East Orange Issues COVID-19 Holiday Season Gathering Advisory

East Orange, NJ, November 20, 2020: As the various fall and winter holidays approach, Mayor Ted R. Green and Dr. Monique S. Griffith, Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, are asking all residents to adhere to all CDC and state...

East Orange Student Competing in Final Round of Seton Hall’s “Shark Tank” for $50,000!

East Orange, NJ, November 19, 2020: East Orange High School student Nyla Cheeseboro has been chosen as one of 10 students to compete in the final round of the Seton Hall High School Pirates Pitch business contest. The competition, which attracted...

Ted R. Green Foundation and Sponsors to Give Out Nearly 5,000 Turkeys on Sat, Nov 21

East Orange, November 19, 2020: Mayor Ted R. Green and First Lady June Green, The Ted R. Green Foundation and Sponsors will kick off the holiday season by distributing nearly 5,000 turkeys to families in the City of East Orange during their Annua...

East Orange School District to Remain Fully Remote until January 19, 2021

On Wednesday, November 4, 2020 the Honorable Mayor Ted Green and Mr. AbdulSaleem Hasan, Superintendent of Schools met in collaboration with the East Orange Pandemic Response Team which includes Dr. Monique Griffith, East Orange’s Director of Health, Mr. V...

East Orange Begins Fall Leaf Collection Nov 1, 2020-Jan 31, 2021

East Orange, NJ, November 2, 2020: The City of East Orange will be collecting leaves between November 1, 2020- January 31, 2021. All leaves must be collected and stored in biodegradable paper leaf bags per city ordinance. The city will provide residents f...

East Orange to Crack Down on COVID-19 Violators in Wake of Rising Cases in the City

East Orange, NJ, October 27, 2020: Mayor Ted R. Green, the East Orange City Council, and the Department of Health and Human Services are taking an even more aggressive stance to reduce the rising COVID-19 numbers in the city, which has seen an alarmingly-...

East Orange re-opens renovated fitness center with equipment donated by the NJ Devils

East Orange, NJ, October 20, 2020: The City of East Orange will celebrate the re-opening of its newly refurbished Pride Power Fitness Center with a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 11 a.m. at the Fellowship Civi...

East Orange Clean-Up Team Designated to Maintain Vacant and Abandoned Properties (VAP)

September 30, 2020, East Orange, NJ: As part of the city’s beautification initiatives, a designated “VAP” team has been deployed to clean and maintain vacant and abandoned properties throughout East Orange as part of Mayor Te...

EOPD Encourages Residents to Register for New Interactive Community Network to Report, Reduce Crimes

East Orange, NJ – The East Orange Police Division (EOPD) has launched a new Interactive Community Alert Network (iCAN) which allows residents and community stakeholders to report suspicious activity and send in tips about prob...

EOSD Closes from March 17-March 31

East Orange, NJ, March 16, 2020: In compliance with the State of New Jersey mandate to reduce the chance of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading rapidly in schools and local communities, the East Orange School District will close for all students an...

East Orange Summer Program Students Tour Seton Hall with Mayor Ted Green

Following the successful conclusion of the East Orange Virtual Summer Work Experience Program, a cohort of approximately 20 students and parents visited Seton Hall to experience campus and gain a better idea of the higher education opportunities that awai...

East Orange Graduates 300 Plus Students from Summer Work Experience Program

The fruits of the students’ summer labor was on display at SWEP-Fest, as tables and stations throughout the East Orange City Hall Plaza were filled with web and graphic design work, hair care and cosmetology demonstrations, multi-media presentat...

East Orange Mandates All Non-Essential Businesses Close At 8PM

East Orange To Strictly Reinforce Governor Murphy’s Latest Executive Order To Help Stop Spread of COVID-19; Mandates That All Non-Essential Businesses Close by 8pm 

November 13, 2020, East Orange, NJ: Mayor Ted R. Green announced Friday ...

(UPDATE) East Orange Health Department Issues Health Alert about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

East Orange, NJ, March 9, 2020: The City of East Orange is aware of the continued reports about the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) and want to ensure that our employees and residents have the most up-to-date information, said city officials.

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East Orange Launches "Close Before You Doze" Fire Safety Campaign

EAST ORANGE, NJ: The East Orange Fire Division is participating in the National Fire Safety Campaign “Close Before You Doze” to encourage every family to make sure they close all of their doors at night to contain a potential house fir...