Town Council votes 4-1 to approve plan, make Alpert the site’s redeveloper
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Five days after the West Orange Board of Education voted to hire J. Scott Cascone as the new superintendent of the West Orange School District, he started the job. A first-time superintendent who came to West Orange from Old Bridge, Cascone has spent the last few weeks getting to know district […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Engineering Explorations Summer Camp, held July 8 through 26 at West Orange High School, completed another successful season, offering students multileveled STEM projects and opportunities. The camp provided different levels of instruction broken down into age groups. Students were able to keep all their projects and documented their learning in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — KemperSports has appointed Chris Parker to serve as general manager at Rock Spring Golf Club in West Orange, according to a July 26 press release. As general manager, Parker will be responsible for overseeing golf course operations and managing guest experiences at the club. “We are excited to welcome Chris to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Back in 2015, then West Orange High School senior Melody Ector received the Faculty Scholarship Award for her plans to study popular music at the University of Southern California; at the time, she had no idea she would wind up playing venues like Coachella with King Princess, but that’s exactly what […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — For the fifth consecutive year, the West Orange Scholarship Fund presented graduating West Orange High School seniors with the Timothy Groves Memorial Scholarship, which was established by Lisa and Donald Shauger in 2014 in memory of former West Orange police officer Timothy Groves. On June 13, the scholarship was awarded to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School welcomed its second cohort of summer school students into the district’s Summer Institute Credit Recovery program on July 1. The Summer Institute affords high school students the opportunity to recover course credits toward graduation. Courses offered this year are algebra I and II, and English courses for […]