Jacob’s Taxi Co. honored at annual Haitian flag-raising celebration

IRVINGTON, NJ — Joseph Saintil, owner of Jacob’s Taxi company on Central Avenue in East Orange, was honored for his dedication to the Haitian-American community in New Jersey on Saturday, May 26, at Irvington’s Haitian flag-raising celebration, organized and sponsored by at large Councilwoman Charnette Frederic’s Civic Association and the Ring the Bell for the […]

FamiCare founder wants to start a back-to-Haiti movement

NEWARK, NJ — During a rally on the steps of Newark City Hall in downtown Newark on Thursday, Jan. 18, Mayor Tony Vauss joined his counterparts from East Orange, Orange, Newark and Hillside in speaking out against recent alleged negative remarks about Haitians, Africans and others that were attributed to President Donald Trump. At Large […]

FamiCare founder tries to address loss of grant funding

IRVINGTON, NJ — FamiCare founder Thecy Faustin is upset she did not receive the Community Development Block Grant funding from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development through the township of Irvington that she was accustomed to receiving during former Mayor Wayne Smith’s administration, but she is still determined to provide the organization’s services […]