WEST ORANGE, NJ — A crowd of people dressed in green, black and gold gathered in front of West Orange Town Hall on Aug. 7 to celebrate the 56th Jamaican Independence Day with a flag-raising ceremony. The event began with the Jamaican National Pledge and featured addresses from Mayor Robert Parisi, leaders of local Jamaican […]
WEST ORANGE — The Board of Education announced that $3 million of the $3.5 million the district will receive in state aid will be used as immediate tax relief for West Orange residents. As a result, the tax levy for the school district portion of property taxes will be lowered 0.49 percent for the upcoming […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, along with the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and health care professionals, will host a community meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 15, to discuss the effects of the opioid crisis in this area. The meeting, which will be held at the Glen Ridge Congregational Church, 195 Ridgewood Ave. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — When resident Erica Brown Oliver saw her children being asked the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” as young as 5 years old, she had flashbacks to trying to answer the same question as a young person and not knowing what to say. “I remember thinking, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Makeida Estupiñan has been named the new principal of Gregory Elementary School following Board of Education approval on July 16. Estupiñan, the former assistant principal at Gregory, will replace retiring Principal Michele Thompson beginning Sept. 1. Estupiñan was selected from a broad field of candidates during multiple levels of interviews with […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Chit Chat Diner finally opened its doors on Eagle Rock Avenue on July 31, after months of preparation and anticipation. The diner’s second location comes to West Orange after expanding from its original location in Hackensack. The property is the former site of the Eagle Rock Diner, which closed its […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Green Hill in West Orange recently held its annual ice cream social, at which residents created their own ice cream sundaes and socialized with their neighbors. Toppings included fresh bananas, chocolate syrup and homemade whipped cream. Photos Courtesy of Amy Simon Editor’s Note: This post was updated to correct an error […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Daughters of Israel residents and staff members recently snipped herbs that they had planted in the spring, including dill, rosemary, basil, peppermint and lemon verbena. The herbs were then incorporated into a make-your-own tea sandwich buffet menu, which included dill cream cheese, lox with dill and opal basil butter. Fresh lemonade, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The township will celebrate India and its culture with an Indian flag raising ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 15, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the front steps of Town Hall, 66 Main St. in West Orange.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Last month, Golda Och Academy held its STEM Symposium at the Eric F. Ross Upper School campus, celebrating the achievements of high school students in the Dr. Lynne B. Harrison Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Program and the award-winning robotics team, the CodeRunners, as well as showcasing middle school projects, such […]