March 2022 – Essex News Daily – Essex News Daily
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race as it celebrates the organization’s 25th anniversary and reflects on its efforts to create equity and preserve racial integration. The virtual event, “The Pursuit of Racial Equity & Integration: A 25-Year Journey in Maplewood and South-Orange,” will be held Tuesday, March […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Sustainable Jersey representatives have announced that Irvington has met the rigorous requirements to achieve Sustainable Jersey certification. Irvington is one of 65 municipalities that attained certification in 2021. Sustainable Jersey’s participating communities represent more than 81 percent of the state’s municipalities. “We must plan now for the future of our children and […]
TRENTON, NJ — Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced March 4 a new indictment in an investigation by the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft Task Force and Division of Criminal Justice that targeted members of an auto theft ring that burglarized car dealerships in Essex, Hudson, Bergen and Union counties, taking key fobs […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County jury has convicted Jeremy Arrington, 31, of a triple murder, according to a March 5 press release from the ECPO. He was convicted of murdering a female college student, as well as two children. The two children, Ariel Little Whitehurst, age 7, and her 11-year-old brother, Al-Jahon Whitehurst, were […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — During the month of March, Bloomfield will honor Women’s History Month by hosting multiple events, as well as the third annual menstrual hygiene product drive. “In honor of Women’s History Month, we (the women of the Bloomfield Township Council) are collaborating with the Martin Luther King Jr. Season of Service Committee and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield 1st Ward Councilwoman Jenny Mundell will host a virtual community meeting on Thursday, March 10, at 7 p.m. along with Mayor Michael Venezia. This meeting serves as a way to meet with residents in an informal setting, allowing for a strengthened relationship with the community. “I want to thank Councilwoman Mundell […]
WEST ORANGE / MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of a still unidentified male, according to a March 5 press release from the ECPO. The victim was found by hikers on March 4 on a hiking trail at Eagle Rock Reservation on the West […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In honor of Black History Month, Community Care & Justice recently collaborated with South Orange Trustee Summer Jones to host a conversation on black mental wellness. Each year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History chooses a theme for Black History Month, with this year’s theme focused […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On March 3, the Essex County Board of County Commissioners virtually held its 2022 “Salute to the Irish” celebration. The yearly ceremony commemorates the heritage and traditions of the Irish community, while recognizing the parade committees and honorees of the Newark, Nutley and West Orange St. Patrick’s Day parades. Commissioner Brendan […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville stands with the people of Ukraine. That’s the message behind a series of paintings that have been hung near the entryway to Town Hall. The works were painted in the Ukrainian national colors of blue and yellow and carry slogans such as “Defend Democracy,” “No War” and “Freedom.” Some are even […]