Celebrate Purim with Chabad of West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Join Chabad of West Orange on Thursday, March 1, at 5 p.m. for its annual Purim feast! Enjoy a kosher dinner, the reading of the megillah and a comedy show by Vince Magic. In the spirit of Purim, all are encouraged to come in costume for a masquerade competition; the winner […]

Your library right at home

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Green Hill elders, Sarah Wight, Clarice Ollinger and Lillian Brown welcome Isabel Castro from the West Orange Public Library. Castro came to Green Hill to talk about the home delivery service that is offered so elders can borrow books, movies and audiobooks from the local library.

Flik recognizes community stars

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Throughout 2017, Green Hill has participated in fundraising for causes such as Tribes for Tribes and Alzheimer’s awareness. In January, Flik Lifestyles recognized Green Hill as a platinum account for their contributions to the community through fundraising. Flik recognized the dining services team, from left, Benny Montalvo, Mirelys Castillo, Michiko Tomioka, […]

‘Big Bad Musical’ comes to West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Get ready to howl with laughter as the popular children’s musical, “The Big Bad Wolf,” is presented in the Fellowship Hall at United Presbyterian Church, 20 Old Indian Road, West Orange. Performances of the one-act musical will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, and Sunday, Feb. 25, beginning at 3 p.m. […]

Swastika found on Lawrence Ave. tree

WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Feb. 10, Mayor Robert Parisi announced on the “West Orange 411” Facebook page that West Orange police had responded to Lawrence Avenue after a family noticed that someone had painted a swastika on a tree in front of their house. According to Parisi, the police department responded immediately to speak […]

Celebrating women in sports

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls’ basketball team celebrates the 32nd anniversary of “National Girls and Women in Sports Day” on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at a home game against Newark Tech. Freshmen will play at 4 p.m., JV at 5:30 p.m. and varsity at 7 p.m. Admission is charged. To purchase […]

Bowling fundraiser garners $4K for graduating WOHS seniors

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The fifth annual “Bowling for Scholarship Dollars,” held Feb. 3 at Eagle Rock Lanes, raised $4,000 to provide scholarships to graduating West Orange High School seniors. “The event was a sold-out success,” WOHS Principal Hayden Moore said in a press release. Moore and the Principal Scholarship Team began the popular event […]

TSTI fifth-grade families enjoy creative expression at family portrait workshop

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Renowned Israeli artist Hanoch Piven was at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange recently to lead an artistic workshop for fifth-grade religious school students and their parents. Recognized for his artistic use of found objects to create portraits, Piven helps people to view the world around them with a new perspective […]