WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Superintendent of Schools Scott Cascone said during a public health update at the Feb. 28 Board of Education meeting that the West Orange School District chose to allow for mask wearing to be optional as of March 7, when Gov. Phil Murphy lifted the statewide mandate for everyone to […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On March 3, the Essex County Board of County Commissioners virtually held its 2022 “Salute to the Irish” celebration. The yearly ceremony commemorates the heritage and traditions of the Irish community, while recognizing the parade committees and honorees of the Newark, Nutley and West Orange St. Patrick’s Day parades. Commissioner Brendan […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Nia Fellowship Baptist Church, established Feb. 9, 2002, celebrated its 20-year anniversary on Sunday, Feb. 27. The theme for the anniversary was “God’s Peculiar People, Persevering in Peculiar Times.” In keeping with the anniversary theme, the Rev. Alphonsus Platt, pastor at Nia Fellowship Baptist Church, delivered a message titled “Peculiar and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange African Heritage Organization held its annual Black History Month program on Wednesday, Feb. 23. With the 2022 theme of “Recognizing Black Fraternities,” the event was headlined by Essex County acting Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II, Hudson Community College professor Anthony Clark, attorney William Oliver and J. Roberts Associates […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange has announced the release of 2,400 historic Edison disc sound recordings, digitized and made available online in cooperation with the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Special Research Collections on its Discography of American Historical Recordings website at adp.library.ucsb.edu. The recordings from TENHP […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kelly Elementary School students, staff and families conducted their biggest “Souper Bowl” food drive for the Holy Trinity–West Orange Food Pantry ever in February. The event was coordinated by the Kelly Student Council students, who asked everyone to bring in canned items and wear their sports jerseys. Stephanie Coia’s second-grade class […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Through a partnership with the visual and performing arts program at West Orange High School, the West Orange Arts Center’s latest show features rising stars of the arts community. The exhibit, which runs from Saturday, March 5, through Saturday, April 23, is open for viewing on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council amended the township’s legal cannabis sales ordinance on second reading at its Feb. 15 meeting after a discussion that lasted more than two and a half hours. Council members unanimously agreed to eliminate a $500 application fee and replace it with an amount to be established […]
By Cynthia Cumming WEST ORANGE, NJ — As environmental issues continue to grow in importance nationally and around the world, the township of West Orange has expanded its efforts to effect improvements and research sustainable approaches to climate and energy concerns. The West Orange Environmental Commission has been an important part of the process, hosting […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The latest Uniform Crime Reporting Program statistics from the FBI show that while violent, nonviolent and property crimes continue to soar across the nation, crime in West Orange continues to decline, according to a press release from West Orange public information office Joseph Fagan. The report indicates that the violent crime […]