WOHS announces 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian

WOHS announces 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School has announced Celia Murphy-Braunstein as valedictorian and Carlos Herbozo as salutatorian of the graduating Class of 2021. With a grade-point average of 4.8, Murphy-Braunstein has been active in the sports and culture at WOHS throughout her high school career. She has been on the varsity swim team […]

WOHS football opens its season against SPP

WOHS football opens its season against SPP

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange football team opened its season against the team many consider to be the No. 1 squad in New Jersey: St. Peter’s Prep. The Mountaineers fell behind early by three touchdowns and battled back with a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter, but St. Peter’s Prep pulled away […]

Seton Hall athletes open their fall seasons

Seton Hall athletes open their fall seasons

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep football team opened the 2020 season, dropping a 24-7 decision to Delbarton at Brendan P. Tevlin Memorial Field in West Orange.  Seton Hall took the opening kickoff and drove down to the Delbarton 42-yard line where the drive stalled. Junior Nick Conforti’s punt was muffed by the […]

County recognizes 33 senior artists in annual juried art show

County recognizes 33 senior artists in annual juried art show

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. congratulated 33 Essex County artists who received awards in the 2020 Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show. This year’s contest was conducted virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.  “We are proud to have been able to conduct this year’s senior art show virtually, which […]

Council restarts redevelopment process at Executive Drive

Council restarts redevelopment process at Executive Drive

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council passed two resolutions that restart the redevelopment process at Executive Drive at its Sept. 22 meeting, 11 days after an appellate court halted the previous plan with a unanimous decision from three judges. The new resolutions start the redevelopment process over: one authorized the West Orange […]

West Orange installs marker to remember Thompson

West Orange installs marker to remember Thompson

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A new historical marker honoring Anthony Thompson was unveiled Sept. 27 at Tory Corner in downtown West Orange. Thompson was the last surviving enslaved person in Essex County. He lived in West Orange across from this location as a freeman from 1833 until his death in 1884. From left are Superintendent […]

Theater Project to honor local young playwrights

Theater Project to honor local young playwrights

UNION, NJ — Twelve talented students will be honored at the Theater Project’s 18th annual Young Playwrights Competition Performance and Awards Ceremony on Monday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. The event also celebrates the launch of the 2021 competition. The goal of the competition is to encourage the next generation of theater practitioners by honoring […]

It’s ready, set, go at GOA

It’s ready, set, go at GOA

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Golda Och Academy recently began fall practices for cross country, soccer and tennis. Above, in starting position, are runners, from left, Connor Pollack, Andrew Steiner, Noah Berkowitz, Rafael Turetsky, Ava Hurwitz, Joey Askin, Daniel Schiffman and Sophie Fischer.

Sea Turtle Recovery releases its 50th sea turtle

Sea Turtle Recovery releases its 50th sea turtle

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Located inside Turtle Back Zoo, there is a nonprofit rehabilitation hospital that handles all critically injured and ill sea turtles that wash ashore in New Jersey. The group just celebrated releasing its 50th sea turtle back into the ocean after rehabilitating her for 16 months — but the organization does not […]

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