WEST ORANGE, NJ — Pedestrian beacon signals were recently installed on Kelly Drive thanks to the efforts of a Liberty Middle School eighth-grader and a petition he started that amassed 395 signatures in support of the safety measure. Soham Bhatnagar decided to start the initiative while researching a school project on traffic safety. The project […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Green Hill, in collaboration with Garden State Equality, raised the rainbow flag on June 9, pledging its commitment to LGBT elders of New Jersey at the first LGBT Senior Housing and Care Expo in New Jersey at Green Hill in West Orange. The LGBT Senior Housing and Care Expo and flag […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Sunday, June 3, at Seton Hall University’s Walsh Auditorium in South Orange, Seton Hall Preparatory School conducted the school’s 158th commencement exercises, presenting diplomas to 233 graduates. SHP President Msgr. Michael E. Kelly and Headmaster Msgr. Robert E. Harahan presented the school’s most cherished award, the Archbishop Thomas A. Boland […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Family Council at Daughters of Israel sponsored a Pet Parade on June 10. Pictured, resident Jacob Cohen enjoys double the fun with these two playful visiting pooches.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, April 28, Glen Rock Savings Bank, which has served the personal and commercial banking needs of northern New Jersey customers since 1922, celebrated a grand reopening of its location at 474 Prospect Ave. in West Orange with a host of festivities. Held to showcase a recent refresh of the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Scholarship Fund has announced the establishment of a new scholarship to honor the memory of beloved Washington Elementary School teacher Patricia Villarosa, who died in March. Villarosa was a first-grade teacher at Washington Elementary School for more than 20 years, a long-time resident of West Orange and an […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The community is invited for an evening of fun, games, trivia and swimming to kick off the summer on Friday, June 22, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Ginny Duenkel Pool, 60 Cherry St. in West Orange. Admission is charged and includes a picnic-style dinner. Children under the age of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Assistant Superintendent Eveny de Mendez and world languages supervisor Felix Plata returned to the West Orange Board of Education with an update to the proposed changes to the English Language Learners program at the June 4 BOE meeting, after board members expressed concerns about the changes presented at the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Board of Education approved a resolution at its June 4 meeting to hire a third-party law firm to investigate allegations made by members of the public that a Gregory Elementary School employee improperly used student funds to pay her personal property taxes in 2016. The resolution was passed to “ensure […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — At the NCJW/Essex annual Installation and Awards Evening on Wednesday, May 30, at Cedar Hill Country Club in Livingston, West Orange resident Patti Nathan received the Hannah G. Solomon Award and West Orange resident Penny Sherry received the NCJW/Essex Service to Section Award. The Hannah G. Solomon Award is presented by […]