WO Chabad to celebrate 3rd anniversary, Hanukkah

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Chabad of West Orange, 401 Pleasant Valley Way, will celebrate its third anniversary with a special Hanukkah Shabbat fete with special guests the Weinreb Brothers, who are talented vocalists and musicians. On Friday, Dec. 7, at 4:11 p.m., attend a Shabbat candle lighting and Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony, to be followed […]

Mt. Pleasant Ave. in front of Liberty to be school zone

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Township Council unanimously passed a resolution on Nov. 13 to support the New Jersey State Department of Transportation designating State Highway 10, aka Mt. Pleasant Avenue, as a school zone between the Livingston township line and where it intersects with Kelly Drive and Merklin Avenue, changing the speed limit from […]

‘Nora’s Lollipop’ in West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Children’s book author Kimberly Rowland will have a reading and book signing for her debut book, “Nora’s Lollipop,” on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road. Light refreshments will be served. Visit www.noralollipop.com.

Writer’s dream of children’s book finally comes to fruition

WEST ORANGE, NJ — When Kimberly Rowland picked her daughter up from her first-grade class at St. Cloud Elementary School years ago, she heard a story that later inspired her to write the children’s book she had been dreaming about writing for so long. Sixteen years after her initial inspiration, “Nora’s Lollipop” is ready for […]

Santa to visit West Orange schools

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Every year, Santa Claus tours the various neighborhoods of West Orange just after Thanksgiving to “ring in the season.” This year’s event will be Sunday, Nov. 25. In past years the tour wound its way through various neighborhoods in town, but this year’s Santa Tour has scheduled stops at each of […]

Take a holiday candlelight tour of Kip’s Castle

VERONA, NJ — Take a holiday candlelight tour of Essex County Kip’s Castle, 22 Crestmont Road in Verona, to view the stained glass Tiffany windows and learn the history of this hidden gem. Tours will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursdays, Dec. 6, 13, 20 and 27; Fridays, Dec. 7, 14, 21 and 28; […]

West Orange is epicenter of county traffic delays

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The snowstorm on Thursday, Nov. 15, proved a lot more intense than had been anticipated. As a result, it caused havoc in northern New Jersey, as resources were overtaxed, commuters were trapped inside their cars for hours, and students were stranded at school or inside school buses. Essex County saw 6 […]

Federation hosts series of conversations about Israel

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Global Connections and the Community Relations Committee of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ are co-hosting a series of community conversations to encourage civil discourse on the issues that unite and divide Jews in Israel and the United States. The series, “Building a Heart with Many Rooms,” is designed to create […]

County to hold annual sustainable gingerbread house contest

ROSELAND, NJ — This December, participate in the 2018 Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest at the Essex County Environmental Center, 621B Eagle Rock Ave. in Roseland. The contest is free and there are a variety of categories in which participants can compete. The deadline to register is Saturday, Dec. 1, and all entries must […]