Essex County News

NEWARK, NJ — A newly established Essex County Office of LGBTQ Affairs was announced Friday that will be led by Reginald Bledsoe, a Newark resident and former Newark Public Schools Board of Education member.

Bledsoe, who was appointed as the office's first director, will help support the LGBTQ community in Essex County and provide a platform to address issues, ...

NEWARK, NJ – Newark residents are invited to grab their fishing poles and cast their lines to participate in Essex County's 2022 Fishing Derbies.

Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and county Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs officials announced the annual event, which will be held in seven locations across the county. The county will host two ...

BELLEVILLE, NJ - In a move made at the request of the Planning Board attorney Rose Tubito, the Belleville Township Council voted April 26 to ratify all Mayor Michael Melham’s Planning Board appointments.

While the Township stands behind its understanding that the Mayor has the authority to appoint Class IV Members of the Planning Board, the Mayor and Council believe it is in the best ...

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - The Essex County Municipal Clerks were in full force attending the Municipal Clerks Association of New Jersey’s 2022 (MCANJ), Education Conference in Atlantic City. Est Orange's own, Kim Lemmon is the Treasurer for the Association. 

“What made this Conference so special for the Essex County Clerks” said Association President Jennifer Kiernan, ...

NEWARK, NJ — Integrity House, one of the state’s largest nonprofit providers of substance use disorder treatment with programs in Newark, is aiming to reach more individuals through its services after the organization was recently awarded a three-year accreditation renewal.

The accreditation renewal was awarded by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities ...

Three generations of women – grandmother, daughter and granddaughter – are lifetime members of Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey (GSHNJ), with more than 162 years of combined Girl Scout experience.

Jeanne Van Steen, who resides in Nutley for the past 65 years, has been a lifetime member of Girl Scouts for 82 years.

Van Steen grew up in St. Louis and became a Brownie in 1939, when ...

NEWARK, NJ – With people expected to hit the pools to cool off as the summer months approach, Newark residents ages 15 and older are invited to sign up for Lifeguard Training classes offered by the city.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Director of Recreation, Cultural Affairs, and Senior Services Patrick Council announced a series of Lifeguard Training classes, which ...

NEWARK, NJ – A new playing surface has been installed on the Weequahic Park Little League baseball field, providing young ballplayers access to a modernized field.

Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced Tuesday the installation of a new synthetic grass playing surface for the field, part of an initiative to revitalize Weequahic Park and ...

BELLEVILLE, NJ – Belleville residents bent and balanced, stood and stretched Monday afternoon during Belleville’s third annual Street Yoga Under the Cherry Blossoms event. 

Not only does the free event showcase the spring’s beauty in a town known as the Cherry Blossom Capital of America, but it dovetails into Mayor Michael Melham’s goals of fostering civic ...

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - In celebration of Earth Day, the League of Women Voters of the Montclair Area is holding its first “We Love Eagle Rock Reservation” program, organizers announced. On Saturday, April 23, at 9 AM, the group will be hosting a cleanup hike to prepare the reservation for the spring and summer seasons.

The public is invited to participate and asked to meet at ...