GLEN RIDGE, NJ — As towns in Essex County have kept track of how many of their residents have contracted COVID-19 during the global pandemic, Glen Ridge’s numbers stayed steady from the beginning of May through June 15. According to a borough Facebook post on May 31, there were 36 confirmed cases of coronavirus and […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Looking to help the community once more, the county of Essex and the Board of Chosen Freeholders are teaming up with Mayor Tony Vauss and the township of Irvington for an upcoming event. The two entities have planned an Emergency Food Distribution Program for Thursday, July 9, at 10 a.m. in Orange […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The coronavirus has affected people and businesses everywhere. One impact has been the scarcity of personal protection equipment, known as PPE, which has left some people unprotected and thus more vulnerable to the virus. Thanks to the generosity of some businesses, PPE donations have allowed more people to be protected from […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Doctors, nurses, grocery store employees and others have been hailed as essential-worker heroes over the last three months as they’ve been wading out into the COVID-19–infected world to work during the global pandemic that upended daily life this winter. But there is another profession that, while able to work from home, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The American Red Cross conveyed its appreciation for and thanks to Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura on July 2, after the sheriff donated convalescent plasma in an effort to help combat COVID-19. In a statement sent to the sheriff following his donation, the American Red Cross applauded his actions. “When you […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Colin M. Page & Associates Law Firm is representing Anthony Brown, an East Orange resident, who claims he caught the novel coronavirus during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak and was shunned by his employer, Irvington Township, when he wanted paid leave. Now he intends to file suit because of it, though […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield residents struggling with paying their rent as a result of COVID-19 can get temporary assistance from the state. Qualifying applicants may be eligible for up to six months of assistance. “COVID-19 has caused many of our residents to lose their source of income or have it significantly reduced, making paying rent […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the West Orange Fire Department and Community Emergency Response Team volunteers met to say thank you to IFF for its generous donation of hand sanitizers to first responders and township volunteers during this pandemic. Pictured, from left, are Dan Shelley, deputy fire chief; Anthony Loreto, firefighter; Massimo McCormick, CERT […]
As New Jersey heads into the fourth month of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of East Orange, under the leadership of Mayor Ted Green and the East Orange City Council, continues to offer weekly emergency food relief to help more than 12,000 families affected by the coronavirus. “We have worked expeditiously to make sure that […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association marked the initial step toward a fall season return to high school sports with the release of initial guidelines for summer workouts, formally known as the “summer recess period,” according to a June 19 press release from the NJSIAA. “The governor’s announcement today regarding youth […]