The following are some of the top stories coming out of East Orange in 2024: Contract negotiations stall The East Orange Board of Education and the East Orange Education Association (EOEA), which is the teacher’s union, deadlocked in negotiations over a new contract. After two years of operating under an expired contract, the EOEA and […]
The following are some of the top stories to come out of Orange during 2024: Upgrade implemented at Monte Irvin Park The modernization of the two ballfields in Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park in Orange has been completed. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced last week that the fields had been completed […]
CHS Principal Frank Sanchez returns to school Columbia High School Principal Frank Sanchez was reinstated to his position in June after a tumultuous six months that saw him arrested on assault and child endangerment charges only to have them dropped after a grand jury hearing. The South Orange and Maplewood School District Board of Education voted […]
The following were some of the top stories in Irvington in 2024: $100 Million Sankofa Enclave project begins A groundbreaking ceremony was held in October for The Sankofa Enclave at Twenty First Street, a Black woman-led development that will offer homeownership, affordable housing, retail, and green space, representing a nearly $100 million investment in the […]