County breaks off contract with ICE to make room for UC prisoners

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Just one week after announcing that the Essex County Correctional Facility will begin housing detainees from Union County effective July 1, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced that the county has notified ICE to remove its detainees from the ECCF.  “We have had a very solid working relationship with […]

WOHS grad to have original composition premiered May 7

WOHS grad to have original composition premiered May 7

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Wolfgang Scheitinger, a 2019 graduate of West Orange High School, has been selected to have his original composition “flutters and murmurs of a curious heart and mind” premiered on May 7 at the 2021 National Society of Composers Virtual Conference. Scheitinger’s composition was one of six selected from a field of […]

West Orange HS senior named Student Leader of the Year by NJASC

West Orange HS senior named Student Leader of the Year by NJASC

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior and Student Council President Anya Dillard has been named the 2020-21 Student Leader of the Year by the New Jersey Association of Student Councils. The annual awards recognize outstanding student councils and leaders from around the state. According to the NJASC website, Dillard is active on […]

Luna Stage premieres ‘Vaccine Monologues’

Luna Stage premieres ‘Vaccine Monologues’

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage premieres “The Vaccine Monologues,” a virtual gallery of theatrical moments inspired by COVID-19 immunization. Playwrights, physicians, activists and actors share stories real and imagined, reflecting on experiences with the “Fauci ouchie,” or the shot that can change it all. These stories of optimism, inequality, science, history and imagination can […]

Oranges & Maplewood NAACP to present 108th annual Freedom Fund Gala

Oranges & Maplewood NAACP to present 108th annual Freedom Fund Gala

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who represents Brooklyn’s 8th Congressional District and serves as the Democratic Caucus chairperson in the U.S. House of Representatives, will deliver the keynote address at the 108th annual Oranges & Maplewood NAACP Freedom Fund Gala, held virtually this year with the theme “When We Fight We Win.” […]

WOHS assistant principal earns doctorate degree

WOHS assistant principal earns doctorate degree

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 care service moves locations, holds ribbon cutting

West Orange care service moves locations, holds ribbon cutting

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 […]

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