WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents will be voting in two new members to the West Orange Board of Education on Nov. 6, casting their ballots for two of the three challengers running for election. Cheryl Merklinger, Jeremias Salinas and Terry Trigg-Scales all shared the direction they want to see the school district head in the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — It was a spooktacular day in the West Orange schools as students, teachers and administrators donned some wild and crazy Halloween costumes on Oct. 31 and enjoyed the balmy weather. Photos Courtesy of WOSD
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Mt. Pleasant Elementary School community will celebrate the life of student Henry Chang, who died in July following a long battle with cancer. A special event has been scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 4, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the school, located at 9 Manger Road, in conjunction with West […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Does your teenager know the warning signs of an abusive relationship? One in three teens experience verbal or physical abuse from a dating partner. This statistic is the reason that “safe dating” education is required by law in New Jersey. West Orange High School, Columbia High School in Maplewood and Technology […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — When West Orange voters head to the polls on Nov. 6, they will be choosing from five candidates running for two open seats on the West Orange Township Council. Incumbent Councilman Victor Cirilo is running for his third term and incumbent Council President Susan McCartney is running for her fifth. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Fifty-one years after the book hit shelves and 35 years after moviegoers headed to cinemas to see “The Outsiders,” West Orange High School thespians will take the stage to present the theater version of the classic teenage tale set in the 1960s. Set in Tulsa, Okla., in 1965, the story is […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Chamber of Commerce invites the community to attend the annual Community Thanksgiving Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 21, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Mayfair Farms, 481 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. “You don’t want to miss the only event of the year that brings together the four […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Chana’le Kasowitz, middle, teaches the art of havdalah candle-making after a lesson about havdalah was led by her mother, Chabad of West Orange co-director Altie Kasowitz, to her left, on Saturday evening, Oct 20. Chabad of West Orange invites all women to participate in a Rosh Chodesh Society Lesson once a […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Gregory neighborhood residents delivered in a big way on Oct. 21 as the eighth annual food drive to benefit the Holy Trinity-West Orange Food Pantry filled a U-Haul with thousands of pounds of donations as the holidays approach. “We tried something a little different this year,” food pantry administrator Cynthia Cumming […]
MONTCLAIR / WEST ORANGE, NJ — COPE Center will hold free parenting workshops on communication and boundaries. The first workshop will be Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Union Congregational Church, 176 Cooper Ave. in Montclair; this session is co-sponsored by Union Congregational Church and Montclair Community Intervention Alliance. The second workshop […]