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By Chris Sykes, Staff Writer
A few weeks ago the township and its partners in redevelopment, Brand New Day Inc., broke ground on a new housing project in the East Ward that should bring 13 new single family homes to Irvington’s East Ward.
At the time, Mayor Wayne Smith said the project was a continuation of his administration’s ongoing efforts to breathe new financial and social life into the township’s seemingly perpetually blighted ward. Brand New Day is the primary developer… Continue

The third annual Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure has been scheduled for April 25 in Essex County Branch Brook Park, Newark.
The race is a series of 5K run/walks designed to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research and local community-based breast-health programs for uninsured and underinsured women and men.
The race celebrates breast cancer survivors and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease.
Funds raised at last year’s events supported breast h… Continue

Citing a looming $300 million budget deficit for the coming fiscal year, NJ Transit last week released a proposal t… Continue

By Chris Sykes
Staff Writer
An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter Scale that was 100-times stronger than the one that killed 200,000 people on the island of Haiti hit Chile at 3:44 a.m. on Feb. 27. The death toll in that country has risen nearly to 700.
Although comparing Haiti to Chile is like comparing apples to oranges when it comes to the level of economic development, affluence, poverty and other measurable indicators, as the effort to rebuild the shattered island nation ge… Continue