Clara Maass names Montclair man to board of trustees

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Montclair’s Brian R. Sterling, a West Orange native, has been named to the board of trustees at Clara Maass Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility. Sterling is a principal and co-head of the New York-baked investment banking group of Sandler O’Neill & Partners LP. “Mr. Sterling brings both extensive business experience and […]

Senior citizens holiday party in WO

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Senior Citizen Holiday Party will be Wednesday, Dec. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Manor Restaurant, 111 Prospect Ave. in West Orange. Tickets will be sold from Monday, Dec. 12, to Wednesday, Dec. 21, from 9 a.m. until noon at the West Orange Office of […]

NJ Transit says it’s prepared for winter weather

NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit is prepared to do battle with Old Man Winter this season, according to a press release. Snow-fighting supplies and equipment across the state are stocked and ready to be deployed as conditions warrant. NJ Transit is busy inspecting and winterizing its infrastructure, equipment and stations to be in the best […]

U.S. Congress authorizes Rahway River Flood Mitigation Project as national priority

U.S. Congress authorizes Rahway River Flood Mitigation Project as national priority

RAHWAY, NJ — The U.S. Congress approved the Federal Water Resources Act of 2016 on Saturday, Dec. 10, and sent it to President Barack Obama for signing, according to a release from the Mayors Council on Rahway River Watershed Flood Control The act includes the authorization of the Rahway River Flood Mitigation Project as a […]

NCJW/Essex panel implores community to fight to eradicate sex trafficking

NCJW/Essex panel implores community to fight to eradicate sex trafficking

LIVINGSTON, NJ — A special evening event, “#EndDemand: Fighting Sex Trafficking – Our Children at Risk,” was held in late November at Temple B’nai Abraham in Livingston and featured a dynamic discussion with a distinguished panel of speakers. The panel helped to shine a light on the motivations of those who promote sex trafficking, what […]

Life Source Church relocates to West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Life Source Church, a contemporary Christian church that opened its doors in the autumn of 2009 in Caldwell as a church plant of the Assemblies of God, the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination, has made its new home in West Orange. Life Source held services in the Caldwells and Montclair over the […]

WO fifth-grader gets chance to defend his title

NUTLEY, NJ — The annual Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw North Central District Finals were Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Nutley Recreation Center. West Orange St. Cloud fifth-grader Gabriel Strassman took first place in the 10- and 11-year-old boys group. Gabriel advances to the state competition, to be held Feb. 12, where he will defend […]

WOHS cheerleaders qualify for national competition

WOHS cheerleaders qualify for national competition

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Another stellar season of competition for the West Orange High School cheerleaders continued with a first-place win in the Varsity Medium Non-Tumbling Division at the UCA Pocono Regional Competition in Kutztown, Pa., on Dec. 4. The win gave the team an automatic bid to the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship […]

Open house brings holiday cheer downtown

Township comes together to ring in Christmas season with tree lighting, trolley tours, Santa Claus

Open house brings holiday cheer downtown

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Christmas again came early in West Orange with the Downtown West Orange Alliance’s annual Holiday Open House and the recreation department’s tree-lighting ceremony on Dec. 3. Numerous residents visited the downtown area throughout the day for the Open House, which this year featured pictures with Santa Claus in various locations, a […]

WOAC welcomes new leadership, celebrates success

WOAC’s Holiday Boutique offers chance for unique wares

WOAC welcomes new leadership, celebrates success

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council unanimously elected Patricia Mitrano as its new chairwoman during its Nov. 17 meeting. Mitrano said she felt the time was right in her life to accept the leadership position following the departure of Carol Lemon, who nominated Mitrano as her successor. And while Mitrano knows that […]