IRVINGTON, NJ — Essex County Freeholder Lebby Jones, founder of the Irvington branch of the National Action Network, and her successor, Irvington NAN branch President and at large Councilwoman October Hudley, said they plan to be at Bethel Baptist Church, 229 Wallace St. in Orange, on Friday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m., when NAN founder […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The township is planning a special ceremony to honor D. Bilal Beasley, the former Irvington Municipal Council President, Essex County Freeholder and Team Irvington social and political organization founder who died in 2014, by erecting a statue of him and renaming Civic Square after him on Saturday, Sept. 29. “He was a […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Municipal Council unanimously voted Tuesday, Sept. 11, to approve a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a statue of deceased former council President D. Bilal Beasley, who was also an Essex County Freeholder and founder of the Team Irvington social and political organization founder. The statue was donated by Beasley’s family […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington Board of Education President Romaine Greer came to the Back to School Backpack and School Supplies Giveaway in the recently refurbished Grove Street Playground, adjacent to Grove Street School, on Monday, Aug. 27. The event was sponsored by Respecting Others Struggles and Exhibiting Selflessness, a nonprofit organization. “I’m out here celebrating […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — At large Councilwoman October Hudley is a self-described “house head” music fan, so it was no surprise that she turned up on stage in Elmwood Park in East Orange on Saturday, Aug. 25, for that city’s 10th annual 3rd Ward and 4th Ward Summer Jam concert and House Music Festival. “I’m a […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — When it comes to members of the Irvington Police Department volunteering their time, energy and resources to the people they are sworn to protect, Mayor Tony Vauss and Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers said that is OK with them. “Police officers giving their all when they are working is something to be […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — North Ward Councilman David Lyons was chosen by his Irvington Municipal Council colleagues to serve a second consecutive term as council president during the reorganization meeting held at Christian Pentecostal Church on Clinton Avenue on Sunday, July 1. The council majority also voted to have at large Councilwoman Renee Burgess serve a […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — At large Councilwoman October Hudley represented the township well at East Orange’s Independence Day concert and fireworks display in Paul Robeson Stadium on Park Avenue on Wednesday, July 4. “All these areas — Newark, East Orange, Orange — they’re all my town. We’re all family,” said Hudley on Wednesday, July 4. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — According to the Rev. H. William Rutherford Sr. of Greater New Point Baptist Church, the Irvington Chapter of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network’s sixth annual Mother’s Day Breakfast on Saturday, May 12, in Christian Pentecostal Church on Clinton Avenue, was a success, although it did not take place at his […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss was unanimously elected to a second term in office in the municipal election on Tuesday, May 8, as he was running unopposed. But surprisingly, in addition to getting 99.16 percent of the votes, there were 3,468 votes cast, according to the unofficial results posted on Essex County Clerk Chris […]