WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board, West Orange Police Department & EZ Ride have partnered to create a pop-up bike lane on Saturday, May 1, and Sunday, May 2, around Redwood Elementary School and along Woodland Avenue between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. By visually narrowing the roadway, drivers will […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., the Essex County Board of County Commissioners, the Essex County Division of Community Health, and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team are encouraging residents to dispose of their old or unwanted prescription medications during the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s annual Drug Take Back […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Department and the West Orange Fire Department, in partnership with the town’s Department of Senior Services and the West Orange Age-Friendly initiative, have announced a new program for the senior and medically disabled community. Operation Blue Angel is designed to provide additional peace of mind for the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mail that was addressed to be delivered to residents in West Orange was found in and behind dumpsters in North Arlington and West Orange, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced on Oct. 7. A mail carrier from Kearney, Nicholas Beauchene, was arrested and charged with one count of delay, secretion or detention […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council approved a memorandum of agreement with West Orange PBA Local 25 and the West Orange Superior Officers Association at its Oct. 6 meeting, giving the police department a contract after three years of negotiations between the unions and the town. The resolution passed with a vote […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Oct. 14, a federal grand jury indicted an Essex County man for his role in three armed robberies of pharmacies in West Orange, Belleville and East Orange, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Malik Conley, 27, of Newark, is charged with three counts of Hobbs Act robbery, three counts of brandishing firearms […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the West Orange Police Department’s Community Services Unit were on hand Oct. 7 to take advantage of seasonally mild temperatures as they participated in the national Coffee With a Cop Day. Officers engaged members of the public offering them free coffee as they entered Manhattan Bagel on Northfield Avenue. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In light of the current social climate in regard to police practices in the country, the West Orange Police Department is looking to expand its access to resources, including knowledge, guidance and training, in an effort to better serve its community in the cases of non-criminal crises, according to an Aug. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council passed three police-related ordinances at its meeting on July 14, all unanimously, putting into effect the demands that the West Orange Youth Caucus asked for in a petition at the Black Lives Matter protest on June 6. One ordinance, which was approved on second reading, bans […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — As society continues to delay, reschedule and cancel events big and small due to the ongoing coronavirus health crisis, the West Orange Police Department made history by hosting its first-ever virtual promotion ceremony on July 2. Former officers Robert O’Toole, Edwin Diaz, Paul Parada and Jeffrey Carosia were promoted to the […]