IRVINGTON — The six young men sat patiently behind a table in the Irvington High School gym as family, classmates, teachers and staff filed in. They smiled and talked with each other and friends and family who approached them where they sat. Dec. 20 was a big life changing day; each young man was about […]
IRVINGTON — The township held its annual Holiday Lighting Spectacular in Civic Square in front of town hall on Wednesday, Dec. 6. The event included singing by the choirs from the Berkeley Terrace Elementary School and the Madison Avenue School. There were characters including the Grinch, Princess Frostine, JIB and Mr. Mint. Santa and Mrs. […]
Dollar General Corp., which has stores in Irvington, Maplewood, Orange and East Orange, has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that the chain repeatedly engaged in merchandise pricing violations at several retail stores across the state. The Tennessee-based retailer violated New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act and Weights and Measures Act by selling a […]
The Opt for Help and Hope initiative will be implemented in East Orange Municipal Court, according to a press release from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. Opt for Help and Hope is a prosecutor-led diversion program that offers people who commit low-level, non-violent crimes the opportunity to overcome substance use disorder. The Opt for Help […]
Heroin, marijuana, ecstasy and pill making equipment were seized and two people arrested when police executed three search warrants in Irvington and Newark. Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura announced that the department’s Bureau of Narcotics conducted the raids, making arrests and seizing weapons, ammunition, narcotics, drug paraphernalia and cash. Sheriff’s detectives seized seven weapons […]
Local veterans who are active in their community were honored earlier this month at a Veteran’s Award Brunch in the township. P&C Veteran Resource Inc. and Golconda Temple 24 presented the event, which was emceed by Steve Brunson and and featured Sharon Mc Greevey, who is director of Veteran Services for the New Jersey Re-entry […]
Springfield Avenue is about to get a lot cleaner. The business owners behind the Irvington Springfield Avenue Business Improvement District got together and purchased a Madvac LP61-G portable litter vacuum. The device, which is transported in the back of a pick up truck, is essentially a very large vacuum cleaner capable of sucking up all […]
Police officers and firefighters were honored for heroic work in the line of duty by the Irvington Chamber of Commerce, which also honored a local businesswoman, a member of the chamber and a community servant. The Chamber had its 85th annual Police and Fire, Civic and Community Awards Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 26, at the […]
Life changes quickly and businesses come and go but after 100 years, Abel’s Pharmacy is still standing and going strong. Abel’s Pharmacy was founded in 1923 by Abraham and Elizabeth Abels. The store is still at its original location, on the corner of Grove Street and Tichenor Terrace. Abraham and Elizabeth’s son Norman worked in […]
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 […]