EAST ORANGE, NJ - Residents gathered at the Paul Robeson Stadium to celebrate National Night Out. The police and fire departments were on the scene along with elected officials from all wards to interact with the residents. This was the first National Night Out of its kind. In years past, individual blocks and wards each host their own party where the Mayor and public safety departments visit.

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ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - Kiswendsida Sonia Kaprou, an Irvington resident, is Essex County College’s (ECC) new Senior Comptroller. An ECC alumna, she comes to the College from the private sector.

“Coming back to ECC means a lot to me. As a graduate, it feels as if I am coming home.  I am embracing the College mission of excellence and serving the community, and confirming its vison ...

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - Sisters Maya and Jasera Abdurrashid both received Associate in Liberal Arts degrees at Essex County College's 53rd annual Commencement on June 3. The South Orange residents joined a long line of siblings who have received ECC degrees at the same ceremony.

But what sets Maya a little apart from other alumni and her sister Jasera is her ...

EAST ORANGE/ORANGE, NJ - A car port collapsed in Orange over the weekend. While no one was hurt, several vehicles were crushed and trapped leaving motorist stranded. The car port is located at 749 Scotland Road in Orange. The collapse occurred overnight while residents were sleeping. The vehicles parked under the carport pay extra to have their vehicles sheltered, and it appears only ...

EAST ORANGE, NJ - Aaryn Terry, a lifelong resident of East Orange was struck by a driver who fled the scene. On Thursday, Aaron passed away at University Hospital where he was originally brought to for his injuries. 

The accident took place on the 400 block of Central Avenue, around 2:00 am. A woman has allegedly turned herself in. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is leading ...

EAST ORANGE, NJ - Residents gathered at the Paul Robeson Stadium to celebrate National Night Out. The police and fire departments were on the scene along with elected officials from all wards to interact with the residents. This was the first National Night Out of its kind. In years past, individual blocks and wards each host their own party where the Mayor and public safety departments visit.

EAST ORANGE, NJ - Jaylen Dukes, a 16-year-old East Orange native and the son of Hope Dukes, is collecting donations for the fire victims at 161 Prospect Street. Jaylan is asking for new and gently used items to help the 18 families that lost everything in the fire on July 22, 2022. On that fatal morning, an elderly woman lost her life. Jaylan has traveled to Essex ...

EAST ORANGE/ORANGE, NJ - Civil Rights Leader Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune once said, “The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.” 

Former East Orange resident Gladys E. Blount, who used to live at 36 North Oraton Parkway in East Orange and raised her two children there, is a living testament to this statement.  

Blount, who recently turned ...

NEWARK — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, First Lady Tammy Murphy and Port Authority Chairman Kevin O’Toole are special guests at a fundraiser for Ukraine at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on Friday.

Proceeds raised at the star-studded event will be split among the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA), United Sikhs ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) are getting a big financial boost.

Gov. Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Monday the programs, which help and support victims of violence, will receive $10 million in federal American Recovery Plan (ARP) funds.

“The Paterson Healing Collective is pleased to ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's State Parole Board is teaming up with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care to help offenders struggling with substance use disorder, both before and after their release.

"We're confident that this is something that could be life-changing to a lot of people," State Parole Board Chairman Samuel J. Plumeri, Jr. told TAPinto.

KEARNY, NJ — A project to replace the Portal North Bridge, which has been the cause of countless commuting nightmares for many over the years, is moving forward. When it's complete, rail delays due to marine traffic in the Hackensack River will be a thing of the past.

"Today, we take the next great step of putting shovels in the ground so that this bridge can finally become ...