After six years on Township Council, Joe Krakoviak gets his chance as president following vote
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Councilman Joe Krakoviak was unanimously elected council president during the Township Council’s Dec. 20 meeting. This marks the first time Krakoviak has been appointed to the position since joining the council in 2010. During the previous few years, he had nominated himself for the job but either lost the vote or […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A brand new CPR/AED, or automated external defibrillator, instructional kit valued at $649 was delivered to to West Orange High School by the American Heart Association on Dec. 21. Katie Kinney, CPR schools manager for the AHA, contacted health and district physical education supervisor Kevin Alvine in October to offer the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — As has become an annual tradition at Green Hill, staff achievement awards were distributed at the Green Hill staff holiday party. Executive Director Toni Lynn Davis awarded Erica Dickenson for her 25 years of service, Diane Labert for 35 years of service, Ingride Soberts for 30 years of service and Barbara […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Thursday, Dec. 22, more than 30 members of the New Jersey Ilankai community, including children and parents, visited Partnership for Children of Essex in West Orange to donate clothing, shoes and toys. The Sri Lankan community donated more than six boxes of items. These items were collected by youths from […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Orange-West Orange UNICO presented Henry Chang Jr., who is ill, and father Henry Chang with a $175 check and a $125 gift card at Regal Bank in West Orange. From left are UNICO member Frank Gonnella, UNICO President Frank Paolercio, Henry Chang Jr., Henry Chang, and UNICO member Tina Parsons of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert Parisi revisited one of his favorite places at West Orange High School — woodshop — to collect 25 handmade wooden toys for township children. Parisi shook hands with several of the students, who were happy to participate in the three-week project. Cars, helicopters, trains and more with working parts […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The first injured sea turtles arrived last month at New Jersey’s new and only long-term sea turtle rehabilitation center, the Sea Turtle Recovery at Turtle Back Zoo. The 10 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were transported from the New England Aquarium in Massachusetts, where the season has already brought nearly 450 cold […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Betty Maddalena Foundation, formed in 2011 following the death of beloved West Orange educator Betty Maddalena, has donated 63 Stand2Learn desks at a cost of $14,000 throughout all schools in the district. The initiative was begun by Christine Aker, a learning disabilities teacher consultant in West Orange who is also […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — “Mathland,” “Sweetopia,” “United States of Technology” and “Xbox Nation.” These created countries, along with more than 40 others, were on display in Jessica Morano’s fourth-grade Redwood Elementary School classroom on Dec. 22 as part of the annual “Map in a Month” project. The project is a long-time favorite at Redwood. Students […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School choir members traveled to several West Orange senior citizen locales for the annual “Assisted Living” Holiday Tour on Dec. 20, 2016. Seniors from Green Hill Retirement Community, Woodland Valley Senior Apartments and the Jewish Community Center were treated to a holiday-themed performance from the choir members. Two […]