ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The nation was again plunged into despair on May 24 when a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, injuring many others. This was the third-deadliest school shooting in a U.S. school, after the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 and the Sandy Hook Elementary […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Science National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta National Mathematics Honor Society at West Orange High School held their annual combined event on May 25, recognizing new inductees and distributing cords to graduating seniors. Both societies worked together to organize the event, which welcomed guest speaker Dr. David Straker, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mazel tov to Golda Och Academy’s Class of 2022, which officially graduated from high school on May 26. The class comprises 29 students, who will be moving on to a variety of experiences in the next few years. Graduates and their upcoming plans are as follows: Yael Abergel, Emory University; Inbar […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange residents gathered on the steps of Town Hall on May 30 for the town’s annual Memorial Day ceremony, honoring service members who have been lost and highlighting the next generation of the military with the West Orange High School Air Force JROTC members in attendance. At the event, township […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council will present the “Juneteenth: Images Triumphant” art exhibition from June 4 through July 9 at the West Orange Arts Center at 551 Valley Road, West Orange. The show features the work of West Orange Arts Council members: photographer Dwight Carter, drawer Anthony Gartmond, and quilters Glendora […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School theater educator Wendy Mapes has been awarded the prestigious New Jersey Governor’s Award for Outstanding Teacher of Theater by the Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey. Mapes received the award on May 26 in Trenton. Established in 1980, the Governor’s Awards in Arts Education program celebrates […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Music Department held its annual awards ceremony outside on May 23. Supervisor of fine arts Louis Quagliato welcomed students and family members. Music educators — Elena Peres in orchestra; Lew Kelly, Erin Lagatic and Josh Zimmer in band; William Farley and John Hellyer in choral; and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children raised more than $450,000 — meeting and exceeding its target goal — to fund partial tuition assistance scholarships for underprivileged students attending Archdiocese of Newark Catholic schools at its annual gala in West Orange’s Pleasantdale Chateau on May 11. This year’s gala honored three leaders […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Downtown West Orange Alliance, in cooperation with the township of West Orange, has officially launched the West Orange app, where users can find information on the township’s many attractions, restaurants, events and more. West Orange is one of only five towns in New Jersey to offer a townwide app, where […]
TRENTON, NJ — The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection is enhancing statewide efforts to remove litter, beautify neighborhoods and improve water quality across New Jersey by distributing $21.4 million in Clean Communities grants this year, an approximate $700,000 increase from 2021’s disbursement, NJDEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced May 26. In total, NJDEP is awarding […]