CEDAR GROVE, NJ — The Essex County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day will be Saturday, Oct. 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Essex County Fleet Maintenance Facility, 99 West Bradford Ave. in Cedar Grove. “There are some materials that should be removed from our regular waste stream because of their hazardous nature. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Sept. 26, Susan G. Komen North Jersey hosted the Pink Champagne Lunch & Fashion Show at Mayfair Farms in West Orange, featuring local breast cancer survivors as the models on the runway. The event consisted of an afternoon full of celebrating survivors and networking with passionate advocates in the fight […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education’s discussion of the district’s Long Range Facilities Plan at a special meeting on Sept. 12 included the outstanding debt from past projects and how a referendum for more funding would affect taxpayers. The BOE addressed the referendum earlier this year, but Superintendent of Schools Scott […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Coffee with a Cop returns to West Orange on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Dunkin’ Donuts, 563 Northfield ave. in West Orange. Stop by and enjoy a coffee with the West Orange Police Department. There will be no speeches or specific topics, just information conversations about what […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Police Sgt. Brad Squires, Senior Services coordinator Laura Van Dyke, senior public health nurse Susan Iovino and West Orange Police Officer Bret Wagner were all on hand to talk about safety issues for senior citizens at a Senior Safety Summit held at the Renna House on Sept. 25. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Daughters of Israel Women’s League held its annual “Shop, Lunch and Play” on Monday, Sept. 23, at Crestmont Country Club. A huge success, the event was co-chaired by Daughters of Israel board members Carol Sidman and Vicki Squires. Underwritten by Marcia Robbins-Wilf, the event included a card party, luncheon and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Friends of the West Orange Library will hold its fourth annual fall book sale on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 6, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the library, 46 Mt. Pleasant Ave. in West Orange. Thousands of books, CDs and DVDs for all […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Battles of Lexington and Concord. The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga. The Battle of Bunker Hill. All of these military engagements are famous today, but they were hardly the only battles that made up the Revolutionary War. In fact, there were battles, skirmishes and quarrels right here in Essex County, and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Community Health Law Project, which is based in South Orange, has named the 32nd annual Ann Klein Advocate Awards and 2019 Michael D. Lione Accessibility Award honorees to be presented Thursday, Oct. 24, at The Wilshire Grand Hotel in West Orange. CJLP is a nonprofit, legal aid society founded in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Class of 2017 alumna Gabriella Rodriguez is heading out on a national tour of “The Color Purple” beginning in October and running through May 2020. Rodriguez will be part of the ensemble, play the role of Squeak and understudy the role of Nettie. Rodriguez is a talented […]