WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School, located at 51 Conforti Ave., will be the site of the Region IV NJSIAA Wrestling Tournament, which begins Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. in the Tarnoff Gymnasium. Wrestlers from Region IV will compete on the following schedules: Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m., first round; Friday, Feb. […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Teen Committee for the JCC MetroWest Cycle For Special Needs event holds up a check for $22,000 at the Sunday, Feb. 21, cycle-thon. The proceeds from the event will go toward promoting inclusion and supporting those with special needs. Pictured, from left, are Peter Guerriero of Maplewood, Chloe Christian of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Liberty Middle School was the scene of some very special events Feb. 16 as students honored a beloved teacher battling breast cancer. Also, Ronald McDonald recognized the school for collecting one million pop tops to support the Ronald McDonald House and LMS student Cory Lillis had his hair cut for cancer. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The drama department at West Orange High School is getting geared up for its spring musical: the award-winning “Aida,” by Elton John and Tim Rice. “Aida” is an epic tale of love, loyalty and betrayal chronicling the love triangle between Aida, a Nubian princess stolen from her country; Amneris, an Egyptian […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The professional engineer hired by the International Federation of Chaplains to assess the remains of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church following its New Year’s Day fire recommends that the church walls should first be shored from the outside using a system of braces and wooden beams or rakers. Optimized Engineering Associates principal Guy […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Susan G. Komen North Jersey will be encouraging guests at their gala Pink Tie Affair to “inspire hope, celebrate life, and be part of the cure.” The event, which will be Friday, March 4, at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, will feature the introduction of a new class of heroes — […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council approved a bond ordinance appropriating $375,000 to cover the cost of traffic and parking improvements at Gregory Elementary School on its second and final reading during the council’s Feb. 9 meeting. The ordinance — which was passed by a 4-1 vote, with Councilman Joe Krakoviak voting against […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Marley Dias, 11, has become an international media celebrity as the result of her #1000BlackGirlBooks project, created to collect and distribute books that represent young black females as main literary characters. Over the past month, Marley has traveled across the United States, appeared on the news, in magazines like “People” and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — More than a year after animal rights advocates first appeared en masse before the West Orange Township Council requesting that a Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return program be implemented, the council approved an ordinance officially endorsing the concept and legally exempting resident caretakers from the township’s wild animal feeding ban during its Feb. 9 meeting. TNVR […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 15th annual West Orange Music Faculty Scholarship wowed the crowd at Liberty Middle School on Feb. 9 while raising funds for graduating seniors. Appreciative concert-goers enjoyed a wide range of music from the talented music staff in the West Orange School District, ranging from Shostakovich to “Little Shop of Horrors.” […]