Advanced seminar teaches the teachers about the Holocaust

Advanced seminar teaches the teachers about the Holocaust

The West Orange based Jewish Foundation for the Righteous recently had its annual Advanced Seminar at the Hilton Newark Airport. The JFR selected 21 middle and high school teachers and Holocaust center staff from five states to participate in its 2025 Advanced Seminar—an intensive two-day academic program that explores several topics addressing the history of […]

Nia Fellowship Baptist Church and pastor celebrate 20 years worshipping together

Nia Fellowship Baptist Church and pastor celebrate 20 years worshipping together

WEST ORANGE — Nia Fellowship Baptist Church recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of Pastor Alphonsus E. Platt and Lady Gwendolyn Platt with a pre-anniversary worship experience on Saturday, Jan. 25 and a special worship service on Sunday, Jan. 26. The guest celebrant on Saturday was Rev. Shawn T. Wallace, pastor of St. John’s Baptist Church […]

Parade grand marshal is named

Parade grand marshal is named

WEST ORANGE — A township resident who grew up along the parade route has been named grand marshal of the 72nd Annual West Orange St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Grand Marshal Noel G. O’Keeffe was born in November of 1966 in Orange and raised in West Orange, deeply immersed in both the Irish-American community and local […]

Essex Shillelaghs recruiting for Spring 2025 season of Gaelic Football

Essex Shillelaghs recruiting for Spring 2025 season of Gaelic Football

Following a successful inaugural season, the Essex Shillelaghs Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) announces the return of its youth Gaelic football league and women’s league for Spring 2025. Gaelic football, which blendings elements of soccer, basketball, and rugby, continues to gain popularity in Essex County. Its unique combination of speed and strategy offers an exciting alternative […]

West Orange’s Simon leads Ohio State football to national title victory

West Orange’s Simon leads Ohio State football to national title victory

West Orange native Cody Simon was a big part of the Ohio State University football team’s amazing season. Simon, a 6-foot-2, 235-pound graduated senior linebacker, posted a team-high eight tackles to help the eighth-seeded OSU Buckeyes to a 34-23 win over No. 7 University of Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff Championship game on […]

Locals playing for the college football national championship

Locals playing for the college football national championship

West Orange native Cody Simon will lead the eighth-seeded Ohio State University Buckeyes (13-2 record) in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday, Jan. 20, against seventh-seeded University of Notre Dame (14-1) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. A 6-foot-2, 235-pound senior linebacker, Simon has been a force […]

Krakoviak is elected council president

The West Orange Township Council selected Joe Krakoviak as council president and swore in a new member at their first meeting of the new year on Jan. 6. The Council Chambers were filled to near capacity as family, friends, and supporters witnessed the ceremony. Krakoviak, who was elected in November, was administered the Oath of […]

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