TRENTON, NJ — The Division of Highway Traffic Safety is calling on drivers, pedestrians, motorcyclists and bicyclists in New Jersey to join in a one-day national safety campaign on Thursday, Oct. 10, to raise awareness of the more than 35,000 lives lost each year in motor vehicle-related crashes nationwide. “Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day,” […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Councilwoman Cindy Matute-Brown hosted a forum about medical marijuana at West Orange High School on Sept. 25, providing the public an opportunity to hear from panelists about the updated state medical marijuana laws and how they will affect zoning laws in West Orange. On the panel was Mark Moon, an attorney […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The ninth annual STOP for Nikhil 5K Run and 3K Walk held Sept. 15 at West Orange High School was a great success. According to the Nikhil Badlani Foundation, the event has raised more than $50,000.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the West Orange Police Department took part in community outreach on Oct. 2 as part of the Coffee with a Cop program at the Dunkin Donuts on Northfield Avenue in West Orange. From left are Sgt. Brad Squires, Officer Herbert Granados, business owner Adam Goldman, Lt. Patrick Matullo, Officer […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — More than 100 golfers took to the course at Rock Spring Golf Club on Monday, Sept. 30, to raise money for the Chris Morgan Scholarship Fund, in honor of Christopher “CJ” Morgan, a West Orange High School graduate, standout wrestler and cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point who […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Fire Department has been awarded a FY2018 Assistance to Firefighters Grant through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the amount of $293,274.54 for the replacement of 44 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus, 88 carbon-wrapped air cylinders and 88 face pieces which have reached obsolescence, according to a recent press […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Rachel Coalition will host its annual Women to Women luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Wilshire Grand Hotel, 350 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange. The luncheon will feature Jan Edgar Langbein, CEO at Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support. Langbein will address how each […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage will launch the 2019 MainStage season with the world premiere of Jenny Lyn Bader’s “Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library,” directed by Ari Laura Kreith. Set in Nazi Germany, this suspenseful drama explores the relationship between Hannah Arendt and the young prison guard who arrests and interrogates her. […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit has opened the application process for its new customer advisory board, a diverse group of regular customers of NJ Transit’s statewide transit system. The new CAB was planned and will be supported by Stewart Mader, NJ Transit’s customer advocate and chief customer experience officer. “We have great expectations for this […]
Mayor’s 5K raises $80,000 for ovarian cancer research and awareness
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Hundreds of runners and walkers trekked up and down Main Street on Sept. 22 for the annual Mayor’s 5K Walk/Run to Break the Silence, raising approximately $80,000 for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition to aid research and raise awareness for early detection. The Downtown West Orange Alliance helped organize the event, […]