EAST ORANGE, NJ — For more than a month now, businesses across New Jersey have been taking a beating because of the COVID-19 outbreak. East Orange, which has seen 1,117 positive cases and 84 deaths as of April 21, according to statistics from the county, is no different. Together with the East Orange City Council […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — In continuation of the “lockdown” efforts and initiatives put forth by Mayors Ras Baraka of Newark, Ted Green of East Orange, Dwayne Warren of Orange and Tony Vauss of Irvington, the mayors decided April 4 to take further collective action. Given the proximity of their communities; the relative ease of travel […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — As New Jersey continues its statewide lockdown to stem the tide of the novel coronavirus, the state continues to see more and more confirmed COVID-19 cases and COVID-related deaths. As of April 14, according to statistics from the state, New Jersey has had 68,824 confirmed cases and 2,805 deaths. All in […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The neighboring municipalities of Newark, Irvington, Orange and East Orange are adamant about their safety measures surrounding the fight against COVID-19. So much so, that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss, Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren and East Orange Mayor Ted Green have banded together and announced a “lockdown” of […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Amid the coronavirus pandemic and Gov. Phil Murphy’s March 17 “stay at home” executive order mandating the closure of non-essential operations, East Orange Mayor Ted Green, East Orange Council and East Orange Board of Water Commissioners have been working to provide consistent, reliable, high-quality water and sewerage services that meet the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Who knew you could throw a party, interact with millions of people, dance to music and have a good time, all while social distancing? Stemming from the outbreak of COVID-19, recent events have proved this to be possible. East Orange Mayor Ted Green has joined the list of high-profile social media […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Seeing the effects of coronavirus, East Orange Mayor Ted Green declared a state of emergency on March 16, temporarily closing all city buildings and public spaces to the public from March 17 through March 27. Less than a week later, Gov. Phil Murphy issued an executive order requiring residents to stay […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green brought smiles to the faces of young children in the classrooms of Community Day Nursery on March 5, as he was welcomed as a guest reader for a Read Across America event. The school participated in the National Education Association’s 2020 Read Across America, which ran […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted R. Green gave his 2020 State of the City address on Feb. 24 to a standing-room only audience at the Jean L. James Theater at Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts. Green celebrated the administration’s progress, including receiving an A+ Standard & Poor’s […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Forty years ago, people had an average of 17 minutes to escape a burning home after the smoke alarm went off, but today, that window has shrunk to an alarming average of three minutes or less, as modern-day synthetic materials are faster to catch on fire. In light of this jarring […]