ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy announced on March 1 the expansion of eligibility for more front-line essential workers and high-risk groups in New Jersey’s COVID-19 vaccination program. Eligible groups include educators and staff in pre-K through 12th-grade settings, childcare workers, and transportation workers, among others. “Our administration has built the infrastructure — including […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — This month officially marks one year since COVID-19 shut down the state and created a new normal for everyone. To commemorate this event, the township of Irvington has sponsored a resolution to designate the first Monday of March as COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day. “This resolution acknowledges and recognizes the devastating […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield School District will begin hybrid learning in April, Superintendent Sal Goncalves announced at a Board of Education meeting on Feb. 23. It will be the first time students in Bloomfield will be in the school buildings in over a year, as the COVID-19 pandemic closed the district’s buildings in March […]
SAN DIEGO, CA — Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Oscar Ortiz, from Newark, administers the COVID-19 vaccination aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex as part of the continuation of the “Expanded Distribution” phase of the Department of Defense COVID-19 vaccination plan.
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood School District opened in a limited capacity on March 1, with English language learners across all grade levels, self-contained special education students and preschool students who have chosen hybrid instruction returning to the school buildings. Teachers for those students will teach in person from their classrooms. […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Celebrating its 19th anniversary this March 23 to 28, the internationally recognized Garden State Film Festival celebrates the independent film genre by bringing a carefully curated selection of original works to a diverse audience from around the world. Producers are working with F&S Digital again to make GSFF 2021 a hybrid […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced Feb. 25 that it anticipates awarding $14 million in grants to 27 organizations through its Sustain & Serve NJ program. The NJEDA launched applications for Sustain & Serve NJ in late 2020 to support restaurants that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
NEWARK, NJ — As part of the state’s efforts to expand access to mental health care during the COVID-19 public health emergency, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced Feb. 25 that the Division of Consumer Affairs is taking action to encourage mental health care professionals to provide free services to New Jerseyans in need. Under an […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green hosted a Feb. 17 town hall meeting with several East Orange officials, including Monique Griffin and Victor Kuteyi of the Health and Human Services Department, and Planning and Development Director Dan Jennings. Joining them was New Jersey Redevelopment Authority Chief Operating Officer Darryl Godfrey, to discuss […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood School District and South Orange–Maplewood Education Association, the teachers union, began mediation meetings on Feb. 19, after the Feb. 15 announcement that hybrid learning would not begin as scheduled. It was a reversal of the decision made only a few hours before that in-person classes would […]