WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange community has rallied around the Starbinski family after a fire destroyed their West Orange home during the overnight hours of Oct. 3, displacing the home’s nine residents. An online fundraising page was set up by Jersey City resident Nadia Starbinski, a West Orange native, on behalf of her […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council unanimously approved a bond ordinance to buy 94 acres of open space from the Crestmont Country Club at its Sept. 28 meeting, preserving land that otherwise might have been developed. The bond is $4,476,000; the balance will be paid out of the town’s Open Space and […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — This election season is shaping up to be fairly quiet in Essex County, with few contested elections and foregone conclusions for some of the contested races. The biggest question on the ballot this upcoming Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, is the choice for governor. Democratic incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy, with running […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Community Band will perform Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Liberty Middle School auditorium, 1 Kelly Drive. The concert will feature Lynette Sheard as the guest narrator and vocalist, and Ralph Ciotti as the tuba soloist. Face masks are required for all audience members. The WOCB […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A promotion ceremony for two West Orange firefighters was held at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in West Orange on Oct. 5. Fire Chief Anthony Vecchio promoted Philip Bussey from the rank of fire captain to the rank of deputy fire chief and Omar Guzman from the rank of firefighter to the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Orange/West Orange Chapter of UNICO National held an Italian flag raising on the steps of West Orange Town Hall on Oct. 7 in celebration of Italian American Heritage Month. Mayor Robert D. Parisi and UNICO Director Frank Gonnella both spoke about the importance of the deeply rooted Italian pride that […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange School District is adding an additional class to its integrated preschool program. Students must be residents of West Orange and be at least 3 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2021. Enrollment in the program is limited and will be determined by a lottery drawing to be […]
ROSELAND, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. presented awards to the eight winners in the annual Essex County Parks Photography Contest. Winners were awarded in adult and youth categories. “We congratulate the winners of the Essex County Parks Photography Contest and thank all the contestants for sharing what they experienced in our […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert Parisi greeted students as they arrived for school during National Walk to School Day on Oct. 6. The event was celebrated locally at Kelly Elementary School and recognizes the benefits of biking and walking to school while raising awareness for street safety. During the event, groups of walkers, referred […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Wednesday, Oct. 6, the West Orange Planning Board welcomed newly appointed public advocate Sarabray Thapar and new Planning Board member Chris Morgan. The Oct. 6 agenda included a presentation by the West Orange Historic Preservation Commission to recognize and establish sites as new township historic landmarks. HPC Chairperson Brian Feeney […]