ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — To help one of the business sectors in the state hit the hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdown, the state’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund shelled out more than $28.6 billion in grants to restaurants and caterers that sustained financial losses during the pandemic. The fund was established as part of the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — RWJBarnabas Health is extending its COVID-19 vaccine mandate to all RWJBarnabas Health employees, according to a July 26 press release. The deadline for full vaccination is Oct. 15. RWJBarnabas Health recently mandated vaccination for staff at the supervisor level and higher; as a result, the vast majority of the management team […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — In the continuing fight against COVID-19, Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss and Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. held an Irvington Family Vaccine Day event at Civic Square Park on June 26, with vendors and music adding fun while the Essex County Department of Health provided vaccines to Irvington and Essex County […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education unanimously approved the West Orange School District’s safe–return-to-schools plan for the fall at its June 21 meeting, planning for the full reopening of the district and the first normal school year since the COVID-19 pandemic closed the buildings in March 2020. The plan was submitted […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The city of East Orange has established the COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant Program in response to the serious financial hardships many East Orange businesses face as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. Due to an increase in demand, the deadline to submit applications has been extended to July 30. The […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy recently visited Irvington to encourage residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. While in the city, Murphy joined N.J. Secretary of Higher Education Brian Bridges, Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss and N&N Unisex barber shop owner Hugea Newman for an informal a roundtable discussion on boosting vaccine confidence among residents of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Public Library is marking one year since home delivery and curbside pickup services began. In July, the Library will commemorate a year of being open for in-person services. On Monday, June 14, the library resumed normal hours and welcomed non-residents of West Orange. Senior hours and curbside pickup […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Toni’s Kitchen is receiving a helping hand in the fight against hunger from the FeedNJ program, in the form of buying 250 meals every Thursday and 250 meals every Saturday morning from local restaurants to serve free of charge at the food pantry in Montclair. “People who relied on our aid pre-pandemic […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — In an attempt to aid residents through these trying times, East Orange has established a COVID-19 small business relief grant program in response to the serious financial hardships many East Orange businesses face as a result of COVID-19. An informational Zoom webinar was held on June 3 about the program, which […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School was raring to go when its theater department sold out all of the tickets to the 2020 production of “Matilda,” even going so far as to add another show to what was supposed to be a two-weekend run. Then the COVID-19 pandemic happened, and the show […]