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.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The third-quarter tax bills for West Orange were mailed out July 30 and are now available online for payment. Due to the delay in sending out the bills, the grace period for the third-quarter payment has been extended to Tuesday, Aug. 28. Payments must be received in the tax office no […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Cynthia Murren Di Giovanna, a former mathematics teacher at Edison Middle School, Roosevelt Middle School and Redwood Elementary School, died suddenly on July 22. She was 53 years old. Di Giovanna spent 15 years teaching in West Orange schools and was the recipient of several accolades for teaching excellence. She served […]