WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Department urges motorists throughout the township to join a daylong effort on Monday, Oct. 10, designed to increase awareness about safe driving behaviors and to keep roadways fatality-free for one day, according to a release from the township. “Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day” is an initiative […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The highly anticipated first major book sale for the Friends of the West Orange Public Library proved to be a big success Oct. 1 and 2, netting approximately $4,000 and clearing the library’s crowded basement of roughly 4,000 books. Friends Vice President Marge Mingin, who managed the sale, told the West […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Pleasant Valley Civic Association will host a West Orange Township Council candidates forum on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, 350 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange. For more information, contact Roz Moskovitz Bielski at 973-650-0749 or Jill Tekel at 973-953-5909.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Friday, Sept. 23, Golda Och Academy Lower School students and faculty bid bon voyage to Michael Mault, a member of the school’s security team, who is embarking on a 44-day transatlantic voyage to raise funds for glioblastoma, an illness that took the lives of his mother, brother and dear friend, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The women of the North Jersey Unit of The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs will present a “Fabulous Jazz Brunch,” on Sunday, Oct. 23, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Essex House, 523 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. The brunch will feature exciting jazz and blues […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Marching Mountaineers will host its fourth annual invitational competition on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Suriano Stadium at West Orange High School, 51 Conforti Ave. West Orange will perform in exhibition, as is customary for the host of the competition. The award-winning […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange township employees showed up in force with Mayor Robert Parisi on Sept. 21 at the Essex Green ShopRite to raise awareness of hunger and hunger insecurity in Essex County. In addition to Parisi, the contingent included business administrator Jack Sayers, police Chief James Abbott, fire Chief Pete Smeraldo, township […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Rutgers School of Law-Newark Alumni Association will hold its annual recognition gala and cocktail reception on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 15 Washington St. in Newark, the site of the former Rutgers Law School building, which recently underwent a multi-million dollar renovation. The Rutgers School of Law-Newark Alumni Association will honor three […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual Daughters of Israel Women’s League “Shop, Lunch and Play” event was held Monday, Sept. 26, at Crestmont Country Club in West Orange. Once again a huge success, the event, which included a card party, luncheon and vendor boutique, was underwritten by Marcia Robbins-Wilf. All proceeds from the event went […]
West Orange raises $100K for National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, sees large turnout for annual 5K
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Mayor’s 5K Run/Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer marked its 10th year of partnering with the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition by raising more than $100,000 for the cause Sept. 25. A total of 835 people participated in what is actually the 26th annual event, some just for the […]