WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Superintendent of Schools Scott Cascone spent an hour talking to parents and students live on Instagram on June 10, addressing the need for a more inclusive social studies curriculum and what the district will do to make staff more diverse. He spent a large percentage of the time talking […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Caring Senior Service of Essex County recently partnered with small West Orange business Puras Paletas, maker of gourmet ice fruit pops, to share their gratitude to the essential health care workers at Brookdale Senior Living in West Orange with a refreshing afternoon snack. Photos Courtesy of Seth Weisleder
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has ordered all law enforcement agencies in New Jersey to begin publicly identifying officers who commit serious disciplinary violations. Under the order, going forward every state, county and local law enforcement agency in New Jersey will be required to annually publish a list of officers who were fired, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — For the 2019-20 school year, the 27th annual Scholar-Athlete Awards initiative of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association has provided a certificate of recognition to 354 high school student-athletes. Under this ongoing program, each NJSIAA member school — nearly every high school in the state — has the opportunity to […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange–Maplewood School District educators Stephanie Rivera, TJ Whitaker, Willy Sumner and Greg Tuttle helped to organize the first statewide NJ Teachers for Black Lives Rally and March on Monday, June 15. In addition to South Orange–Maplewood, educators from Millburn, Montclair, Livingston, Irvington, West Orange, East Orange, Newark, Verona […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — The Essex County Paper Shredding and Used Tire Recycling Day will be Saturday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Essex County Public Works Department, 99 West Bradford Ave. in Cedar Grove. “Along with our Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day and Computer and Electronics Recycling Day, recycling paper […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In a letter to West Orange Township Council President Michelle Casalino, according to a June 18 press release from the township, Mayor Robert Parisi urged all council colleagues to support his efforts toward enacting legislation on the following points: an ordinance banning tear gas, rubber bullets and requiring use of body […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the West Orange Police Department were at the West Orange Township Council’s virtual meeting on June 9 to discuss police reform and the plans the department has to address police brutality, in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the Black Lives […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — At the Black Lives Matter protest in West Orange on June 6, a petition was circulated asking for police reform within the West Orange Police Department. Alongside it, another petition was making the rounds, asking that Michael DuBose retain his position as a guidance counselor at West Orange High School. DuBose, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Public Library began to offer curbside pickup on June 17, per Gov. Phil Murphy’s administrative order concerning the reopening of the state. At this time, library patrons may request materials from their home library only. BCCLS is currently not fulfilling requests between towns. Materials from other towns can still […]