WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Assistant Principal Lesley Chung has received her doctorate degree in educational leadership with a concentration in K–12 from Caldwell University, where she has also been asked to deliver the commencement address in May. Chung has been part of the team at West Orange High School for 15 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Class of 2009 graduate Elijah Minton, aka “The Art Alchemist,” is enjoying a flourishing career as a muralist and painter regionally and nationally. Minton, whose talents include fine art, original art, illustrations, portraits, acrylic painting, murals and logo designs, was drawn to art at an early age. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Right at Home, which provides in-home care and assistance for seniors and adults with disabilities, moved from Park Avenue to Northfield Avenue in West Orange. A ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 20 featured Councilwoman Tammy Williams, Right at Home CFO Melodie Toby, Mayor Robert Parisi, and Right at Home owner and operator […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 200 Club of Essex County presented its 2020 Valor Awards at West Orange Fire Headquarters on April 22. The awards were originally scheduled to be presented at the annual Valor Awards luncheon last year, but the luncheon was canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Members of the West Orange Fire and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Someone in a heavy, four-wheel drive vehicle drove in concentric circles tearing up the grassy field at Mayapple Hill in the South Mountain Reservation earlier this April. The county is filling in the ruts and replanting the grass, but this diverts its scarce resources, and makes the field unusable at this […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board, West Orange Police Department & EZ Ride have partnered to create a pop-up bike lane on Saturday, May 1, and Sunday, May 2, around Redwood Elementary School and along Woodland Avenue between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. By visually narrowing the roadway, drivers will […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Public Library is currently presenting an exhibition of contemporary realist paintings by artist Maria Mijares titled “Essex County Escapades,” on display through Sunday, May 23. The selection of artworks feature local subjects visited across decades, including the iconic Irvington WPA firemen’s training structure, Pabst Brewery from South Orange Avenue […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Nikhil Badlani Foundation’s Youth Advisory Board has been working throughout the pandemic, just as diligently as it had been before COVID-19 forced meetings to move online. The high school–led team of students received the Traffic Officers Association of Essex County’s Timothy Larney Memorial Traffic Safety Education & Enforcement Award, and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council unanimously voted against settling a lawsuit with township resident Kevin Malanga at its April 6 meeting, rejecting an agreement that would have seen the town purchase 12 acres of open space on Ridge Road in addition to the carriage house several properties over. Malanga sued West […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council presents “Dear Mama: Perspectives on American Motherhood,” curated by Marina Carreira. “Dear Mama” will open for in-person, timed-entry visits at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road in West Orange, on Saturday, April 24, and be on exhibit through Saturday, May 22. A majority of […]