Discarded culvert impedes progress on the trail of a pocket park
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A discarded culvert is in the way of fully completing the extension of the Morris Canal pocket park, located on Oak Tree Lane. A culvert is a concrete water pipe placed under roadbeds. The origin of this partially-buried culvert is unknown, although the Garden State Parkway is a stone’s throw away. The effort […]
PSAB meets with county engineers about Pleasant Valley, stays hopeful for reduced speed limit
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the West Orange Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board recently held a meeting with Essex County representatives regarding traffic safety measures that can be implemented in the area of Pleasant Valley Way and Main Street, including the possibility of lowering speed limits on Pleasant Valley Way. Recapping the Aug. 23 gathering […]
Arts Unbound provides support to marginalized groups
ORANGE, NJ — Arts Unbound, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the artistic development and achievement of seniors and people with disabilities, is currently exhibiting select works by local senior artists Karen Bokert and Siegmund “Siggy” Joseph at the Dora Stern Gallery at 544 Freeman St. in Orange. The show, which opened Aug. 27, will run […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — While students slept in late and played Pokemon GO, work continued at West Orange High School. Even as sports teams practiced, summer enrichment classes filled the halls with future high school students and teachers prepared for September, custodial services cleaned, polished and waxed the school. This week marks the return of […]
Watchung Ave. residents fed up with trash, town working to alleviate issue
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents of Watchung Avenue are lambasting the township for not providing basic street services on a regular basis during the past year, which residents say has made the area look increasingly derelict. Mike Taylor and Walter McCoy said West Orange’s street sweepers have often gone weeks at a time without cleaning […]
Village promises to complete Lenox Avenue work, no timeframe yet available
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Members of the South Orange Board of Trustees’ Public Works and Infrastructure Committee told the News-Record that they hope next year to completely repave and install new curbing on the section of Lenox Avenue that New Jersey American Water dug up to lay its water supply line. Trustees Walter Clarke, chairman […]
CAMBRIDGE, MD — The Orange-West Orange Chapter of UNICO National has just returned from the 94th.National Convention at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, Md. The Orange-West Orange chapter is extremely active with the national organization and donates monies to their major causes, such as scholarships, mental health, Cooley’s anemia, cancer research and more. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On a Tuesday morning almost 15 years ago, Patricia “Pat” Schoeler sat in her kitchen in West Orange, enjoying a cup of coffee after breakfast. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary as the newscasters on TV reported the events of the day. Then, suddenly, it happened. Terrorists had attacked the United […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Some girls have to wait until their high school’s homecoming or prom for their chance to win a sash and crown, but 13-year-old Maplewood resident Nyla Edwards has a jumpstart on that experience after being awarded the title of 2016 National American Miss New Jersey at the state pageant held Aug. 14. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Local artist Russell Christian held puppet workshops at South Orange Public Library. Working with simple supplies, children of all ages created characters to participate in the parade that kicks off the library’s 150th Birthday Bash at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 17. Photos Courtesy of Melissa Kopecky