EAST ORANGE, NJ — Blue Onyx Companies, an integrated commercial real estate development and management company, broke ground June 15 on its “14 Summit” multifamily complex in the heart of East Orange. The ground-up, five-story residential building with 78 units will transform two lots and create a new campus — which includes the adjacent “18 […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Mayor on the Block program recently visited the 3rd Ward of East Orange, starting at Hudson Avenue and Sunnyside Terrace. Mayor Ted Green was joined by East Orange officials and employees to hear from residents, clean up the area and disperse information. Photos Courtesy of East Orange City Hall
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Designed to mitigate the social and emotional learning loss suffered by junior high and high school students due to the coronavirus pandemic, the city of East Orange began its summer enrichment program early — and has concluded its first cohort, an afterschool program for students of the East Orange School District […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A nearly 9,000-square-foot Black Lives Matter mural was unveiled to the public on Sunday, April 25, at Manufacturer’s Village, 356 Glenwood Ave. in East Orange. The project is a first-time artistic collective and community initiative created to inspire change amid social unrest related to the police killings of black and brown […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Ted R. Green delivered his proposed budget of $152.7 million for fiscal year 2021 to the East Orange City Council on April 26; the budget includes a zero-percent tax increase. This will be the first time there has not been a municipal tax increase in well over a decade. Green […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Back again for another Facebook Live virtual town hall on April 14, East Orange Mayor Ted Green began the meeting with an open discussion about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which has been all over the news lately, due to concerns about women and blood clots. Joining the discussion were […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted R. Green, Councilwoman Tameika Garrett-Ward and the city’s clean team were back in action on April 8 in the 4th Ward, starting at Hawthorne and Central avenues. The Mayor on the Block program provides information to residents, cleans up the area’s streets and solicits feedback from neighbors. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Stress and trauma can take a toll on anyone, including children. Unlike many adults, children don’t necessarily have the skills to manage stress and trauma, which can take a toll on them mentally. In an effort to help troubled and struggling children, the Foundation for Educational Administration, the professional learning division […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — On March 22, East Orange 1st Ward Councilwoman and Public Safety Chairperson Amy Lewis, along with fellow Councilwomen Alicia Holman, Tameika Garrett-Ward and Brittany Claybrooks, honored three female East Orange Police Department officers during a virtual ceremony called “An Applause for Her” for Women’s History Month. Lt. Marilyn Berrouet, Sgt. Keanna […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green hosted a March 10 town hall meeting with East Orange Health Officer Victor Kuteyi, East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi and Dr. Shobha Swaminathan, associate professor of medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, to discuss the clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccines and to address […]