WEST ORANGE, NJ — The on-site leasing center is now open at The Mews at Edison Lofts in Edison Village, Prism Capital Partners’ industrial-to-residential redevelopment of the historic Thomas Edison Invention Factory and Commerce Center in West Orange. The Mews features a boutique collection of 34 one- and two-bedroom new construction homes. The on-site leasing […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Washington Elementary School first-grade teacher Patricia Villarosa, who was struck by a car while crossing Pleasant Valley Way on Feb. 26 on her way to a Board of Education meeting, died March 9. A funeral Mass for Villarosa, 64, nee Cerreto, of West Orange, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino addressed recent threats made to schools in Essex County on Feb. 27, in the wake of the high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. He also spoke about the spike in threats that come after an incident like the one in Florida. According […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The New Jersey Devils Youth Hockey Club will be hosting its Shamrock Tournament on Thursday, March 15, through Sunday, March 18, at Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. The NJ Devils Youth Hockey Club is a nonprofit organization, whose mission is to teach youth hockey, good sportsmanship and to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The last 100 years and the people who have lived to see them were celebrated Feb. 28, as seven people who turned 100 or older were honored at Stratford Manor in West Orange. Ranging in age from 99 to 108, and born between 1909 and 1918, James Milligan, Lennox Agnes, Ida […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Downtown West Orange Alliance will host its second Restaurant Week, kicking off March 11 and wrapping up on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. With more than 20 of West Orange’s hottest dining establishments participating, locals and visitors to the community will get the chance to sample select dishes from a […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The community came together on Feb. 28 in the West Orange High School Auditorium to discuss safety and security in the town’s schools with Superintendent Jeffrey Rutzky and a panel of West Orange police officers. The open forum saw residents, parents and district employees share their thoughts and ideas about how […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Washington Elementary School first-grade teacher Patricia Villarosa died March 9 at University Hospital after being struck by a car on Pleasant Valley Way on Feb. 26. Villarosa had been on her way to the Board of Education meeting. Superintendent Jeff Rutzky released the following statement to faculty and staff: “We are […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Due to the abundance of snow in town, the West Orange St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been postponed one week to Sunday, March 18. Step-off will still be at 12:15 p.m. in front of Town Hall, 66 Main St. Everything remains the same except the date, which is now March 18.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Several students from the West Orange High School made their mark at the annual Junior Statesman of America winter congress, held the weekend of Feb. 24 in Washington, D.C. Students Mark Younker and Sophia Wadih presented a mock bill on standardized testing reform, and Bijan Terani and Mike Petros presented a […]