An Irvington man was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for stealing more than $237,000 in Social Security benefits intended for his deceased brother, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Silvano Chable, 54, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to one count of wire fraud. Judge Wigenton imposed […]
The FedEx Freight Black Professional Network and the employees of FedEx Freight have a longstanding and continuous relationship of giving back to the community and school districts throughout the year. This year, through the relationship with the Black Professional Network, Co-Chairpeson Tamika Bennett, Irvington Council President Beasley and Irvington School Board Vice President Janelle Lowery, […]
Jesse Jones Jr. is a 30-year-old professional basketball player and an Instagram icon with more than 2 million followers on his page, “Filayyyy.” The apple didn’t fall far from the tree, as his dad, Jesse Jones Sr., also made a name for himself. Jones Sr., also known as Chef Jesse, owns a catering company, Chef […]
Affordable housing non-profit Monarch Housing Associates released its annual point in time count, a statewide count of households experiencing homelessness in New Jersey. Broken down by county, the report was released on Aug. 14 and breaks down the population and reasons that people included in the report are experiencing homelessness. In Essex County, the report […]
Ruth Casseus will be representing Team USO at the 2023 New York City Marathon. Casseus, a former Irvington resident and Navy veteran, said she is thrilled to be participating in the marathon representing the United Services Organization, which she calls “a remarkable non-profit organization dedicated to offering support to active military personnel and their families.” […]
IRVINGTON — U.S. Senator Bob Menendez toured the Irvington IHOP, a Black woman-owned business, and met with minority business owners to hear about their businesses and the challenges they face, as well as to learn how the federal government can better support minority-owned businesses. “As a strong supporter of small businesses across New Jersey, it […]
Shawna Supel thought she’d be working in the municipal clerk’s office for about a year when she took a job as a “computer operator” in 2001. “When I started, there was a typewriter on my desk. I was used to using computers,” Supel said. “I was only going to be here for a year but […]
Irvington High School’s new principal doesn’t drink or smoke. “Coaching is my vice,” Principal Darnel Mangan said. “Coaching is the vehicle that drove me here.” Mangan is almost certainly the first person ever kicked out of an Irvington public school as a student to return and become principal of a school in the district. He […]
IRVINGTON — A section of Eastern Parkway will be ceremonially renamed in honor of an Essex County businessman who became a minister, founded a church and served as chaplain for municipal employees. “It would mean a lot to my grandfather,” said Denise Hodges. “This is something pretty momentous. My family is coming from all across […]
The two firefighters killed battling a cargo ship fire in Port Newark were Essex County natives with one anchored in the Ironbound section and the other spending time in Irvington and surrounding municipalities. Wayne M. Brooks Jr., 49, was born on June 3, 1974, in Glen Ridge, but raised in Irvington, until his family relocated […]