WEST ORANGE / ORANGE, NJ — UNICO National held its national convention this July at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Orange/West Orange chapter was awarded Model Chapter of the Year, the organization’s highest honor. This award is a culmination of many hours of hard work by the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Last month, the legacy of former West Orange police officer Timothy Groves continued in a meaningful way: For the third straight year, the Timothy Groves Memorial Scholarship was awarded to a group of deserving West Orange High School seniors. The scholarship, which is part of the West Orange Scholarship Fund, was […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Continuing its tradition of providing financial support to worthy organizations, the West Orange Rotary Club gifted nearly $20,000 to 23 nonprofit organizations at its annual Community Service Awards Luncheon at Mayfair Farms on June 16. The funds for the awards, ranging in amounts from $350 to $2,500, were raised through the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Scholarship Fund honored educator Mary Jo Codey at a reception held at the Montclair Country Club on June 15, raising $20,000 to implement an annual scholarship in her name. Attendees included Mary Jo Codey’s husband, Richard Codey, former N.J. governor and current state senator; West Orange Mayor Robert […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — It was a night to remember for graduating seniors of the West Orange High School Class of 2017 as the West Orange Scholarship Fund distributed a record $108,500 at the Senior Awards Night held June 8. “A special thank you to all the organizations that have provided scholarships this evening to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Scholarship Fund will honor Mary Jo Codey on June 15 for 30 years of dedicated teaching and advocacy of mental health issues at a cocktail reception at the Montclair Country Club, 90 Rock Spring Road, West Orange. The reception is scheduled from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and funds […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Thanks to the incredible generosity of the West Orange community, the Nikhil Badlani Foundation and the West Orange Scholarship Fund will be able to award nearly $40,000 to the West Orange High School graduating Class of 2017 in memory of Nikhil Badlani. The NBF Challenge was issued in February with the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Nikhil Badlani Foundation and the West Orange Scholarship Fund have partnered to present a scholarship fundraising challenge to benefit the West Orange High School Class of 2017, of which Nikhil would have been a member had he not been killed by a distracted driver in 2011. As always, the Nikhil […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The fourth annual Bowling for Scholarship Dollars event, held at Eagle Rock Lanes on Feb. 4, raised $2,500 for the West Orange High School Principal’s Scholarship Fund, administered through the West Orange Scholarship Fund. More than 100 members of the school and local community turned out to enjoy a fun evening […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Education Foundation presented the West Orange High School boys’ step team with a check for $3,600 at the Dec. 12 Board of Education meeting. The award-winning team are current state champions and former national champions. The team cheered as team director William Farley said the money will be […]