WEST ORANGE, NJ — Monday, Nov. 7, was Red, White & Blue Day at Washington School; the annual Veterans’ Flag Salute Ceremony took place in celebration of Veterans Day, with students and teachers gathering in the Auditorium to salute veterans and receive a flag to wear. In attendance were Army Spc. 4th Class Kim Ameli, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Junior Air Force ROTC’s 119 cadets led their high school family in a Veterans Day ceremony in front of the Conforti Avenue campus on Nov. 4. As part of the ceremony the cadets held a flag raising and flag folding ceremony featuring the national anthem. “The ceremony […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The first “BARKtoberfest” pet adoption event recently took place in the Berson Learning Center parking lot at Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange on Oct. 29. The event raised more than $3,300 for participating animal shelters and rescue groups, including The Friends of the Livingston Animal Shelter, part of the Healthy […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Does your teenager know the warning signs of an abusive relationship? One in three teens experience verbal or physical abuse from a dating partner. This statistic is the reason that “safe dating” education is now required by law in New Jersey, according to a press release from NCJW/Essex. Essex County high […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police and Fire departments came through in a big way for the Holy Trinity-West Orange Food Pantry by donating 100 turkeys for Thanksgiving. Pantry volunteer Chris Babinski, a dispatcher at the West Orange Police Department, contacted the West Orange PBA and the FMBA to ask for their help. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Work to fix the facade of the West Orange Public Library has been moving at a quick pace. The original brick facade collapsed in January 2015. Photo by Yael Katzwer
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Central Valley corridor may soon get a lot more parking space as the West Orange Township Council approved a resolution designating six properties in the section as a condemnation area in need of redevelopment during its Oct. 26 meeting. Mayor Robert Parisi told the West Orange Chronicle that there is […]
Facial hair fancies return to West Orange with Movember
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Movember may be a bona fide tradition in West Orange by this point, but its organizer decided to go in a different direction for its annual kickoff party. To launch the fourth campaign for Team Mo’Wo — the township’s official unit as part of the international movement encouraging males to grow […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 2016 annual Community Thanksgiving Luncheon, sponsored by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, UNICO, the Lions Club and the Rotary Club, will be Wednesday, Nov. 23, at noon at Mayfair Farms, 481 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. Tickets can be purchased at the mayor’s office, 66 Main St., or […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange’s Jewish community will unite with millions of Jews from more than 400 cities and 60 countries for the fourth annual Shabbat Project, a worldwide celebration of Judaism’s weekly holy day, from Nov. 10 through 12. This year’s celebration features three days of activities — not just the Saturday Shabbat […]