West Orange, Payne recognize 100-year-old hardware business

West Orange, Payne recognize 100-year-old hardware business

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Schneider Hardware celebrates its 100th anniversary as a West Orange business this year. It is currently operated by third-generation owners Roger and Gerald Schneider. The business was started by their grandfather Isadore Schneider in 1923, then passed to his son Lee Schneider, who passed it to his sons, the current owners. […]

Year of the Rabbit is celebrated at West Orange High School Lunar Gala

Year of the Rabbit is celebrated at West Orange High School Lunar Gala

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Year of the Rabbit was celebrated by the West Orange community on Jan. 20 in an evening of entertainment by middle and high school students. The event, which also served as a fundraiser for the World Languages Scholarship Fund, was sponsored by West Orange High School, the Chinese Club and […]

Historical marker rededicated at West Orange Public Library

Historical marker rededicated at West Orange Public Library

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Gamma Omega, a chapter of the national Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., hosted a rededication ceremony on Jan. 15 for the Anna Easter Brown historical marker on the front lawn of the West Orange Public Library. The ceremony honored Brown, a former West Orange resident and founding member of AKA, the […]

Grant opportunities help improve quality-of-life issues in West Orange

Grant opportunities help improve quality-of-life issues in West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Mayor Susan McCartney began the new year and her first term as mayor introducing an emphasis on moving West Orange forward, according to a press release from the township. She advised department heads at a Town Hall staff meeting on Friday, Jan. 6, to reevaluate operations within their department […]

Crucial lifesaving equipment to be reevaluated in West Orange Township buildings

Crucial lifesaving equipment to be reevaluated in West Orange Township buildings

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Mayor Susan McCartney recently requested that Fire Chief Anthony Vecchio reevaluate the need and working order of all automated external defibrillator devices throughout township buildings.  AEDs recently entered the national conversation because an AED is credited with saving the life of Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills during a […]