WEST ORANGE, NJ — Evan S. Dean, William J. Fanslau and Andrei J. Rosu, all of West Orange, have earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts: the Eagle Scout Award. Eagle Scout rank is earned by less than 2.5 percent of all boys involved in Scouting. To earn the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The concept plan for the bus loop and parking lot expansion proposed for Gregory Elementary School was presented to area residents during a community meeting held at the West Orange Public Library on March 16; but many homeowners who live in the school’s vicinity are still concerned about the project, and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Street Fair will be transformed into the biggest block party of the summer when Slide the City comes to town on June 4, according to a recent release from the township. Family and friends alike can slip down the giant waterslide while nearby fairgoers snag everything from gourmet […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and West Orange Police Chief James Abbott announced March 24 that three men have been arrested and charged with the murder of Naji Everett, 26, of Orange. On Dec. 17, 2015, Everett was shot in the 100 block of Joyce Street in West Orange, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In honor of Good Deeds Day, the annual worldwide celebration of helping others which is on April 10 this year, Jewish Family Service of MetroWest in conjunction with Congregation Ahawas Achim B’nai Jacob & David in West Orange and the RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties is sponsoring a community […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — JCC MetroWest Gaelen Center for the Arts presents the 16th annual New Jersey Jewish Film Festival opening March 26 at the Maurice Levin Theater, 760 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. This year’s festival features a lineup of comedies, dramas and documentaries exploring Jewish history and contemporary culture in Israel and around […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange elementary school parents and guardians are invited to an informational meeting to discuss the proposed K-5 report card revisions, Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, and departmentalization, which will begin in September 2016 for grades three through five. All meetings will begin at 7 p.m. and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council passed a resolution March 8 approving a deed transfer of a small, undeveloped tract of land from the estate of the property’s deceased owner to the township. Voting 4-1 in favor of the resolution at its March 8 meeting, the council allowed Tobie, Peter and David […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Partnership for Jewish Learning and Life led a pre-Purim fun program called “Bubbies and Babies” for both residents and young families on March 8 at Daughters of Israel. Pictured, resident Felice Daniels participates in a hamantaschen stamping art activity with one of the children. Photo Courtesy of Renee Glick
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Ever since retiring from the West Orange School District in 2008 after 25 years of teaching, Margo Sokolow paid into the Horizon Dental Option Plan offered by the district to its retired employees in need of dental insurance. And for the past eight years, all was well. The program covered nearly […]