WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Fire Department and VFW Post 376 will hold a flag retirement ceremony on Wednesday, June 14, at 10:30 a.m. Unserviceable flags will be retired with respect and dignity. The event will be held at West Orange Fire Headquarters, 415 Valley Road in West Orange.
WEST ORANGE / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School seniors were captivated by a visit on May 16 by Shawn Simmons and Alvaro Llanos, two well-known survivors of the infamous Seton Hall University dorm fire on Jan. 19, 2000. The fire began on the third floor of the Boland Hall freshmen dorm at […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — JAG Physical Therapy was honored as the Business of the Year during the West Orange Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards dinner at The Manor on May 17. John Gallucci, JAG’s president and chief executive officer, accepted the distinction by acknowledging that his company’s success would not have been possible without the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual West Orange High School Dodgeball Tournament on May 4 “dodged, ducked, dipped and dived” to raise funds for The Principal’s Scholarship and several Relay For Life teams. Team “Andrei Wasn’t Offsides” went undefeated, taking first place in the tournament. Team members were Natalie Nevins, Kiara Machuca, Dillon Reitberger, Andrei […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Fire Department paid tribute to the only chief in its history to die in the line of duty with a memorial and dedication ceremony at the WOFD Headquarters on April 7. Former Chief Martin T. Kennedy was honored exactly 75 years after he died of a heart attack […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Fire Department and VFW Post 376 will hold a dedication ceremony for the new West Orange Fire Department Memorial Park and a memorial service honoring former West Orange Fire Chief Martin T. Kennedy, who served from 1924 to 1942, on Friday, April 7, at 11 a.m. at West […]
Mayor gives updates on transportation, redevelopment in annual address; honors community members
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert Parisi announced that the township will be getting a sixth jitney route this year in his State of the Township Address during the West Orange Chamber of Commerce’s annual breakfast at the Wilshire Grand Hotel on Feb. 8. Parisi revealed that West Orange will add a service line covering […]
Feb. 4 fire destroys incomplete sections of construction project on Boyden
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood firefighters rushed to Boyden Avenue in the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 4, to battle a six-alarm fire raging at the Avalon Bay construction site. The fire took more than four hours to extinguish. According to the Maplewood Fire Department, at approximately 1:30 a.m. firefighters responded to the area along […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Police Community Services Unit will host the Citizen’s Public Safety Academy, an eight-week course, starting March 14, to be held each Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. Interact with WOPD personnel while learning what services they provide and how you can improve safety in our community. To participate, you must […]
Downtown community steps up to help fellow business owners after building is deemed uninhabitable
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A Thanksgiving boiler fire did not cause much damage to 98 Washington St., thanks to the quick response of the West Orange Fire Department. The WOFD was able to extinguish the flames while they were still confined to the basement, leaving the boiler itself and the nearby hot water heater as […]