By Lurie Silberg Correspondent WEST ORANGE — Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, a venerable institution with deep roots in downtown West Orange, turned 110 years old last month. Mayor Susan McCartney proclaimed Nov. 10, 2024 as an official day of celebration, commemorated with a Sunday morning mass presided over by Archbishop of Newark, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange will hold its 43rd annual Old Timer’s Day on Saturday, Sept. 7, at noon at Colgate Park. Ben’s Lunch softball team will receive the Team Recognition Award, and the following people will be individually honored: Jackie Cassidy, Pat Cassidy, Vinny Delort, Gary Fittin, Herman Shauger, Buzzy Thatcher, Rich Strowe, […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Wednesday, Feb. 13, New Jersey’s five Roman Catholic dioceses released lists of priests who have been “credibly accused” of sexually abusing minors in the past several decades. The Archdiocese of Newark released a list with 63 names on it; all of the priests listed had either died or been removed from […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents young and old gathered at historic Colgate Park on Saturday, Sept. 8, for the 42nd annual Old Timer’s Day, which honors local sports heroes who grew up around the park and spent their childhoods on the fields and playgrounds, kicking or throwing a ball around. Donning jerseys that honored West […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The township will host its 42nd annual Old Timer’s Day on Saturday, Sept. 8, in Colgate Park at Franklin Avenue and Cherry Street in West Orange. This year’s honorees are Rocco Barbaro, Mary Beth Curry, Steve Dolce, Steve Hodgin, Valerie Coughlin, Paul Pane, Paul Fagan, John Shauger and John “Otto” DeGennaro. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Scholarship Fund has announced the establishment of a new scholarship to honor the memory of beloved Washington Elementary School teacher Patricia Villarosa, who died in March. Villarosa was a first-grade teacher at Washington Elementary School for more than 20 years, a long-time resident of West Orange and an […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange School District is mourning the loss of Washington Elementary School first-grade teacher Patricia Villarosa, who died March 9 from injuries she sustained after being struck by a car Feb. 26 on Pleasant Valley Way while on her way to a board of education meeting. Both a teacher and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Washington Elementary School first-grade teacher Patricia Villarosa, who was struck by a car while crossing Pleasant Valley Way on Feb. 26 on her way to a Board of Education meeting, died March 9. A funeral Mass for Villarosa, 64, nee Cerreto, of West Orange, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — “Be prepared” is the motto of every Boy Scout and the principle of Eagle Scout candidate Liam Cunningham. Cunningham, a member of the West Orange High School Class of 2017 and West Orange’s Boy Scout Troop 6, is currently finishing a fence-renewal project at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in West […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 66th annual West Orange St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be Sunday, March 12, with the step-off at 12:15 p.m. from Town Hall at the corner of Main Street and Mt. Pleasant Avenue. Main Street will be closed to traffic at approximately 11 a.m. to allow for shuttle buses to transport […]