County distributes $5.8M in CDBG funding to towns, organizations

County distributes $5.8M in CDBG funding to towns, organizations

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced Jan. 19 that $5.88 million will be distributed to 10 Essex County municipalities and 28 community organizations through the Community Development Block Grant and the Emergency Solutions Grant programs. The CDBG and ESG programs are funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and […]

Salvation Army NJ announces winners of statewide ‘Star Search’ contest

MONTCLAIR, NJ — More than 200 young people from grade school through high school involved with the Salvation Army NJ Corps Music & Creative Arts programs recently competed in the “Star Search” music and creative arts talent contest.  Started in the 1990s to encourage arts and music development for young people, the contest highlights the […]

Salvation Army NJ’s music program in Orange makes lasting impact

Salvation Army NJ’s music program in Orange makes lasting impact

ORANGE, NJ — Recognizing that music education is valuable for a child’s growth, the Salvation Army New Jersey Division music program is creating a lasting impression on children around the Garden State, including in Orange. Divisional Music Director Nathan Powers, who oversees more than a dozen music and creative arts programs throughout the state, highlighted […]

County presents $5.4M in grants to 14 municipalities, 34 community organizations

County presents $5.4M in grants to 14 municipalities, 34 community organizations

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County recently announced that approximately $5.4 million will be distributed to 14 Essex County municipalities and 34 community organizations through the Community Development Block Grant program and the Emergency Solutions Grant program. The CDBG and ESG programs are funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and administered […]

Sheriff’s officers provide toys to needy children

Sheriff’s officers provide toys to needy children

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — To help ensure that all local little boys and girls were not shut out of their holiday dreams, a team of eight Essex County sheriff’s pickup trucks and SUVs departed Veterans Courthouse morning to make their rounds at houses of worship, schools and social service agencies to deliver greetings and gifts […]

EO women reassert themselves in committee, Fire Department

EAST ORANGE, NJ — There was more on the menu than turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and the usual Thanksgiving dishes at the East Orange Salvation Army pre-Thanksgiving Community Dinner on Sunday, Nov. 20. Salvation Army Advisory Board Chairperson Goldie Burbage also used the occasion to introduce Tahira Muhammad as the new president of the city’s […]

EO Salvation Army whips up pre-Thanksgiving dinner

EO Salvation Army whips up pre-Thanksgiving dinner

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Salvation Army hosted its third annual pre-Thanksgiving Community Dinner at its headquarters on Main Street, with the help of several volunteers, including the members of the East Orange Fire Department FMBA Local 23. “This is actually the third annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner that we give for the community […]

Salvation Army kicks off annual Red Kettle Fundraising Drive at City Hall ceremony

Salvation Army kicks off annual Red Kettle Fundraising Drive at City Hall ceremony

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Salvation Army kicked off its annual Red Kettle Holiday Fundraising Drive at a special ceremony inside East Orange’s City Hall rotunda on Monday, Nov. 14. The event featured a performance by the Cicely Tyson School seventh- and eighth-grade chorus, directed by Troy Bell. “I’m just so proud, honored and privileged […]