WEST ORANGE, NJ — One year after holding its first organizational meeting, the Friends of the Library are embarking on a 2017 action plan intended to continue the group’s mission of raising money and support for the West Orange Public Library while also establishing the library as a cultural hub for the township. A major […]
Get drawn into international intrigue with ‘The Travelers’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Chris Pavone first got the idea for his new novel “The Travelers,” while working a summer job at an international advertising agency during the late 1980s, where the future best-selling author was surrounded by employees of various countries who spoke multiple languages, each often jetting off to some foreign locale to handhold […]
Residents, township officials discuss ‘sanctuary,’ racial diversity, police statistics and more
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert Parisi told those gathered for the West Orange Human Relations Commission’s Feb. 22 “We All Belong” town hall meeting that it would be unnecessary to declare the township a sanctuary city because undocumented immigrants in the township currently do not risk being singled out by local law enforcement. Though […]
Council discusses affordable housing needs in West Orange
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The township is currently in mediation with Fair Share Housing Center and Garden Homes in an attempt to reach settlements on two issues related to affordable housing — the exact number of units West Orange will be obligated to construct and how many of those units will come from Garden Homes’ […]
Proponents, opponents sound off on recent BSA ruling
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The 9-year-old transgender boy who was asked to leave his Secaucus Cub Scout pack last year due to his gender identity is now a member of Maplewood’s Pack 20, following the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to enact a policy allowing transgender boys to join. Joe Maldonado became the first openly transgender […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Nikhil Badlani Foundation and the West Orange Scholarship Fund have partnered to present a scholarship fundraising challenge to benefit the West Orange High School Class of 2017, of which Nikhil would have been a member had he not been killed by a distracted driver in 2011. As always, the Nikhil […]
Medical center looks to expand in new WO home
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Contrary to rumors, Zufall Health will not open a methadone clinic when it eventually moves to a larger location in West Orange. Zufall President and CEO Eva Turbiner told the West Orange Chronicle that the nonprofit medical and dental care provider — which treats all people regardless of their ability to […]
Don’t miss the WOPL’s ode to black culture and history
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Public Library — in conjunction with the township’s African Heritage Organization, Arts Council, Human Relations Commission and Downtown Alliance — will celebrate Black History Month with “A Day of Events” on Feb. 26, from 1:30 to 4:45 p.m. The program will feature a performance from Maati drummers and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A New Jersey Superior Court justice denied a West Orange gubernatorial candidate’s request for a temporary restraining order against the results of the Bergen County Democratic Committee’s Jan. 26 convention during a Feb. 15 hearing. Judge Menelaos Toskos ruled that Robert Hoatson would not be immediately harmed by not restraining the […]
Kaleidoscope Kabaret offers the best one-act plays in NJ
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Theater Project, the New Jersey-based theater company that produces its mainstage shows in Maplewood, will hold its annual “Kaleidoscope Kabaret” of one-act plays at the Burgdorff Cultural Center from Feb. 24 through 26. This year’s event features the debut of five plays written by members of the Theater Project’s Playwrights Workshop, […]