WEST ORANGE, NJ — Are New Jersey municipalities following state laws regarding sick and vacation leave? According to a recent report from the Office of the State Comptroller, the answer is an overwhelming no. In the report, “A Review of Sick and Vacation Leave Policies in New Jersey Municipalities,” which was released July 7, the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council approved a new contract for its chief financial officer, John Gross, at its April 26 meeting, dating retroactively to Jan. 1 of this year and expiring at the end of 2024. The contract includes Gross’ regular duties as CFO in addition to those of the business […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education passed the West Orange School District’s 2022-2023 budget at a meeting on May 9, finalizing the total of $183,864,691. The budget passed unanimously. There will be a tax impact of 2.42 percent, which is an increase over last year’s budget by a monthly average of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education was presented with the preliminary 2022-2023 budget at a special meeting on March 24, starting the annual budget-approval process for next school year. According to new interim Superintendent Lauren Schoen at her first meeting as the temporary head of the district, the district is expecting […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council unanimously approved the 2021 municipal budget at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 14, passing a $93,781,833.66 budget with no tax increase. The tax rate will be 1.069 percent; the 2020 municipal budget included a tax increase of 1.76 percent. “The budget this year is recommending no […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 2021 municipal budget has not yet been formally introduced to the West Orange Township Council, but the council held a public budget workshop on May 26 to discuss Mayor Robert Parisi’s proposed budget, in advance of the final proposal at a council meeting this summer. The proposed total budget is […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange School District announced in a letter to district families on May 20 that it has restored courtesy/hazard busing, reversing a decision that was made in the passing of the 2021-2022 school year budget that would have eliminated it for students who live closer than 2 miles from school. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education approved the district’s 2021-2022 school year budget at its May 3 meeting, unanimously voting “yes” to the $177,292,506 budget. There will be a local tax levy of 1.5 percent, bringing in the bulk of the district’s revenue with $143,613,547. The largest expenditure, taking up 57.58 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the West Orange School District community spoke out at the April 19 Board of Education meeting against the elimination of Hazel Elementary School librarian Joyce Soto and Liberty Middle School chorus teacher Craig Sanphy in next year’s budget, advocating for the district to keep the positions on the payroll. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education unanimously approved the 2021-2022 preliminary budget at a special meeting on March 18, after being presented with an updated version of the budget by Superintendent Scott Cascone and Business Administrator Tonya Flowers. The 1.5-percent tax increase in the district remains, but the total budget was […]