WEST ORANGE, NJ — The newly re-formed West Orange Women’s Club held the first of what its members hope will be many golf clinics for women at Rock Spring Golf Club on March 20 and 21. In 2019, discussions to re-form the WOWC began. The effort was spearheaded by Board of Education Vice President Jennifer […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Building tepees in the woods from natural sticks can be an exciting team-building activity filled with imaginative play. Unfortunately, when these structures are built in protected areas, such as South Mountain Reservation, there are unforeseen negative consequences, the South Mountain Conservancy warns. Tepees are generally built off-trail from fallen limbs. Removing […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Prism Capital Partners has secured new financing for Edison Lofts, moving from a construction loan to permanent financing. Edison Lofts is a multifamily and retail adaptive re-use of the historic Thomas Edison factory space on Main Street in West Orange. Edison Lofts is currently 80-percent leased. “Securing new financing and reaching […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Mayor Robert Parisi, Livingston Mayor Shawn Klein and state Sen. Richard Codey cut the ceremonial ribbon at the Sai Hira Ram Trust Hindu Temple of Worship. To welcome the temple to West Orange on April 2, all three participated in a lighting of candles, with honorary guests on hand. […]
TRENTON, NJ — As distracted driving continues to claim more lives on New Jersey roadways than any other risky driving behavior, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety have announced the launch of a statewide public awareness campaign aimed at providing motorists with good reasons to give the road their undivided […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The students in West Orange High School’s advanced placement art class refused to let the coronavirus pandemic silence their creative voices; they channeled their anxiety and frustration into powerful works that helped them cope during the turmoil of the past 12 months. And now the world has the chance to see […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Economic Development Commission is being reinstated in West Orange after an absence, with the West Orange Township Council appointing its designated member at the council meeting on Tuesday, March 23. The commission is a volunteer advisory committee that will work with the council and Mayor Robert Parisi on “issues of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School will present its annual spring musical, “The Shows Must Go On,” on Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Drive, beginning at 8 p.m. The program will be a celebration of the musicals produced at West Orange High […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — RWJBarnabas Health has announced the expanded role of registered nurse Nancy Holecek, of Florham Park, to the role of senior vice president and chief nursing officer for RWJBarnabas Health, transitioning from her current role as chief nursing officer of the Northern Region to serve as the leader of nursing for the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Teamsters from Local 863, located in Mountainside, surprised the Holy Trinity–West Orange Food Pantry with 11 huge pallets of donations on March 24, with items ranging from spiral hams to fruit, vegetables, diapers and nonperishables. In 2019, the pantry provided food for approximately 6,100 people. In 2020, that number jumped to […]