Former Irvington Mayor Sentenced to Prison for Taking Kickbacks

Former Irvington Mayor Michael Steele was sentenced to state prison Monday for rigging school district contracts and taking thousands of dollars in kickbacks as business administrator for the Irvington Board of Education.

Steele, 54, of Easton, Pa., was sentenced to seven years in state prison, inclu...

Annual Essex County Festival Begins to Blossom

NEWARK, NJ – Preparation for the 34th Annual Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off with a press conference today, and it was announced that $2.5 million will go toward improving Essex County Branch Brook Park.

Several state and county dignitaries were in attendance for the announcement of t...

Newark Locals Among Chilean Earthquake Responders

NEWARK - After an 8.8 earthquake struck Chile Feb. 27, Council Vice President Luis Quintana announced that City Hall is working on an appro ach to send relief to Chile.

"Just as our city came together to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, we must do the same for those affected by the recent ...

Former Governor Kean to be First Recipient of Education Award

Former Gov. Thomas H. Kean was named today as the first honoree of the "Great Leaders in Education" award through the New Jersey Charter Schools Association. He will be recognized at the association's annual conference scheduled for March 18.

Kean will be honored during a gala at 6 p.m. The two-day c...

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Officials Remind Motorists to 'Hang Up! Just Drive'

State officials are asking motorists to put down their phones while driving as a part of a new cell phone enforcement pilot program.

An average of 9,770 citations a month are issued to drivers violating New Jersey's cell phone law, which prohibits texting and talking on hand-held phones while driving...

Orange Workers Decry Furloughs and Short Staffing

ORANGE - Attorney Kevin McGovern and firefighter Elvin Padilla decried furloughs and short staffing March 2 before the City of Orange Township Council and administrators.

McGovern, representing the Orange Municipal Employee Bargaining Association, charged that the city could have used $200,000 in int...

East Orange Hospital Employee Honored at Newark's Annual Irish Heritage Awards

EAST ORANGE – At the Annual Irish Heritage Awards Reception Feb. 23, the Newark St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee recognized Kim Erin O'Connor for her service as the administrative director of outpatient behavioral health at East Orange General Hospital.

O'Connor received the Irish Heritage Award in...

Newark Police Academy Graduates After 23 Weeks of Training

NEWARK, NJ – Members of the 115th Newark Police Recruit Class graduated Monday at a Metropolitan Baptist Church ceremony, capping off 23 weeks of training.

Mayor Cory A. Booker, the Newark Municipal Council, Police Director Garry F. McCarthy and other Newark dignitaries swore in the 54 members of the...