West Orange to remember Wendell Phillips at Stagg Field

West Orange to remember Wendell Phillips at Stagg Field

WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, Aug. 8, at 10 a.m., the Phillips family, Mountain Top League and West Orange Department of Recreation will hold the Wendell R. Phillips Remembrance Day and plaque rededication ceremony at Stagg Field, 385 Saint Cloud Ave. in West Orange.  On May 26, 1989, Phillips died suddenly at age 42 […]

WOTC passes three police-related ordinances

WOTC passes three police-related ordinances

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council passed three police-related ordinances at its meeting on July 14, all unanimously, putting into effect the demands that the West Orange Youth Caucus asked for in a petition at the Black Lives Matter protest on June 6. One ordinance, which was approved on second reading, bans […]

In-person shopping returns to WO Farmers Market

In-person shopping returns to WO Farmers Market

WEST ORANGE, NJ — In-person shopping at the West Orange Farmers Market has resumed. The farmers market is located at 80 Main St. in West Orange and runs on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors and customers are required to socially distance with a few additional safety precautions in place, such as mask-wearing, […]

Engineering Explorations to be held at West Orange High School

Engineering Explorations to be held at West Orange High School

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Engineering Explorations, the popular summer program designed and run by West Orange High School supervisor of technology and engineering Ryan del Guercio, returns on July 27. To review the COVID-19 operational plan, which details strict safety protocols, visit www.engineeringexplorations.com. As a result of COVID-19 precautions, space is limited. The innovation STEM […]

Body armor donated to Sheriff’s Office K-9s

Body armor donated to Sheriff’s Office K-9s

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Sheriff Armando Fontoura HAS expressed his gratitude to nonprofit organization Vested Interest in K9s for its donation of body armor for the Sheriff’s Office’s K-9 Unit. Officer K-9s Buzzard, Chex, Hanner, Joe and Marko will receive bullet and stab protective vests thanks to the charitable donation. The vests are sponsored by […]

Annual Rutgers art exhibit goes virtual to celebrate artists with disabilities

Annual Rutgers art exhibit goes virtual to celebrate artists with disabilities

WEST ORANGE, NJ — In May 2011, artists from the Matheny Medical and Educational Center’s Arts Access Program and the Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled of MetroWest’s WAE Center were represented for the first time in the spring/summer Collaborative Art Exhibition of the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark. The spring-summer CAE is […]

WO Library reopens with modified hours, guidelines

WO Library reopens with modified hours, guidelines

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Public Library is now open to West Orange card holders and residents only. The first hour of each day is reserved for seniors and the medically vulnerable. Masks are required. The library has temporarily altered its hours and will be open: Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. […]

New Jersey freeholders say the time has come

New Jersey freeholders say the time has come

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey’s black county elected officials stand united to remove the term “freeholder” from the state’s governmental and political lexicon. The state’s 19 black freeholders together established an alliance that will address key issues and needs of black communities within their counties and the state. “The origin of the title runs afoul […]

RWJBarnabas receives FCC grant to improve telehealth services

RWJBarnabas receives FCC grant to improve telehealth services

WEST ORANGE, NJ — RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group was awarded a $784,200 grant from the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau to enhance its telehealth services for patients. This includes resources for remote patient monitoring, equipment such as tablets, and a telehealth platform to allow for more comprehensive remote care for patients who are most vulnerable to […]

Donate diapers, wipes to WO Food Pantry

Donate diapers, wipes to WO Food Pantry

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Help those in need by donating to a diaper and wipe drive through July 31 to the Holy Trinity–West Orange Food Pantry. Items may be dropped off Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon at 315 Main St. and anytime at 58 Valley Way; pickup is also available. All sizes […]