By Amanda Valentovic on ARTS / EVENTS, HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents flocked downtown Saturday, June 2, for the annual Street Fair, which featured a classic car and motorcycle show, booths manned by local businesses and food vendors, hosted for a fourth year by the Downtown West Orange Alliance. Held on Main Street between Babcock Place and Charles Street, the street fair […]
By Editor on BUSINESS NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Alexander Howze, a longtime resident of West Orange and the surrounding area, has watched the industrial-to-residential redevelopment of the historic Edison Factory from the very start. Now, as one of the first residents of The Mews at Edison Lofts, Howze is looking forward to participating in the final stages of the […]
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WEST ORANGE, NJ — Friends of Thomas Edison National Historical Park will host the 2018 Springtime Tune-Up on Thursday, May 10, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Glenmont garage in Llewellyn Park in West Orange. Welcome spring by mingling with new and old friends; learning more about Thomas Edison; savoring hors d’oeuvres; sipping beer, […]
By Editor on ARTS / EVENTS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ – On Wednesday, May 2, at 7 p.m., Thomas Edison National Historical Park welcomes guitarist Mdou Moctar and his band from Agadez, Niger; Mdou Moctar will make sound recordings at Edison’s West Orange Laboratory using a 1909 wax cylinder phonograph. Internet users can watch live streaming video of the recording session via […]
By Editor on HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Just as the concept for the annual worldwide Earth Hour event has evolved, so too has the West Orange Environmental Commission’s annual event at Thomas Edison National Historical Park, held on March 14 and featuring a wide range of environmental initiatives. WOEC Chairman Mike Brick served as emcee for the event […]
By Editor on ARTS / EVENTS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Sponsored by the West Orange Film Society, the Black Maria Film Festival returns to the AMC Dine-In Theatre, Essex Green 9, in honor of Thomas Edison’s birthday, on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door or online at http://www.fandango.com. The films will be presented in-person […]
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WEST ORANGE, NJ — Last month, USA Today published a list compiled by the magazine and American Institute of Architects of New Jersey’s 25 must-see buildings. Thomas Alva Edison’s West Orange estate, Glenmont, made the cut and was included on this distinguished list. “It is fitting that America’s greatest inventor of mass-produced technology should reside […]
By Amanda Valentovic on HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School students became engineers Monday, Dec. 11, when they gathered to build circuits with Liter of Light, a nonprofit organization that aims to bring affordable and sustainable solar light to people without access to electricity. A crowd of students, teachers and town officials came together to make the […]
By Editor on HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 2017 Muckers Ball was a huge success on Saturday, Oct. 14, helping to raise funds to conserve Thomas Edison’s electric charging station in the Glenmont Garage. The event, which featured live music and food donated by local eateries, celebrating Edison’s spirit of invention as well as the hard work of […]
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WEST ORANGE, NJ — Thomas Edison National Historical Park will be joining national park sites around the country in celebrating National Public Lands Day with a fee-free day on Saturday, Sept. 30. All activities are free and reservations are not required. The laboratory complex at 211 Main St. in West Orange will be open with […]