ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Kidde Fire Safety has issued a recall for Kidde fire extinguishers with plastic handles due to discharge failure and nozzle detachment. This product recall involves two styles of Kidde disposable fire extinguishers: plastic handle fire extinguishers and plastic push-button fire extinguishers. This recall does not include Kidde Professional or Badger branded […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — At the beginning of the school year, Redwood Elementary School lost longtime vocal music teacher Joel Perry. Perry, who had been with Redwood for more than a decade, led the fifth-grade and chamber choruses, and taught the guitar club. He was also the 2017 recipient of the NJ Association of Jazz […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The lineup for the 13th annual West Orange Classic Film Festival has been released. The festival is held at AMC Theatres in Essex Green on Sundays at 2 p.m. More information and tickets will be available soon. The festival will screen “Rosemary’s Baby” on Jan. 7, “The Great Dictator” on Jan. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Rutzky presented the 2017-2018 New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum report to the Board of Education at its Nov. 6 meeting, revealing good scores in the five categories that the process evaluates. NJQSAC monitors and evaluates New Jersey’s public schools districts based on research and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council will hold a holiday boutique from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, and Sunday, Dec. 3, at the West Orange Arts Center, 561 Valley Road. This event will feature original, hand-crafted jewelry, cards, clothing and home items by local artists. For more information, send […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Residence Inn by Marriott West Orange participated in a “Thankful Giveback” to the community on Nov. 9 in conjunction with Marriott’s Global Customer Appreciation Week. The hotel staff cleaned up Woodland Avenue in the Redwood section of West Orange in gratitude to local restaurants and businesses that have used the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mindy Scheier will serve as keynote speaker at the annual Thanksgiving Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at noon. The annual Thanksgiving Luncheon, jointly sponsored by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Rotary Club and UNICO, will be held at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. Scheier is the founder and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Retired Lt. Col. Thomas Robert Vaucher, age 99, gave a presentation on his World War II experiences to residents at Green Hill in West Orange for Veterans Day. A former pilot, Vaucher shared his first account of the week the United States entered the war, following the attack at Pearl Harbor. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — It’s time to grow the mo’! Entering a fifth year of participation, men in the township of West Orange are once again growing moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness and funds as part of the global Movember campaign. Over the past five years, the West Orange team has […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Thursday, Nov. 9, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced that a $2.8 million project to modernize Rink 1 at Codey Arena is complete. The new refrigeration system will enable the arena to operate more efficiently and will provide a better ice skating surface. This is the first major renovation […]