Library facade fix moves ahead quickly
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Work to fix the facade of the West Orange Public Library has been moving at a quick pace. The original brick facade collapsed in January 2015. Photo by Yael Katzwer
Former Irvington mayor screens ‘13th’ in Orange
ORANGE, NJ — For Wayne Smith, a former Irvington mayor, it made perfect sense to be in the audience at a screening of the new Netflix movie, “13th,” at the Orange Public Library on Main Street in Orange on Friday, Nov. 4. “I’m the president and (chief executive officer) of Wayne Smith & Associates and […]
A life saved, a wish granted, and a future brightens
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Ava Covington, the Bloomfield High School girl who collapsed at Foley Field in March from an apparent heart attack, played holiday melodies on the cello Monday, Nov. 7, to open Macy’s 2016 National “Believe” campaign in New Jersey. The cello was a gift from the “Make-A-Wish New Jersey” which is sponsored, in part, […]
Six properties in Central Valley corridor to be redeveloped
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Central Valley corridor may soon get a lot more parking space as the West Orange Township Council approved a resolution designating six properties in the section as a condemnation area in need of redevelopment during its Oct. 26 meeting. Mayor Robert Parisi told the West Orange Chronicle that there is […]
South Orange celebrates its library and its history
SOHPS, SOPL explore village history with symposium
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Public Library commemorated its 150th anniversary with a second celebration — a symposium held in conjunction with the South Orange Historical and Preservation Society at South Orange Middle School on Nov. 5. A collection of speakers discussed a range of subjects at the event, but one thing was […]
Brick City Lions tie Asbury Park rivals at new football field
NEWARK, NJ — The Brick City Lions of the Newark Pop Warner football league tied its game against an undefeated rival team from Asbury Park on the new football field that is the centerpiece of the Rev. Ronald B. Christian Sports and Recreation Complex inside Weequahic Park on Sunday, Nov. 6. “We started this program […]
Movember: men’s health awareness, mustaches return
Facial hair fancies return to West Orange with Movember
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Movember may be a bona fide tradition in West Orange by this point, but its organizer decided to go in a different direction for its annual kickoff party. To launch the fourth campaign for Team Mo’Wo — the township’s official unit as part of the international movement encouraging males to grow […]
Maplewood is grateful for Gratitude Graffiti Project
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Candice Davenport recalled that many business owners were hesitant when she and friend Lucila McElroy first approached them with their idea for the Gratitude Graffiti Project in 2012. After all, they were asked to allow passersby to write all over their windows using dry-erase markers. But businesses were eventually won over by […]
Council members bring Halloween fun to East Orange
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The citywide Halloween celebration East Orange held Monday, Oct. 31, took the help and support of both former Councilwoman Andrea McPhatter and East Orange Campus High School and Clifford J. Scott High School Alumni Association President Robert McGrady to take place in the 1st Ward. McPhatter continues to host her First […]
As concussion awareness grows, fewer players sign up
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Although the rules and regulations of junior-league football have restrictions to help prevent a child from being injured, the president of the Glen Ridge Athletic Association, Rick Foster, said fielding a team is getting harder because of parental concerns. “We’re having problems with numbers,” Foster said Saturday, Nov. 5, at Washington Field, […]