BLOOMFIELD — The state has awarded $12 million in grant funding to 48 cannabis businesses to enable entrepreneurs, particularly those from communities historically harmed by the War on Drugs, to start and expand their cannabis businesses in New Jersey. This funding initiative is designed to eliminate long-standing barriers to entry and provides the startups with […]
A cash giveaway game, refreshments, kids activities and a special nine month Welcome CD will be among the highlights as Ascendia Bank hosts a grand opening celebration for its new Oradell branch on Nov. 4. Ascendia Bank, a 100-year-old northern New Jersey financial institution formerly known as Glen Rock Savings Bank, will host the event […]
ORANGE — Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Orange commemorated its 150th anniversary with a week’s worth of celebrations that culminated in a bilingual Mass with Archdiocese of Newark Auxiliary Bishop Gregory J. Studerus, who has a lifelong affiliation with the church. The festivities kicked off with 40 hours of continual Eucharistic adoration on […]
Almost four years after moving into town, Empty Cloud Monastery has gotten into a rhythm in West Orange. The Buddhist monks, who have lived in the former Catholic monastery on Ridgeway Avenue since December 2019, have joined the community since they relocated from New York City and have built their own. Founded by monastics […]
WEST ORANGE — Two new executive leaders have been appointed to the management team at RWJBarnabas Health, including Gov. Phil Murphy’s former chief of staff. George Helmy joins the system as executive vice president, chief external affairs and policy officer, and Marcie Ordowich joins as chief operating officer for the RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group. “You […]
WEST ORANGE — An Island Giants Exhibit at Turtle Back Zoo featuring alligators and Komodo dragons in natural habitat-themed spaces has officially opened. “The new exhibit enables us to provide more indoor and outdoor spaces for our alligators and Komodo dragons and create a more dynamic year-round experience for our visitors to see the animals,” […]
President Andrzej Duda of Poland bestowed his nation’s Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit upon Stanlee Stahl, the executive vice president of The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR), for her work in support of Polish rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. The award was given to Stahl this month at Poland’s Permanent Mission […]
WEST ORANGE — The township’s four largest community service groups, The Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Lion’s Club and Unico, will be joining together to host their annual Community Thanksgiving Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 22. “It’s kind of unofficial theme is being grateful, thankful and not just for living in West Orange, but […]
The Nikhil Badlani Foundation had a remarkable run of good weather for its biggest event on the calendar: 12 straight years of sunny skies for the STOP for Nikhil 5K. The streak came to an end this year, but rain didn’t stop the West Orange community from heading to West Orange High School for this […]
By Yvonne Nambe-Roach Special to the Chronicle If rain is a prophecy of “good fortune,” West Orange Public School System Superintendent Hayden Moore has a bright future. In a filled to capacity room on a rainy Sunday morning, Sept. 10, at the Rock Spring Golf Club, the West Orange African Heritage Organization hosted a “Chat […]