WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kelly Elementary School held a Color Run on May 5 as a fundraiser sponsored by the PTA. Students navigated an obstacle course on the school field while volunteers tossed clouds of brightly colored dust in their paths. Color Runs, increasingly popular in the United States over the past decade, are partly […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A Memorial Day Program was held on the steps of the municipal building on Monday, May 29. The event included the Pledge of Allegiance, remarks by Mayor Susan McCartney, a wreath dedication, posting of the colors and retiring of the colors by the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp. Color […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – One hundred American flags line Pleasant Valley Way in front of West Orange High and Kelly Elementary schools. These flags are part of the “Flags for Heroes” initiative spearheaded by West Orange Rotary with cooperation from the West Orange School District, and they stand to recognize the leaders, neighbors, and veterans […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange Flag Raising Committee and Human Relations Commission hosted the third annual Haitian Flag Raising on Tuesday, May 16 on the 220th anniversary of Haitian Flag Day. “As the mayor and as an educator, we are fortunate to live in a town that honors and recognizes our people and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Juniors and seniors in the West Orange High School Chinese program had the opportunity to travel to Taiwan through the International Partnership of Education Research and Communication during spring break. The 17-hour direct flight from JFK to Taipei’s Taoyuan Airport arrived on April 9 and students made their first trip to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School’s latest WOHS Sports Media Association’s Scholar Athlete of the Week is junior Mikayla Nathan, a three-year varsity softball letterwinner who has excelled both on the field and in the classroom. Nathan has demonstrated a strong commitment to her academic studies, achieving an impressive 4.233 grade-point average. In […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Susan McCartney made her State of the Township Address at the West Orange Chamber of Commerce annual Community Breakfast on Wednesday, April 26. The community breakfast served as an opportunity for local business owners to network and build relationships with each other, to collaborate on future events and support each […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Colin Morgan thought he would join the debate team during his first year at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. But after making a strong impression during a physical fitness exam, the West Orange High School graduate, who was a standout wrestler, took up the sport of boxing and […]
Problems at the printing plant where our newspapers are printed have caused a delay in their distribution. Subscribers to the News-Record of Maplewood and South Orange, The Glen Ridge Paper, West Orange Chronicle, Irvington Herald, The Independent Press of Bloomfield, Record-Transcript and Union County LocalSource should receive their newspapers in Friday’s mail. We apologize for […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — About 50 people gathered in O’Connor Park for its first laser tag event hosted by The West Orange Recreation Department timed to coincide with spring break in township schools. “We decided to host this event due to spring break,” said Edwin Johnson, assistant director of the West Orange recreation department. “It […]