WO Chamber to hold networking kickoff mixer

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Start off the new year with an evening networking event hosted by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Jan. 16, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Courtyard Marriott, 8 Rooney Circle in West Orange. This informal event is a great place for members and guests […]

WOAWL to meet Jan. 16

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Animal Welfare League’s quarterly meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 8 p.m. in Council Chambers at Town Hall, 66 Main St.; use the back entrance to enter the building. Everyone is welcome to attend. For information on the WOAWL, adopting a pet or volunteering, call the […]

Caring for your house with the Maplewood HPC

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Members of the Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission will be at the Local History Center, located in the Maplewood Hilton Library, 1688 Springfield Ave., for “About Your House: Tips on Its History and Care” on Saturday, Jan. 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. Maplewood residents are encouraged to stop by and learn about […]

Green Hill earns 5-star rating for quality

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Green Hill Senior Living in West Orange has earned the highest standard of excellence in nursing care, a 5-star rating by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services developed the star rating system to provide consumers with an easy way to search for nursing […]

WO will host public kickoff meeting for Master Plan reexamination

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Planning Board is undertaking a reexamination of the township’s 2010 Master Plan update. Residents and other interested members of the community are invited to attend a public meeting to discuss the Master Plan reexamination on Tuesday, Jan. 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Liberty Middle School, 1 […]

West Orange Classic Film Festival returns

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Classic Film Festival is back, screening movies through February at AMC Dine-in Theatres in Essex Green on Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at www.amctheatres.com; West Orange Arts Council members may receive discounted tickets. The festival kicked off Jan. 6 by screening 1950’s “All About Eve.” The […]

2019 deer management program begins this month in reservations

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County has released the plans for the 2019 Essex County Deer Management Program in South Mountain and Hilltop reservations. This is the 12th year of the program, which is geared toward revitalizing the forest ecology by reducing the number of deer. “Controlling the population by removing deer from South Mountain […]

DiVincenzo, Fontoura and Kenney sworn into office Jan. 2

NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr., Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura and Essex County Surrogate Alturrick Kenney were sworn into office during an afternoon inauguration ceremony at Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology on Wednesday, Jan. 2. DiVincenzo was sworn into his fifth term as executive, Fontoura his 10th term as […]

Community meeting to discuss Toomey’s site redevelopment

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The township of Maplewood will hold a second community meeting to discuss the draft redevelopment plan for the Toomey’s Automotive site at 104 Baker St. The meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Parlor at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road, Maplewood. In July 2018 the Maplewood Township Committee […]

Amber White to fence for UPenn

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Amber White, an 18-year-old resident of Maplewood, committed to the University of Pennsylvania for her sport of saber fencing and has been officially accepted for her stellar academic success. She is a senior at Kent Place School in Summit and has been fencing since 2011. White managed to get straight A’s in […]