ORANGE — The Howard University alumni clubs of Central and North New Jersey and Greater New York City have set their annual Golf Scholarship Tournament for Monday, July 21, at Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly. The signature event brings together alumni, business leaders and community members to raise funds for scholarships benefiting students in the […]
United States Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has launched a nationwide roadway safety initiative that among other things calls for the elimination of art and political messages on roadways. “Roads are for safety, not political messages or artwork. Today I am calling on governors in every state to ensure that roadways, intersections, and crosswalks are […]
EAST ORANGE — Artists took over some local streets last weekend to create murals in East Orange and Orange as part of an effort to enhance safety along Freeway Drive. Murals were painted in East Orange at South Harrison Street and Freeway Drive West and in Orange at South Essex Avenue and Tony Galento Plaza. The […]
IRVINGTON — Planning experts from East Orange, Irvington and Orange met last week for the annual Tri-Community Commercial and Residential Development Seminar to talk over upcoming projects in the municipalities.| The event was emceed by David Biagini of FirsTEAManagement representing Irvington’s Camptown Business Improvement District and it featured food from Chef Roscoe of RMT Catering. […]
The I-280 westbound ramp from Orange Street is scheduled to be closed starting Friday, April 25, for approximately nine days as a bridge deck replacement project advances in Newark,. Beginning at 9 p.m., the I-280 westbound ramp from Orange Street is scheduled to be closed and detoured to reconstruct the ramp. The closure and detour […]
ORANGE — The city is set to see increased revenue and property owners will be able to access detailed information about their homes as new software is installed that connects real estate data that previously existed in silos due to independent record keeping within various departments. “The goal is to get to a point where […]
City of Orange Township Councilman Kerry Coley Jr. is accused of attempting to intimidate a tow truck driver by displaying a firearm. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and City of Orange Township Police Director Todd Warren announced Coley’s arrest on March 13. Coley, who represents the city’s East Ward, voluntarily surrendered at the […]
The Orange Housing Authority hosted an Information Expo on Thursday, March 6, in the community room of the Walter G. Alexander Village complex on Wilson Place. “We invited a number of different community organizations to speak to people so they can find jobs, get health care, counseling, talk to PSE&G and other agencies that provide […]
The development that will replace the abandoned Orange Memorial Hospital is envisioned as a new town square for the city. “This is not just a real estate project,” said Terrence Murray, managing partner of Gateway Merchant Banking and a South Orange resident. Gateway Merchant Banking, a real estate development firm, has gotten approval from the […]
In recognition of Black History Month, the Lincoln Avenue hosted a Black Excellence Pop-Up Shop, supporting small Black-owned businesses. Community School Coordinator Teleisha Brunson put together the event that included 35 businesses, plus raffles, music and networking. Brunson said she hopes to make the pop up shop an annual event.