By Cynthia Cumming WEST ORANGE, NJ — Let’s talk turkey, West Orange. You are awesome. Amazing. Generous. Thoughtful. I could go on, but I think you get the point. How do I know? Read on. As most of you are aware, the Holy Trinity-West Orange Food Pantry provides food on a monthly basis to approximately […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students and staff at the new Betty Maddalena Early Learning Center in West Orange show off food collected during the school’s fall food drive. The food collected will benefit the local West Orange Food Pantry. This is the first program in a yearlong effort to teach students the importance of giving […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills supported vulnerable families with children in the Orange School District this Thanksgiving. Each year, JLOSH seeks to provide families in need with a happier Thanksgiving. With our partners, including Kings Food Markets, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Dun & Bradstreet, local businesses and area […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Turtle Back Zoo is recruiting volunteers for the 2018 Docent Class. Docents are volunteer educators who give educational talks, act as tour guides and are stationed throughout the zoo to provide information to visitors about the zoo and its animal collection. This is a highly selective volunteer position and training is […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The COPE Center is hosting a ladies night out on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the Essex County Country Club, 350 Mount Pleasant Ave. in West Orange. On top of holiday shopping, enjoy a light dinner and wine bar. Tickets can be purchased at www.copecenter.net. COPE, which is […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Fire Department welcomed its new chief Nov. 9, swearing in Anthony Vecchio as the new head of the department. Vecchio is hardly a newcomer to the town — he is a West Orange native, and has worked in every position in the fire department since he started there […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Anyone in the area who has ever been told that they can’t obtain employment due to a disability should pay a visit to Easterseals New Jersey. The workforce development team of Easterseals New Jersey has located its solution center in the Hammond Map Building on Valley Street in Maplewood. Through Easterseals Employment […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Health Department and West Orange Police Department sponsored a brown bag event for senior citizens, presented by ADAPT, the Essex Prevention Coalition, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the John P. Renna Jr. House. Seniors were invited to receive prescription medication education and turn in unwanted drugs. Photos Courtesy […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions recently announced $98,495,397 in grant funding through the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services COPS Hiring Program. The attorney general announced funding awards to 179 law enforcement agencies across the nation, which allows those agencies to hire 802 additional full-time law enforcement officers. CHP provides […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange residents had the opportunity to learn about the first residents of their town on Saturday, Nov. 18, when New Jersey author Christopher Savio brought his knowledge about Native Americans to the West Orange Public Library, while Mike Dennis from Traditional Earth Skills, an organization that offers hands-on lectures and […]