Two incumbents take on five challengers for BOE seats
WEST ORANGE, NJ — This November’s West Orange Board of Education election looks to be a real battle, with seven candidates running for two open seats, each for three years. Incumbents Mark Robertson and Sandra Mordecai will be vying to reclaim their seats against challengers Christopher Diaz, Tanya Atterberry, Susan Freivald, Sharon Sherman and Steve Christiano. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents of the Cliffs at Eagle Rock assisted living facility recently raised $126 to support the Fresh Air Fund by doing laps around the Cliffs at Eagle Rock campus. The funds are their contribution to help support the efforts of the Fresh Air Fund to allow inner-city children the opportunity to […]
Body cameras add ‘accountability’ to police departments
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Department will require its officers and detectives to wear body cameras while on duty starting Oct. 1. Deputy Chief John Buoye said the department has purchased 65 WatchGuard Video body cameras, which line officers, detectives and other units will wear in the center of their uniforms. According […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Starting earlier this month, PSE&G has been working in West Orange to replace approximately 3 miles of older gas pipes with new, durable plastic and/or coated steel piping to ensure a continued safe, clean and reliable gas system well into the future, according to a township release. Work will take place […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Mountain High School Class of 1976 will celebrate its 40th high school reunion on Friday, Sept. 23, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Mayfair Farms, 481 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. The evening will feature an open bar, cocktail hour, buffet dinner and DJ. Tickets are charged; […]
WOHF celebrates inaugural year of helping WO’s Hispanic population
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Hispanic Foundation celebrated its first anniversary with a party at Elks Lodge No. 1590 on July 30. The event gathered members of the township’s growing Hispanic population for an evening of food and musical performances by several acclaimed Latin artists. It all culminated with the honoring of nine […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The annual “Write On Sports” Oranges summer journalism camp for middle school students was held from July 5 through 15 at Montclair State University, and continued to facilitate literacy and love of writing for West Orange students from Edison, Liberty and Roosevelt middle schools. Thirty-four students participated in the Oranges Write on […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation is again ranked as one of the top three rehabilitation hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report and is the only facility of its kind in New Jersey to be named to the prestigious “Best Hospitals” list, according to a recent release. This marks […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange residents are paying a little more in property taxes than they did last year per the Essex County Board of Taxation’s recently issued 2016 Certification of Tax Rate, the document that sets the definitive legal tax rate for the township. The certification sets the 2016 tax rate at $3.89, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties is launching a Reading Buddies program, which will connect volunteers age 55 and older with elementary school students in Essex County. Reading Buddies seeks to introduce the love of books and increase the literacy of young children. Early literacy is linked with academic […]