WEST ORANGE, NJ –– The Rotary Club of West Orange will host its 16th annual “Taste of the World” on Monday, Feb. 24, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Mayfair Farms, 481 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. All of the net proceeds will be used to fund Rotary-supported charities and civic needs, both locally […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council and the West Orange African Heritage Organization present “Sharing Our Stories,” an exhibit celebrating black family heritage and pride, curated by Carol Black-Lemon, from Saturday, Feb. 8, through Saturday, Feb. 29, at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road. An opening reception will be Saturday, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In memory of Jodey Teller, who died Dec. 25, the West Orange Scholarship Fund, along with Teller’s family and friends, are creating a scholarship in her honor to help future generations of West Orange students. Teller and her husband, Charles, lived in West Orange for more than 30 years, raising their […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council approved a grant application to the Essex County Open Space Fund to make improvements to the Degnan Park softball field at its Jan. 21 meeting, applying for money to solve the drainage problems that have plagued the field for years. The resolution passed with a vote […]
Residents call for conservation of reservation land; Adams misses TC meeting to speak out against plan
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County officials held a public meeting on Jan. 21 about the proposed “conservation pavilion,” a 500-seat amphitheater to be built on the South Mountain Reservation northeast of the penguin pavilion at the Turtle Back Zoo. The meeting, held at the Essex County Police Academy in Cedar Grove, saw more than […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — An honors class on cybersecurity has been added to the West Orange High School curriculum for students in grades 10 through 12 and will begin in September. The course was added to the state-approved CTE Cisco Networking Program following extensive research determining the increased demand for cybersecurity professionals. Several colleges and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School virtual enterprise team Zo was awarded first place for sales and third place for their business plan at the Virtual Enterprise International Competition held Jan. 14 at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Team Zo’s virtual product line includes olive oil-based hair and skin care products, attractively packaged and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Newspaper staff members from the Washington Elementary School Post and the West Orange High School Pioneer met on Jan. 16 via Google Hangout to brainstorm and plan a future collaboration. “Editors from the Post and the Pioneer began communicating about a month ago in the hopes of collaborating on a piece, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Impact100 Essex awarded its third annual grant to Meeting Essential Needs with Dignity, a network of 20 food pantries throughout Essex County, at its annual meeting held at Seton Hall University. MEND received a $120,000 grant that will enable the nonprofit organization to source, store and transport fresh produce to its […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council honored former Board of Education members Sandra Mordecai and Mark Robertson at the council’s Jan. 22 meeting. Both Mordecai and Robertson chose not to run for re-election and ended their service on the BOE this winter. Council President Michelle Casalino, who herself previously served on the […]