Get mom the best gifts for May

WEST ORANGE, NJ — With Mother’s Day just around the corner, find unique one-of-a-kind gifts for the special ladies in your life or treat yourself at a Mother’s Day Shopping Boutique, hosted by the West Orange Arts Council, on Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the West Orange […]

WOHS Scholar Athletes of the Year named

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School seniors E.J. (Erik) Akerblom and Meghan White have been named as Essex County Athletic Director’s Association Scholar Athletes. White is co-captain of the girls’ softball team. Her grade-point average is 4.6261 and she is in the top 5 percent of her class at WOHS. She is secretary […]

Local NAACP unit celebrates 105th anniversary

WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Sunday, April 29, from 3 to 7 p.m., the Oranges and Maplewood Unit of the NAACP will celebrate its 105th anniversary. The 105th annual Freedom Fund event will be held at Wilshire Grand Hotel, 350 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange. The evening’s theme is “Freedom is Never Granted but Won. […]

BOE may raise tax levy by 1.67 percent

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education unanimously passed the 2018-2019 preliminary budget at its special meeting on Monday, April 9, at Liberty Middle School, after receiving an extension from the county to submit the budget for approval. The previous county deadline was March 29. The preliminary operating budget is a total […]

West Orange resident to be honored by synagogue

SHORT HILLS, NJ — Harriet Perlmutter-Pilchik, a resident of West Orange, will be honored by Temple B’nai Jeshurun at a gala celebration commemorating the synagogue’s 170th anniversary on Thursday, May 10. The evening’s theme, “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” pays tribute to the temple’s past presidents, the Interfaith Hospitality Network’s founding organizers and the synagogue’s Rabbi […]

WO to hold community meeting on Essex Green redevelopment

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township administration will hold a meeting to discuss the redevelopment of Essex Green Plaza on Wednesday, April 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Tarnoff Cafeteria at West Orange High School, 51 Conforti Ave. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome.