rachel Coalition, with the gift from the GOA NHS.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Former Gov. Brendan Byrne, a West Orange native, died Thursday, Jan. 4, at the age of 93. The Democrat was a two-term governor of New Jersey, from 1974 to 1982. While in office, Byrne enacted the state’s first income tax, legalized casino gambling and led to the development of the Meadowlands […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Astride an Essex Equestrian Center horse, Pogo, is West Orange’s Blake Cook, ECC’s head groom, shortly after winning Best In Show at a competition. With Cook are her trainer, Jennifer Griggs, left, and her daughter, Shanna. At the center, which is located in West Orange, Cook teaches the Little Riders Program, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Ben Barres, a neuroscientist and West Orange native who taught at Stanford University, died at age 63 on Dec. 27 — 20 months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Barres led the charge in researching glial cells, which are nerve cells in the brain, and was a strong advocate of women […]
BURLINGTON, NJ — The ArtPride New Jersey Foundation and New Jersey State Council on the Arts recently opened the polls for the 2018 JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards. Celebrating the extraordinary work of New Jersey’s vital, vibrant and diverse cultural community for 10 years, the contest invites arts lovers to lend their support for their favorite […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — At the Jan. 9 West Orange Township Council meeting, the first of the new year, Councilwoman Susan McCartney took on the role of president, succeeding Councilman Joe Krakoviak, who served as president for 2017. Photos by Amanda Valentovic
EAST ORANGE, NJ — In a presentation drawing on the rich history of social justice movements in the United States, Harvard University professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad spoke at an event hosted by the Oranges and Maplewood unit of the NAACP at Elmwood United Presbyterian Church in East Orange on Jan. 7. A well-known speaker and […]