ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti announced $161.25 million in fiscal year 2022 municipal aid grants, with 541 cities and towns across the state receiving funds to advance road, bridge, safety and quality-of-life improvements, according to an Oct. 26 press release. The competitive municipal aid […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Adler Aphasia Center, New Jersey’s premier provider of support services for those diagnosed with aphasia, hosted an open house on Oct. 22 to inaugurate and celebrate its new West Orange location at Congregation B’nai Shalom. The event included a breakfast, meet-and-greet with Adler staff and members, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, giveaways, and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Advanced Financial Federal Credit Union celebrated the grand opening of its newest branch on Main Street in West Orange on Friday, Oct. 22. The West Orange Municipal Federal Credit Union previously merged with Advanced Financial FCU. Advanced Financial FCU President and CEO Sandra Mullins performed the ceremonial ribbon cutting along with […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The rock slide that caused an apartment building on Northfield Avenue to be evacuated and condemned, now awaiting demolition, as a result of flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida is still causing distress for the people who lived in the 44 apartments the building held, as some of them have […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Five Girl Scouts from West Orange Troop 20030 have earned the prestigious Silver Award, the second-highest award a Girl Scout can receive and the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. The award-winners are all ninth-graders and have been friends and Girl Scouts since they were all students at Redwood […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The fifth annual Broadway Night, held at West Orange High School on Oct. 19, regaled the appreciative audience with students’ musical interpretations of classic and lesser-known show tunes that rivaled a professional production. “When we began the glee choir back in 2015, we only performed as part of the regular choral […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Seniors athletes and marching band members were honored at the annual West Orange High School senior night, held Oct. 22 in Suriano Stadium. The event brought seniors together with their families as a way to thank them for their Mountaineer spirit in sports and music. Photos Courtesy of WOSD
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange School District is providing the opportunity for public school parents, guardians and caregivers to take part in an equity and inclusion diagnostic survey. According to the district, it is hoped that the data collected from this survey helps West Orange along a pathway that supports a culturally, racially […]
NOTRE DAME, IN — On Aug. 23, the student government at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana announced the university’s full observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a school holiday. The announcement followed a university senate resolution calling for the institution to recognize the federal holiday with a full day of observance. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The township of West Orange and the Downtown West Orange Alliance have announced the start of a Main Street Improvement Plan roadway and traffic pattern improvement project as part of the Complete Streets Initiative. The Complete Streets Initiative is a pedestrian safety plan developed by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, […]