WEST ORANGE, NJ — Staff and residents at Daughters of Israel, a skilled nursing facility in West Orange, received COVID-19 vaccinations on New Year's Day. Television cameras from several local news outlets were on hand to cover the proceedings at the facility at 1155 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange that morning. Approximately 138 staff members received the injections, as well as residents, who were given the vaccine in their rooms.
By MOLLIE SHAUGER
May 14, 2021The YMCA is offering tips for parents to keep kids safe in and around water this summer.
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The West Essex YMCA wants to ensure that water safety doesn’t get lost in the community’s eagerness to return to a “normal” summer. As temperatures rise, kids want to cool off, whether that is in home pools, ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, or oceans. And that ...
By ALIA C. COVEL
May 14, 2021SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University is requiring all students and employees to be vaccinated for the fall 2021 semester.
The school sent an email this week to the school community communicating the University's Executive Cabinet decision.
“We know that reaching a high vaccination level in our University population is an important factor in achieving the ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A cyberattack against a “vital” U.S. oil pipeline has contributed to a spike in already high gasoline prices. New Jersey gas prices now average $3.04 per gallon, according to AAA, compared to roughly $3.01 per gallon nationally.
In Essex County, the price at the pump has hit $3.08 as of Wednesday, part of a national trend in high gas ...
NEWARK, NJ — The lack of lines tells the story.
At the end of March, hundreds of people lined up at the New Jersey Institute of Technology COVID-19 vaccination site in Newark after it launched. More than 6,200 doses were administered that first day. Now, a little over a month later, only a trickle of people show up every day to get vaccinated.
According to Essex County statistics, the ...
By TAPINTO LIVINGSTON STAFF
May 10, 2021NEWARK, NJ — Following an Amber alert issued on Monday afternoon, authorities located two-week-old Chinna Payne in East Orange just after 3 p.m. along with the man last seen with the infant, according to New Jersey State Police.
Police reported that Damion Payne, 27, of Newark, is accused of assaulting the child's mother in Newark before leaving ...
