WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Class of 1972 Reunion Committee has announced that the class’ 50th reunion will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Archer Hotel, 130 Park Ave. in Florham Park. All WOHS Class of 1972 alumni are invited to attend, along with one […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A native of West Orange recently completed an intensive 10-week training program to become a member of the elite U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard. Firefighter Parker Mitchell, a 2016 West Orange High School graduate and 2020 graduate of Saint Peter’s University, joined the Navy five months ago. Today, Mitchell serves as a […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced April 1 that all outdoor exhibits featuring birds at Turtle Back Zoo will close due to the emergence of the newly discovered highly pathogenic avian influenza. The exhibits are being closed as a precautionary measure to protect the birds from exposure to the […]
TRENTON, NJ — Kicking off National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety recently announced the results of a 2021 study, which found that, at any given time, one in five drivers on selected high-crash corridors in New Jersey were driving while distracted. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — When St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Livingston closed its doors permanently, its popular thrift shop run by the Women’s Guild was relocated to Church of the Holy Spirit in Verona. Now known as the Heavenly Finds Thrift Shop, the shop selected Christine’s Kitchen, the weekly soup kitchen at Holy Trinity Episcopal […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education was presented with the preliminary 2022-2023 budget at a special meeting on March 24, starting the annual budget-approval process for next school year. According to new interim Superintendent Lauren Schoen at her first meeting as the temporary head of the district, the district is expecting […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Eight RWJBarnabas Health facilities have been recognized and redesignated as “Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” and two RWJBarnabas Health facilities received new designations by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Nine students from the West Orange High School Future Business Leaders of America Club traveled to the State Conference in Atlantic City from March 9 to 11 and came away with stronger leadership skills, awards and memorable experiences to prepare them for the future ahead. The event began with WOHS FBLA […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Paper Mill Playhouse Children’s Theater on Tour performed a musical theater revue at West Orange’s John P. Renna House on March 25. The event was made possible by the West Orange Department of Senior Services and West Orange Women’s Club. The young performed delighted with song-and-dance numbers from several Broadway shows. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — South Orange resident Rebecca Hardiman gave an author talk and was interviewed by Laura Van Dyke, West Orange senior services coordinator, about her debut novel, “Good Eggs,” on March 16 at the West Orange Public Library. The evening discussion pondered the novel’s depth beneath its humor. Hardiman’s lively story of a […]