WEST ORANGE, NJ — Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis and Emmy Award winner Kim Zimmer star in a special benefit reading of “Expectations,” a new play by Susan Barsky, on Monday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Luna Stage, 555 Valley Road in West Orange. “Expectations” is a heartwarming comedy about motherhood, widowhood and neighborhood. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange will hold its annual holiday open house on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Washington School, 289 Main St. in West Orange, and all through the downtown. Free family fun with entertainment by Vienna Music School will be at Washington from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pictures with Santa will be […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Each year, members of the West Orange Rotary Club give dictionaries to all third-grade students in the West Orange public schools as part of the club’s community outreach. Rotary volunteers recently stopped by Hazel Elementary School to distribute the dictionaries to the enthusiastic students. “The students are always excited to receive […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Green Hill annual Thanksgiving cocktail party celebration included pigs-in-a-blanket, mini-quiche, mushroom poppers, empanadas and hot apple cider.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Whole Foods Supermarket presented the West Orange Scholarship Fund with a check for $3,987.18 on Nov. 1 following the “5 Percent Fundraiser” held at the store Sept. 21, at which 5 percent of the total sales of the day when to the fund. WOSF President Rich Rizzolo and treasurer […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — It is the end of an era for the Golda Och Academy’s girls volleyball program, as varsity coach Michael Karu has retired after 15 years nurturing the growth of the school’s female volleyball players. According to Karu, he leaves the program with a 134-87 record and a 2012 Colonial Division championship […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents at Daughters of Israel participate in a ‘Sip and Paint’ program led by artist Sheryl Intrator Urman on Nov. 10. The 90-minute class, in which residents sipped champagne and munched on cheese, crackers and fruit, culminated in impressive watercolor paintings on canvas.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Arts Council invites the public to visit its annual Holiday Boutique and Small Works Show at the West Orange Arts Center, 561 Valley Road in West Orange. The boutique will be open for three weekends in December — Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Austin Bartola recently had the opportunity to perform with the New Jersey All-State Orchestra in Atlantic City on Nov. 11. Bartola, a battery percussionist, had previously performed with the all-state band in February. A number of string and wind musicians and percussionists were selected for the […]
NJDOE proposes changes to increase superintendent salary cap, but districts want the cap gone
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Education on Nov. 16 released proposed revisions to a portion of the state’s Accountability Regulations, including changes to the superintendent salary cap provisions. The proposal would adjust salary maximums and make other changes to the cap process. Going into effect in 2011, the cap provisions set […]