Countywide council supports families, those with disabilities

Countywide council supports families, those with disabilities

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Rebekah Novemsky had been going to Statewide Family Support Planning Council meetings for years before she became the family liaison to the state program that offers support to New Jersey residents with developmental disabilities and their families about a year ago. Novemsky is a Maplewood resident whose son Liam has developmental […]

WOCC Biz 2.0 workshop event

WOCC Biz 2.0 workshop event

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Attend West Orange Chamber of Commerce’s August Biz 2.0 workshop event, at which Arnie Amir, owner of GrowthPoint Business Consulting, will present “Real Leadership Matters: How Your Employees and Customers Benefit.” The session will be Wednesday, Aug. 14, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Montclair Golf Club, 25 Prospect Ave. […]

DOI activities specialist wins award

DOI activities specialist wins award

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Pamela Oglesby, an activities specialist at Daughters of Israel in West Orange, received a 2019 Lester Z. Lieberman Humanism in Healthcare Award from The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey on July 15. From left are HFNJ Executive Director and CEO Marsha Atkind, Oglesby and HFNJ Chairwoman Beth Levithan.

Freeholders honor the life and legacy of Chris Morgan Jr.

Freeholders honor the life and legacy of Chris Morgan Jr.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — During a special presentation held at Livingston Town Hall on July 25, the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders honored the life and legacy of West Orange’s Christopher Morgan Jr. Morgan made national news when he was killed June 6 in an accident that occurred during a training exercise at the United […]

WOPL redevelopment plan OK’ed

Town Council votes 4-1 to approve plan, make Alpert the site’s redeveloper

WOPL redevelopment plan OK’ed

WEST ORANGE, NJ — At its July 16 meeting, the West Orange Township Council approved an ordinance on second reading that adopts a redevelopment plan for the West Orange Public Library, in addition to approving a resolution appointing Joe Alpert, of the Alpert Group, the redeveloper of the library site. Both the resolution and the […]

Law enforcement shuts down ‘major drug manufacturing facility’ in WO

Law enforcement shuts down ‘major drug manufacturing facility’ in WO

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A major drug manufacturing facility was shut down July 29 and nearly $1 million in methamphetamine was seized by a law enforcement task force comprised of Essex County sheriff’s detectives and detectives from the Newark, Bloomfield, Irvington and West Orange police departments. Sheriff Armando Fontoura said in a July 30 press […]

Friday night dinner with the ‘Traveling Chassidim’

Friday night dinner with the ‘Traveling Chassidim’

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Chabad of West Orange will host a Friday night dinner with the “Traveling Chassidim” on Aug. 9 at 401 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange; candle lighting and services will commence at 7 p.m., followed by dinner at approximately 8 p.m. Admission is charged; RSVP at www.chabadwestorange.com/fnd.  The ninth day of […]

CORESSWC presents $24K in scholarships

CORESSWC presents $24K in scholarships

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Circle of Rainbow Sisters Seeking Spiritual and Wellness Connection presented $24,052 in scholarships and awards to three age groups during its third annual Financial Literacy and Awards Ceremony on July 19 at West Orange Town Hall. Students across the state were recognized for successfully completing courses and projects in the […]