WEST ORANGE, NJ — One year after holding its first organizational meeting, the Friends of the Library are embarking on a 2017 action plan intended to continue the group’s mission of raising money and support for the West Orange Public Library while also establishing the library as a cultural hub for the township. A major […]
NEWARK, NJ — Seton Hall Law School volunteers prepare income tax returns again this year for taxpayers with annual W-2 income up to $70,000. Beginning on March 17, IRS certified volunteers provide private, confidential, one-on-one tax return preparation free of charge to students, qualified staff and members of the community. Eligible clients can also claim […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School varsity cheerleaders took top honors at the New Jersey Cheerleading and Dance Association state championship in the Small Varsity Non-Tumbling Division on March 5. The annual event was held at the Sun Bank Arena in Trenton. This is the second year in a row the team […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Department is warning businesses after three township locations recently received counterfeit money, according to a March press release from the township. Fake $100 bills were found at Main Street and Essex Green locations. The suspect in these incidents is described as a black male, approximately about 6 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Robert Hoatson of West Orange announced March 9 that he would be dropping out of the N.J. gubernatorial race. Hoatson was running in the primaries in the hope of snagging the Democratic endorsement. Hoatson’s name was bandied about much in the past few months as he brought lawsuits against the Bergen […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Knights are the new Essex County Travel League champions. From left are West Orange’s Jhensen Touze, assistant coach Chris Codey, Stephen Niamke, Alex Massung, Jermaine James, Darius Phillips, Anthony Pasquale, Marley Stewart, Augustine Okpe, David Thorpe, Koran Swinney and head coach Richard Codey. The team ended its season at […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Eleven of Golda Och Academy’s 10th-graders had the chance to reunite with the exchange students from the Colegio Israelita de Mexico ORT school in Mexico City last month as part of the GoAbroad Exchange Program. For the second consecutive year, the two schools have been paired to participate in a cultural […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 19th annual Building Tomorrows 5K Run/Walk will be Saturday, April 29, at the Clipper Pavilion in the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange. The 5K will begin at 9 a.m., the family walk at 10:30 a.m. and the fun fest at 10:45 a.m. For entry fee information and complete […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School senior Victor Lopez finished his amazing wrestling career with a good run in the NJSiAA state tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Lopez, who became the school’s all-time winningest wrestler earlier in the season, went 2-2 in the tournament. He entered the tournament with just one […]
Residents, township officials discuss ‘sanctuary,’ racial diversity, police statistics and more
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert Parisi told those gathered for the West Orange Human Relations Commission’s Feb. 22 “We All Belong” town hall meeting that it would be unnecessary to declare the township a sanctuary city because undocumented immigrants in the township currently do not risk being singled out by local law enforcement. Though […]