Family business hits 100 years

Family business hits 100 years

Woolley Home Solutions began as Woolley Coal and Ice back in 1924. The company has adapted and changed over the years, moving from horse drawn ice and coal wagons to trucks delivering heating oil and now to a home solutions company that has biofuel and is aiming to be carbon neutral by 2050. The company […]

Chef up for $20K Biskie award

Chef up for $20K Biskie award

A Nutley restaurant is a finalist for a “Biskie” award that could be worth $20,000. The Banana and Chocolate Pudding with Biscuit and Vanilla Ice Cream at Queen Margherita Trattoria in Nutley created by chef and owner Pasquale Di Palma is up for the award given out by General Mills Foodservice.  General Mills Foodservice, which […]

‘Mr. Terupt’ author visits Fairview Elementary

‘Mr. Terupt’ author visits Fairview Elementary

Successful children’s author Rob Buyea, who wrote the popular “Mr. Terupt” series, visited Fairview Elementary School on Friday, April 26, and spoke to an assembly of fifth- and sixth-graders. A school-wide read-a-thon sponsored by the Fairview Home and School Association funded his appearance and Buyea, who was animated and comprehensive explaining how he became an […]

Love+Unity Week schedule of events

The Love+Unity Week begins on Monday, May 13. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Chalk The Walk will take place at West Orange Town Hall, 66 Main St. Hosted by Councilwoman Tammy Williams, the community is invited to create sidewalk chalk drawings with messages of Love +Unity while enjoying music and a special performance by […]

Candidates make their cases for office

Candidates make their cases for office

IRVINGTON — A candidates night was held last week for those seeking election to the township council in the May 14 municipal election. There are four seats open – one for each ward – and a total of seven people seeking those seats. All of the positions are four year terms. Polls are scheduled to […]

WOAC presents ‘UNTITLED Small Works’ exhibit at local gallery

WOAC presents ‘UNTITLED Small Works’ exhibit at local gallery

Big talent was showcased on a small scale. The West Orange Arts Council (WOAC) recently held the opening reception for “UNTITLED Small Works” at the West Orange Arts Center Gallery and Gift Shoppe at 551 Valley Road. The exhibit featured the work of 23 artists: Kim Alexander-Cook, George Anderson, Luis Alves, Andrei Averbuch, Balkrishna, Tina […]

Neighbors prep Freeman Gardens for beauty

Neighbors prep Freeman Gardens for beauty

The seventh annual Freeman Gardens “Rake and Bake,” a collective effort by neighbors to prepare the bucolic site for another season, was held Saturday, April 27, and it was startling to behold. Approaching the site, with the garden gates along Hawthorne Avenue thrown open, everyone could see that the verdant rose plants, expectant of spring, […]