WEST ORANGE, NJ — The New Jersey Arts Incubator’s summer season is in full swing, with events being held every few days until mid-September. Located at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center on Boland Drive in West Orange, the outdoor venue hosts movie nights, music festivals and dance performances that appeal to all ages. “Not […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties is currently accepting volunteers for its Reading Buddies program which connects volunteers age 55 and older with elementary school students in Essex County. The program is now expanding to Washington Elementary School in West Orange. RSVP volunteers will be reading to first- and […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County Section received a generous donation from a local ad-hoc group of the Rotary Club of the Caldwells to support this year’s ninth annual NCJW/Essex Back 2 School Store, which took place on Sunday, July 30. The group of three local women, who call themselves […]
WEST ORANGE / ORANGE, NJ — UNICO National held its national convention this July at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Orange/West Orange chapter was awarded Model Chapter of the Year, the organization’s highest honor. This award is a culmination of many hours of hard work by the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — It is with great sadness that the members of the West Orange Board of Education acknowledge the passing of former BOE member Warren Fuller on July 31. Fuller served the community from 1996-2004 with great distinction. He was a Certified Board Leader, receiving the highest accommodation from New Jersey School Boards […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — “Be prepared” is the motto of every Boy Scout and the principle of Eagle Scout candidate Liam Cunningham. Cunningham, a member of the West Orange High School Class of 2017 and West Orange’s Boy Scout Troop 6, is currently finishing a fence-renewal project at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in West […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The New Jersey Tamil community gathered once again at the Turtle Back Rock Park Picnic Area to share their culture on July 22. The fourth annual event drew approximately 200 people who united to celebrate their Sri Lankan heritage along with guest speaker U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. The daylong event […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council approved the construction of a skate park in Jenkins Park that could cost up to $190,131.33. The vote passed 4-1 with council President Joe Krakoviak being the only opposing vote at the July 11 council meeting. Additional costs for the skate park include cameras and fencing, […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit will enhance alternate travel options for Morris and Essex rail lines customers with the addition of a.m. peak-period express bus service from two new stations along the M&E as part of the summer service changes due to ongoing Amtrak track work at Penn Station New York. Beginning Thursday, Aug. 3, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Gail Browne, a certified nursing assistant at Daughters of Israel in West Orange, was a recipient of the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey’s Lester Z. Lieberman Humanism in Healthcare Award. The awards dinner took place at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston on July 17.