WEST ORANGE, NJ — In a pop-up exhibit, local artist Amelia Panico will show “Book Arts and Beyond” at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, through Sunday, Aug. 26. She will hold a book arts demonstration on Wednesday, Aug. 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. “I am a photographer and a book artist,” […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School rising seniors Max Dickman and Morriel Kasher have been participating in the prestigious New Jersey Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology at Rutgers University, and on July 27, presented to hundreds of invited guests at the program’s research symposium. “The entire group is quite small,” said WOHS […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Resident Robert Daniel has filed a lawsuit against the township administration, the West Orange Planning Board, township forester John Linson and the Crestmont Country Club, saying that the club is failing to adhere to the town’s tree and sidewalk ordinances while expanding its facilities. The club was granted approval to expand […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School launched its first-ever summer school cohort, “The West Orange Public Schools Summer Institute Credit Recovery,” on July 2. The program is free to West Orange residents and includes algebra I, geometry, and English 9 and 10. This summer’s course teachers are Lori Bollotta, Young Kim, Charlene Muldrow […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Le Pique Nique Wine & Music Festival will be Saturday, Aug. 25, from 2 to 9:30 p.m. at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Drive in West Orange. For information, email [email protected] or call 973-731-3113. Visit https://www.lepiquenique.net/tickets to purchase tickets.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The municipal building was recently found to have unsafe levels of legionella bacteria in its water sources, after a township employee was hospitalized with Legionnaires’ disease two weeks ago, according to a July 26 press release from the town. Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia, caused by bacteria found […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Carla White-Garrett of Atlantic Federal Credit Union recently presented Christine’s Kitchen and the Holy Trinity-West Orange Food Pantry at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church with checks for $250 to support their outreaches.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Join the West Orange Chamber of Commerce for its August Lunch & Learn event to discuss estate and long-term care planning for business owners. Laurie Hauptman, partner at Hauptman & Hauptman PC, will speak at the chamber event from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at the Kessler Institute […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts recently awarded more than $15.7 million in grant funding to support 700 arts organizations, projects and artists throughout the state. The awards were announced at the Arts Council’s 52nd annual meeting, held at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton. “The New Jersey […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Chile Amaefule, a dietary aide at Daughters of Israel, was one of the recipients of The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey’s 2018 “Lester Z. Lieberman Humanism in Healthcare Awards.” The awards dinner took place at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston on July 16.