Play golf, raise money for Brain Aneurysm Foundation

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The fourth annual Danielle Lebron-Guzman Golf Outing will be held Monday, Aug. 14, beginning at 8 a.m. at Essex County Country Club in West Orange. Register by July 31 to participate. All proceeds will benefit The Brain Aneurysm Foundation. Online donations may be made at http://give.bafound.org/goto/DanielleLebronGuzman. For more information, contact Steve […]

Essex County clerk holds outreach events

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Clerk Christopher J. Durkin will hold several outreach events throughout the summer. They will be held as follows: Saturday, July 1, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at West Orange Park & Ride, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange; Wednesday, July 5, from 2 to 7:30 p.m. at Nutley Parks […]

WOAHO sponsors annual STEAM event at Edison

WOAHO sponsors annual STEAM event at Edison

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual “Fun with STEAM at Edison Middle School” event on June 2 featured a wide array of professionals in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics professions that introduced students to their careers and what they do. Each year, the anticipated information program and guest speakers are presented by the West […]

Don’t miss WOAC’s second pop-up exhibit

WEST ORANGE, NJ — French photographers Vincent Benoit and Jean Minthe are exhibiting at the West Orange Arts Center’s second pop-up show. Both are avid hikers whose photographs capture the wildlife and landscape of the parks in Essex and Morris counties. Come see their work and meet Benoit and Minthe, along with Betsy Meyer-Donadio and […]

Edison Middle School holds annual honor roll breakfast

Edison Middle School holds annual honor roll breakfast

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual Edison Middle School honors breakfast signaled the end of the school year as 178 Central Sixth students were recognized for outstanding academic achievement on June 9. “You are here today because you have worked hard and done your best,” Principal Xavier Fitzgerald told students. Fitzgerald and Assistant Principal Steve […]

DiVincenzo receives Clean Communities Vision I Award

DiVincenzo receives Clean Communities Vision I Award

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The New Jersey Clean Communities Council has awarded its “Clean Communities Vision I Award” to Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. for his ongoing vision to turn ideas into accomplishments. DiVincenzo is the first-ever winner of the Vision I Award, created this year to recognize vision in open space preservation and […]

Cartoonist heads to West Orange to support the sea turtles

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Sea Turtle Recovery at Turtle Back Zoo opened its doors in December 2016 and has had many milestone moments since. From already successfully rehabilitating 10 endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles to bringing three threatened Loggerheads to the state for care, this organization is constantly working to ensure sea turtles have a […]

Excellence in music highlighted at West Orange High School

Excellence in music highlighted at West Orange High School

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Fifty-three West Orange High School seniors recently received their Tri-M Music Honor Society cords for graduation as several outstanding musicians were recognized for excellence in music. It was an exciting year for the music department at West Orange High School. Highlights included a national championship for the marching band, a sold-out […]