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Mayor presents awards to winners of Wellness Campaign
At the presentation of plaques for winning the Workplace Walk-Off Challenge of 2014 in Town Hall are, from left, Stephanie Bush-Baskette, health director; Jahnay Ingram, third-place winner; Gloria...
View ArticleMayor’s Ball will be hosted on Oct. 6
IRVINGTON, NJ — In May, Mayor Tony Vauss announced he would be holding his first Mayor’s Ball in September. Although the mayor has managed to keep most of the promises he made on the campaign trail, he...
View Article3 cent tax rate reduction in town budget touted
IRVINGTON, NJ — It was good news for Mayor Tony Vauss on Tuesday, Sept. 22, when the Municipal Council passed the $102 million Calendar Year 2015 Budget at their regular meeting. But it was even better...
View ArticleAnnual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk to kick off Oct. 11
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington’s Fire, Police and Health departments are co-sponsoring the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The walk will begin at 1 Civic...
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As a master clerk, Wiener is Irvington’s hidden resource
Harold Wiener IRVINGTON, NJ — As quiet as it is kept, Irvington has a great resource in Municipal Clerk Harold Wiener. Wiener records and administers Municipal Council meetings; works municipal and...
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Mayor welcomes three stores into the ‘Healthy Corner Stores’ initiative
Photo Courtesy Roger CordobaAt a photo event welcoming three new small grocery stores on Thursday, Sept. 17, are, from left, forefront, Nicole Simpson, Health Department; Dr. Stephanie Bush-Baskette,...
View ArticleNewark man fatally shot this morning; Irvington and Newark men arrested after...
NEWARK — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Eugene Venable announced that Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major...
View ArticleOctober is Feral Cat Month
IRVINGTON, NJ — October is Feral Cat Month in Irvington, when there will be focus on educating the public about the cats and continuing projects to help limit the population of the wild cats in a...
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Chase disciplinary hearings to wrap up Jan. 2, 2016
Photo by Chris SykesMechanic Marian Bienek sits in the witness stand at police Chief Michael Chase’s disciplinary hearing installment on Friday, Sept. 4, as attorney Robert Utsey, who is representing...
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Irvington NAACP hosts annual Freedom Fund Banquet
Lillie Walker represents the Irvington Knights cheerleaders at the Irvington NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet and awards ceremony at Metropolitan Baptist Church in Newark on Friday, Oct. 2. Irvington Pop...
View ArticleQualified seniors urged to apply for Homestead Rebate
IRVINGTON, NJ — Seniors who have owned and lived in their homes and who meet the income requirements set by the state of New Jersey are being urged to apply for the 2013 Homestead Rebate. The deadline...
View ArticleOctober is Feral Cat Month
IRVINGTON, NJ — October is Feral Cat Month in Irvington, when there will be focus on educating the public about the cats and continuing projects to help limit the population of the wild cats in a...
View ArticleVauss shares spotlight at his first Mayor’s Ball
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss hosted his first Mayor’s Ball on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Nanina’s In the Park restaurant in Belleville and, according to all involved, it was literally a “sold out” affair....
View ArticleIFD’s Cancer Walk has a big turnout
IRVINGTON, NJ — The 2015 installment of the annual Irvington Fire Department Cancer Walk took place Sunday, Oct. 11, and many from the Irvington community — from the Fire and Police departments to...
View ArticleSowell tells Irvingtonians they should go take a hike
IRVINGTON, NJ — John Sowell the current aide to Mayor Tony Vauss wants people in Irvington to go take a hike on Saturday, Oct. 24. Specifically, Sowell said he is inviting the public to take a hike in...
View ArticleTwo Irvingtonians charged with insurance fraud
IRVINGTON, NJ — Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor announced that a Union County man and three others were indicted late on Wednesday, Oct. 14, for...
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Council approves creating Public Safety Dept.
Photo by Chris SykesPolice Chief Michael Chase, who is currently on extended vacation from the Irvington Police Department, advises the Municipal Council members that the new ordinance on creating the...
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United for a cause
Photo by Chris Sykes IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss holds the title belt proclaiming him the ‘Undisputed Champ’ that he was presented with by one of his supporters on Sunday, Oct. 11, at the...
View ArticleIPD, Councilwoman to host separate Halloween parties
IRVINGTON, NJ — South Ward Councilwoman Sandy Jones is set to host her 11th annual Halloween Party at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School on Clinton Avenue on Saturday, Oct. 31, from noon to 4 p.m. And...
View ArticleMayor gives rationale for new Public Safety Dept.
IRVINGTON, NJ — Mayor Tony Vauss recently explained the reasons behind the recent creation of the township’s new Public Safety Department. “One of the things that we wanted to do is, first of all, in...
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