WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange School District announced that the schools would be closed on Monday, Jan. 3, for a noninstructional emergency day, and the rest of the week would run on a half-day schedule, due to the spike in COVID-19 cases from the omicron variant. Full-day instruction will resume on Monday, Jan. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — An off-duty West Orange police officer was shot while attempting to intervene in a robbery at Krauszer’s on South Valley Road in West Orange on Monday, Dec. 27, according to a statement from the town and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. The officer has not been named; his injury was not […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange African Heritage Organization / WOAHOregrets to announce that the kwanzaa 2021 celebration scheduled for friday evening 12/31/21chas been canceled due to covid precautions……. WOAHO wishes everyone a happy, healthy and safe kwanzaa and new year…………….
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, Dec. 18, at approximately 1:45 p.m., a jogger discovered three swastikas drawn on the sidewalk outside B’nai Shalom, a synagogue on Pleasant Valley Way. The West Orange Police Department immediately launched an investigation, which is still ongoing. It is believed that this is an isolated incident and the offensive […]
NEWARK, NJ — Following the successful conclusion of the 2021 New Jersey Arts Annual “ReVision and Respond” exhibition, the Newark Museum of Art acquired four artworks from the exhibition for the museum’s permanent collection. The annual NJAA series is a project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Club continued to impress as students took home six gold and six silver awards from the virtual fall conference on Nov. 22. Students competed in fashion, culinary arts, interior design and child development categories by submitting their projects virtually. […]
TRENTON, NJ — On Dec. 15, acting N.J. Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced criminal charges against Department of Corrections Associate Administrator Sean St. Paul and four correctional police officers — a major and three senior officers — related to an incident in which inmates were assaulted and seriously injured at the Edna Mahan Correctional […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the West Orange Health Department partnered with the Montclair State University of Nursing for Boost NJ Day. The statewide initiative was held locally at the Renna House on Dec. 15. Its purpose was to encourage all eligible residents to come out and receive their COVID-19 booster shots. Dozens participated […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Superintendent of Schools Scott Cascone discussed school security at the West Orange Board of Education meeting on Dec. 6, following the Nov. 30 fatal school shooting in Oxford, Mich., in which four students were killed. “Every time a community in our country experiences the tragedy of a school shooting, it has […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — After a two-year absence, the West Orange High School Winter Concert rang in the holiday spirit on Dec. 9. From traditional, classical, popular and hip-hop tunes, the vocal groups from the high school delighted concertgoers and evoked memories of past holidays. The evening included performances by the Tenor and Bass Choir, Treble Choir, […]