ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Wednesday, Jan. 30, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced the county’s Code Blue procedures are being activated because extreme cold weather in the forecast. The Code Blue will be in effect from Wednesday, Jan. 30, to Saturday, Feb. 2. “Providing our homeless residents with a […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Orianna Carter was named the 2019 winner at the ninth annual Poetry Out Loud finals on Jan. 16 and will go on to represent the school in the regional competition, to be held at South Orange Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Each student was […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Wednesday, Jan. 23, West Orange Rotary Club held a networking event at Nicholas Anthony Family Kitchen Restaurant, providing an opportunity for small business leaders and civic-minded community leaders to meet each other while learning of the many service projects in which the Rotary Club participates. West Orange Rotary Club is […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School sophomore and second-year AFJROTC Cadet Capt. Antoine Chapman has received the prestigious AFJROTC Chief of Staff Flight Academy Private Pilot Scholarship. The scholarship is only offered to 150 cadets worldwide each year. “This means that this summer he will attend one of 11 participating universities for eight […]
HRC honors community members who emulate King and his teachings
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Liberty Middle School Auditorium was filled with West Orange residents celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 21, as the Human Relations Commission awarded the Honoring our Community Award to former Councilman Victor Cirilo and the Love of Service Award to L’Mani Viney, Erica Oliver, Willa Edgerton-Chisler and Royce […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment heard another hour of testimony about the revised site plan for the redevelopment of the Essex Green Shopping Center at its Jan. 17 meeting, and again did not vote after determining there would not be enough time to consider the plan at the meeting […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Student Council at West Orange High School invites the community to attend the annual Black History Scholarship Dinner in the Tarnoff Cafeteria on Friday, Feb. 1, from 6 to 9 p.m. Janice Johnson-Dias, founder of the GrassROOTS Community Foundation, will be the guest speaker at the popular event. In addition […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Attend a free educational workshop to learn “How Money Works” on Thursday, Jan. 31, at 6:30 p.m. at West Orange Public Library, 46 Mt. Pleasant Ave. This informative seminar, which is free and open to everyone, will teach you simple concepts and strategies to get ahead and take control of your […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Chamber of Commerce will host a multi-chamber networking event on Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Winchester Gardens, 333 Elmwood Ave. in Maplewood. The Chambers of Commerce from Maplewood, South Orange, Millburn/Short Hills, Livingston, North Essex and West Orange will gather for an evening of networking and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall Prep’s sixth annual Winter Carnival for the special needs community was a huge success on Jan. 13. The event was co-hosted by legendary NJ baseball coach Mike Sheppard and his SHP baseball team, alongside Vincent McMahon, a lifelong advocate of the intellectual/developmental disability community, the founder of Camp New […]