EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange 1st Ward Councilwoman Amy Lewis and council Chairman Chris James, also of the 1st Ward, hosted the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Soverel Field Park on Saturday, April 13, in conjunction with Mayor Ted Green and the East Orange Recreation Department. According to James, Green and the city will […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — East Orange was well-represented by Mayor Ted Green, former 4th Ward Councilwoman Sharon Fields, Melody Thomas and many others at the funeral of Irvington South Ward Councilwoman Sandy Jones at Solid Rock Baptist Church on Chancellor Avenue in Irvington on Friday, March 29. Green was one of the featured speakers, along with […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange-based non-profit organizations Isaiah House, led by Executive Director Zammeah Gibson, and Nassan’s Place, founded by Nadine Wright-Arbubakrr, each received a $10,000 grant secured through Third Ward Councilman Bergson Leneus and East Orange resident Jacob Walthour to support operations and programs. “Our community partners are vital when it comes to […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green hosted his second annual Mayor’s Ball on Saturday, March 16, the day before St. Patrick’s Day, but Green attributed that to a simple scheduling coincidence, rather than an attempt on his part to link his last name to the holiday. “No connection,” said East Orange city […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — At East Orange Mayor Ted Green’s second annual State of the City Address took place on Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Cicely Tyson School of the Performing and Fine Arts Theater, Green spoke of his support for East Orange and Essex County Democratic Committee Chairman Leroy Jones’ possible bid to become […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss will host his fifth annual State of the Township Address on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at Christian Pentecostal Church on Clinton Avenue. “We’ve got a lot of new technical stuff going on, so it should be interesting,” said Vauss on Tuesday, Feb. 26. “We also have a […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green will host his second State of the City Address on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. in the Cicely Tyson School of the Performing and Fine Arts. Last year, Green’s first State of the City Address focused on his administration’s planned efforts to improve economic redevelopment, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green, Public Safety Director Dominick Saldida and police Chief Phyllis Bindi hosted a press conference outside City Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 5, to announce the city’s new crime statistics. The press conference was the first one without Public Safety liaison Jose Cordero, who Green hired last year […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — On Friday, Jan. 25, acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II issued a public response to the recent “Force Report,” published by NJ Advance Media, which details the results of the media outlet’s five-year study on the use of force by New Jersey police. Stephens said his office has been “carefully reviewing” […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Although Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed Monday, Jan. 19, King would have been 90 years old Jan. 15, if he hadn’t assassinated outside the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968. With that in mind, East Orange Mayor Ted Green joined forces with People’s Organization for Progress […]