NEWARK, NJ — Essex County College will begin its fall 2019 Saturday Youth Program on Sept. 21 for 10 sessions at the main Newark campus. The classes are geared toward children from age 5 to high school. Some of the programs have several sections to accommodate different age groups. There will be in-person registration on […]
NEWARK, NJ — The 300 students, faculty and staff who filled the Mary Burch Theater for Essex County College’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial program on Jan. 15 learned firsthand about the civil rights struggles in the 1960s and 1970s from someone who was there. The enthusiastic audience also received a charge from guest […]
NEWARK, NJ — The gymnasium at Essex County College in Newark was filled with anticipatory energy and bursting pride on Thursday, June 21, as the 508 members of the Columbia High School Class of 2018 were conferred their diplomas. The graduating seniors were joined by family and friends, who watched as they walked across the […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Department of Economic Development, Training & Employment will hold a job fair, featuring more than 150 employers and service providers for the public on Thursday, May 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Essex County College Gymnasium, 303 University Ave. in Newark. Members of the public who […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. hosted the county’s annual Women’s History Month Program at the Essex County Hall of Records on Monday, March 19. The theme of this year’s ceremony is “Students Achieving Today – Our Leaders of Tomorrow.” During the ceremony, 2018 Essex County Althea Gibson Leadership Awards were presented […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented his 15th annual State of the County Address on Monday, Feb. 26, in the Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove. The multimedia presentation outlined county achievements and improvement projects completed in 2017, highlighted the services and programs offered by Essex County and announced […]
NEWARK, NJ — Joi’s Angels, a nonprofit organization based in East Orange, will host its annual Christmas Carnival in the Essex County College Gymnasium on West Market Street in downtown Newark on Saturday, Dec. 16, from 2 to 7 p.m. According to Joi’s Angels founders Mark and Joi Smith, this year’s event will feature carnival […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County recently announced that it will be providing Essex County College with an additional $1.5 million allocation to cover shortfalls in the college’s budget. “I have wholeheartedly supported Essex County College for the last 28 years as a freeholder, freeholder president and now as county executive,” County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders held its 2017 Public Safety Professionals Celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Hall of Records in Newark to commemorate fire officials, police officers and first responders in Essex County for their selfless service. Freeholder President Britnee Timberlake began the program with welcoming remarks, celebrating […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Akil Khalfani, director of the Africana Institute at Essex County College and a professor in the college’s division of social sciences, will be honored by the Delta Pi Chapter in Hillside of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa on Oct. 28. The West Orange resident will be honored for his […]