IRVINGTON, NJ — Although Maurice Gattison is now a sergeant in the Irvington Police Division and president of Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 29 union, he was once signed to a major hip-hop record label as rapper “Gat the Great.” It was Gattison’s rapping skills that were put on display by Mayor Tony Vauss when he […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington suffered its fourth homicide of the year Monday, Oct. 23, matching the total number of homicides in 2016, with two months still remaining in the year. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and Irvington Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers announced last week the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide-Major Crimes Task […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss hosted his third annual Mayor’s Ball at Nanina’s In the Park restaurant in Belleville on Thursday, Oct. 13, and said he’s focused and ready to get back to the day-to-day business of making Irvington cleaner and safer. Since he did not host a ball in 2014, the black tie […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Former Irvington Fire Director John Brown’s recent re-hiring as the deputy director of the township’s Public Safety Department during mandatory salary deferments and furloughs implemented by the Vauss administration has focused a spotlight on how the Public Safety Department is funded. The budget cuts were intended to address a $3.25 million deficit […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss hosted a Peace Conference in Council Chambers on Saturday, Sept. 30, in conjunction with the Universal Peace Federation, in honor of Peace Day, which was established by the United Nations and is celebrated annually around the world Sept. 21. Ricardo de Sena, the UPF secretary general and director of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — A recent public mailing from the Vauss administration details the alleged savings township taxpayers have enjoyed since 2014, despite the fact that Irvington recently admitted to a $3.25 million deficit in 2015 and deficits of $2.4 million in the 2016 and 2017 budgets. Earlier this year, Irvington Municipal Council President David Lyons […]
ORANGE, NJ — Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss recently quit his new full-time job with the Hillside Department of Public Works on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Several current or former members of Orange’s administration have been connected to the administrations of both Vauss or Hillside Mayor Angela Garretson. Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren previously worked part-time as an […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss officially resigned from his new job working for the Hillside Department of Public Works on Wednesday, Sept. 20, and unofficially touched off a war of words between two of the four political campaigns competing to succeed Mayor Angela Garretson in the November Hillside municipal election. “It is with great […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Wednesday, Sept. 6, was the first day back on the job for Irvington Police Division Capt. Monique Smith, after she was cleared of all criminal charges related to an off-duty incident involving Newark Councilman John Sharpe James in 2014, son of the former Newark mayor. According to Smith’s attorney, Steven Altman, on […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — As the 2017-2018 school year began Thursday, Sept. 7, Mayor Tony Vauss and Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers celebrated the success of the Summer Policing Plan, which had resulted in no homicides in town from the end of school in June until Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 4. Since Vauss became mayor […]