LIVINGSTON, NJ — Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass on Nov. 9 and 10, 1938, was a series of violent anti-Jewish pogroms that happened in Germany under Hitler’s regime. The name reflects the devastation of Jewish businesses, homes and synagogues — broken glass covered the streets. This year recognized the 78th anniversary of Kristallnacht. […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Kidde Fire Safety has issued a recall on Kidde hard-wired combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms. The alarm can fail to continue to chirp when it reaches its seven-year end of life — even if the batteries are replaced — leading consumers to believe it is still working. This poses a risk of […]
Community comes together at 11th hour on 11th day of 11th month to honor servicepersons
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The United States may be more divided than ever following the presidential election earlier this month, but on Veterans Day the West Orange community came together for a cause everyone agrees is important — honoring the roughly 22 million living Americans who have risked their lives in service to their country. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Department’s Community Services Unit is collecting leftover Halloween candy for the West Orange Elks Club, which will distribute it to soldiers serving overseas as well as local veterans hospitals. Residents interested in donating can bring candy to the Police Officer Timothy Groves Community Substation at 90 Washington […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the small “pocket park” at Thomas Edison National Historical Park on Main Street. The Orange/West Orange Chapter of UNICO supported this community and park initiative with a grant to the Friends of Thomas Edison NHP, which managed the project. Scalora Landscape Services of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The excitement is building for this year’s West Orange High School MasterChef competition, and there are still a few spaces remaining to come out and enjoy the evening while supporting the principal’s scholarship fund. The five-judge panel for the competition will consist of WOHS culinary teacher Derrick Gagner, professional chef Jesse […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Special Education Advisory Council will meet Monday, Nov. 21, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 203 of the Board of Education building at 179 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. WOSEPAC encourages families of West Orange students with special needs or students eligible for or receiving services […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and West Orange Police Chief James Abbott announced today, Nov. 17, that the West Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a fatal pedestrian incident in which a 72-year-old woman was struck and killed. At approximately […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Joseph F. Scott, president and CEO for Jersey City Medical Center, was recently appointed to a newly developed position at RWJBarnabas Health and has been named executive vice president in the Office of Health Care Transformation. Scott will continue to fulfill his duties as president and CEO of Jersey City Medical […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange senior citizens attended the annual Halloween Party hosted by the West Orange Office of Senior Services on Oct. 28 at the Katz Community Center in West Orange. The Helping Hands Club of Liberty Middle School came in wonderful, inventive costumes and they served lunch to the seniors. After lunch, […]