SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Lynette Sheard’s musical career started with a song about her love of KFC. She was onstage at the opening of the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center in West Orange with her three daughters, two of whom were dressed as a bucket of chicken and a biscuit. The jingle that Sheard made […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — After 14 months working without a contract, the West Orange Fire Department has verbally agreed to a new one, with the two unions representing the department — FMBA Local 28 and the WOFD Superior Officers Association — voting on and accepting the mayor and administration’s contract proposal. The contract has not […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The walls of the West Orange Arts Center are filled with the artwork of AP art students from West Orange High School, showing off the talent of the juniors and seniors who are taking high level art classes with WOHS teacher Heather Young. It’s the first year the juniors are included […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The two towns kicked off Women’s History Month at the Fox and Falcon on March 7, inviting women from both towns to the restaurant to celebrate the achievements of the women who came before them. The evening was the first in a series of events that will be happening […]
TC agrees to purchase Rock Spring before a developer can
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council unanimously passed an ordinance on March 5 approving the purchase of the Rock Spring Country Club, allowing the township to move forward with buying the land from the Montclair Golf Course. An ordinance that would approve a $12 million bond to buy the 138-acre property will […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Board of Education heard a presentation on the preliminary 2019-2020 budget at its Feb. 25 meeting, getting details from the administration on the district’s $141,598,027 preliminary budget for the next school year. According to the presentation, 78 percent of the total will be dedicated to instruction, 10 percent […]
Township honors men who have kept youth sports running for decades
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Three contributors to local sports programs were honored at the Toby Katz Center on March 2. Mike Loreto, Brad Palent and Mike Shannon have all served as players, coaches and leaders, and were recognized for their work with the West Orange Police Athletic League, the Mountain Top League and with the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert Parisi held a community meeting at the Rock Spring Country Club on Feb. 27 to answer questions about an ordinance for the township to potentially purchase the property, which passed on first reading at the Feb. 19 West Orange Township Council meeting. Parisi described the financial impact the purchase […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Dinner parties will be happening all around Maplewood and South Orange throughout the month of March as part of Achieve Foundation’s “Nights of 100 Dinners” fundraiser, raising money for the South Orange-Maplewood School District. Volunteer hosts throw parties and, instead of bringing a host a gift or dessert, guests […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Principal Hayden Moore presented a plan to change the traffic patterns around the school, making morning drop-off safer for students, staff and parents at the Feb. 25 West Orange Board of Education meeting. Moore and the high school administration worked with the West Orange Police Department to […]