SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Feb. 13, the South Orange Board of Trustees, in conjunction with the Nikhil Badlani Foundation, hosted a traffic safety artwork unveiling at the Baird Center. The artwork was created by children at the village’s annual National Night Out and consists of four panels, each depicting a scene illustrating a different […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange National Night Out celebration took place against the backdrop of a multiple shootings and a homicide in the city that has earned recognition for the historic reductions in crime, which began on the watch of former Mayor Robert Bowser and former police Director Jose Cordero. The bad patch […]
ORANGE, NJ — National Night Out in Orange had a darker undertone this year, as it followed a recent instance of multiple shootings and homicides in the city. Such instances in a short span of time are not unique in Orange. The first one this year occurred Thursday, April 14, when Davon Jones, 17, was […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange will host its seventh annual National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Flood’s Hill in Meadowland Park off of Mead Street. This public safety fair will include a Kids’ Zone, live music, food, giveaways and the screening of Disney’s “Zootopia.” Local law enforcement […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The New Jersey Bankers Association’s Public Relations and Marketing Committee has selected Regal Bank to receive a silver award in the NJBankers 2015 Community Service Award Program, according to a recent release. NJBankers members submitted entries based on projects and activities provided to communities throughout the state in 2015. The committee asked […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — In the wake of the recent police-involved shootings in Baton Rouge, La., and Falcon Heights, Minn., and the killing of five Dallas police officers during a march organized to protest the those incidents, East Orange City Council Chairman and 3rd Ward Councilman Ted Green and 5th Ward Councilwoman Alicia Holman have […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Police Department will be hosting its annual National Night Out event on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at DeHart Park from 6 to 9 p.m. If there are any residents or business owners who would like to take part in the event or make a contribution to the evening, they are encouraged […]