WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Wednesday, Dec. 21, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. welcomed the Vickers family from Bloomfield as the 755,240th visitors to Turtle Back Zoo during 2016. This breaks the annual attendance record set last year and is the 12th consecutive year that a new annual attendance record has been established. “We […]
ROSELAND, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented awards to the children and families who participated in the Essex County Environmental Center’s 12th annual Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest on Tuesday, Dec. 20. There were 37 entries in this year’s contest. “Our Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest is a wonderful project […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kindergarten registration for the 2017-2018 school year will begin Feb. 13. Resident children born on or before Oct. 1, 2012, are eligible to be registered. There are no exceptions. To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years of age on or before Oct. 1, 2017. West Orange residents […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 30th annual International Fifth Grade Festival, held Dec. 16 at Kelly Elementary School, celebrated world diversity and the two teachers who first began the annual event. Former teachers Betty Byrne and Lois Zimmer first began the tradition at Kelly in 1986, then Pleasantdale. As the years passed, the school continued […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Daughters of Israel’s 10th annual Pet Parade took place Dec. 11, 2016. Volunteers and their pet pooches came out to bring some pre-holiday cheer to the residents. Photos Courtesy of Renee Glick
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The spoken word will be highlighted at the 11th annual Poetry Out Loud finals at West Orange High School on Wednesday, Jan. 4, beginning at 7 p.m. in the auditorium located on the Pleasant Valley Way side of the campus at 51 Conforti Ave. The vision of Poetry Out Loud is […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Six new police officers were sworn in Dec. 20, 2016, in council chambers. Congratulations to officers Daniel Verduga, Michael Paglucci, Anthony Piserchio, Connor Smeraldo, Joseph Mauriello and Christopher Hernandez. Photos Courtesy of West Orange Township
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Tenth-grader Alana Wernick set off for Israel last month to participate in Israel Ride, a week-long cycling trip from Jerusalem to Eilat, raising funds for the Arava Institute of Environmental Studies and Hazon, a New York-based organization that seeks to create a healthier and more sustainable Jewish community around the world. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Human Relations Commission will present a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration and Spirit Awards ceremony on Monday, Jan. 16, at 10 a.m. at the Life Christian Church, 747 Northfield Ave. This event will celebrate King’s legacy, as well as the legacy being created by deserving West Orange […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Health Department will sponsor two free rabies vaccination clinics for dogs and cats in January 2017. The first clinic will be Saturday, Jan. 7, from 10 a.m. to noon at the West Orange Department of Public Works, 25 Lakeside Ave. in West Orange. The second will be Wednesday, […]