WEST ORANGE, NJ — A promotional ceremony was held for six West Orange Police personnel at the Wilshire Grand Hotel on March 9. Dennis McCole was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, and Marc H. Forges, Christopher Polizzano, Michael DelPlato, Jose O. Alvarez Jr. and Jeffrey C. James Jr. were all promoted to the rank […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The latest Uniform Crime Reporting Program statistics from the FBI show that while violent, nonviolent and property crimes continue to soar across the nation, crime in West Orange continues to decline, according to a press release from West Orange public information office Joseph Fagan. The report indicates that the violent crime […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — This past Dec. 18, a jogger discovered three swastikas drawn on the sidewalk at the B’nai Shalom synagogue on Pleasant Valley Way. Immediately following the incident, the West Orange police launched an investigation. Although there was little to go on initially, a lengthy and persistent investigation has now resulted in an […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, Dec. 18, at approximately 1:45 p.m., a jogger discovered three swastikas drawn on the sidewalk outside B’nai Shalom, a synagogue on Pleasant Valley Way. The West Orange Police Department immediately launched an investigation, which is still ongoing. It is believed that this is an isolated incident and the offensive […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for township employees has left members of the West Orange Fire and Police departments on unpaid leave because they have not been vaccinated against the virus and there is not an option to be tested rather than vaccinated in order to report to work. According to Council […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced Oct. 6 that convicted serial killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, now 25, of Orange, was sentenced to 160 years in prison for killing three young women and attempting to kill a fourth between August and November 2016. In December 2019, an Essex County jury convicted […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a fatal hit-in-run that resulted in the death of Maria F. Pastuizaca-Yauri, 67, of West Orange, according to an Oct. 7 press release. On Thursday, Sept. 30, at approximately 7:17 p.m., the victim was […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, Aug. 28, some 40 residents of West Orange lined Northfield Avenue with “Black Lives Matter” signs. The peaceful event was organized by the West Orange African Heritage Organization. It has been more than a year since police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd, sparking outrage, protests, marches and calls […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange senior picnic returned to the Ginny Duenkel Pool on Friday, Sept. 10. Summer fun was on full display as sunny blue skies welcomed the seniors back to the annual event that was canceled last year due to COVID. Friendly smiles and good cheer ruled the day as members […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In a continuation of a seven-year tradition, the Timothy Groves Memorial Scholarship has once again been awarded to seniors at West Orange High School. This year, 12 seniors benefited from the scholarship, which the Shauger family founded with the West Orange Scholarship Fund in 2014. The 2021 Groves Memorial Scholarship recipients […]