A former East Orange School District employee was honored by the Essex County Board of County Commissioners at their annual Veterans Observance Event. The event on Nov. 2 is held yearly to honor veterans for their sacrifices and patriotism in defense of our nation and to recognize veterans from Essex County and their contributions to […]
Precious Little Ladies Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to combating child molestation, has entered into a partnership with Better Help, a prominent online therapy platform. This collaboration aims to destigmatize therapy within black communities and enhance access to mental health care for women and girls who are survivors of sexual abuse and gender-based violence in […]
EAST ORANGE — A group of budding entrepreneurs from the East Orange Mayor’s Office of Employment and Training Summer Work Experience Program got to participate in a Pop-Up Shop at the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour at Prudential Center in Newark. The group of 22 young moguls set up shops around the concourse […]
Manufacturers Village Artist Studios recently welcomed the public into their creative studios. Located in an 1880s industrial complex at 356 Glenwood Ave., East Orange, the studios are contained in three buildings, each with three floors, some with their own entrances. The building has more than 65 artists’ working spaces. The annual Open Studios weekend was […]
The Belleville, East Orange and Bloomfield School Districts will each be receiving about a quarter million dollars to plant trees. Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette, Sustainable Jersey and The College of New Jersey recently announced the award of $4.55 million in grants to fund the planting of trees at 34 public schools, colleges […]
Celest Quintana came to America as a child and is living the American Dream. She owns the McDonald’s in Irvington, one in East Orange, three in Newark, four in Jersey City and one in Parsippany. Quintana was honored last month with an award from the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA). She was given […]
Keely Freeman grew up poor in Newark. She changed that by receiving a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers University and working in investment banking on Wall Street. Yet, something always told her to volunteer. “I fell in love volunteering at a homeless shelter in Newark,” said the West Orange resident. “It absolutely changed my […]
EAST ORANGE — Corey Woolridge of East Orange Campus High School has been nominated for USA Football’s Heart of a Giant Award presented by the Hospital for Special Surgery and the New York Giants. Woolridge is among a group of tri-state area high school football players, mascots and team managers who have been nominated for […]
EAST ORANGE — The senior center was officially renamed The Bowser Family Senior Center last week in honor of one of the first families of the city whose presence and contributions stretch back to the late 1800s. “East Orange is experiencing a modern-day renaissance that was nurtured through the commitment, talent, wisdom and creativity of […]
EAST ORANGE — A portion of South Harrison Street has been designated “Eta Pi Way” in honor of the chapter’s 50th Anniversary. Mayor Ted R. Green, the City Council and members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Eta Pi Chapter held a re-naming ceremony on Sept. 30 at the Omega Family Resource & Learning […]