WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents of West Orange gathered at the newly renamed Rock Spring Golf Club at West Orange to officially kick off the 2019 golf season May 9, with longtime West Orange School District educators Pat Galante and Nick Galante being the first to tee off at the course, formerly the Rock Spring […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council approved on first reading at its April 30 meeting a licensing agreement that will allow Pleasant Valley Productions to run the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center. The ordinance passed with a vote of 2-1; council members Susan McCartney and Cindy Matute-Brown voted yes and Councilman Joe […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Vision became reality as West Orange Township officials closed on the Rock Spring Golf Club property in the Conference Room at Town Hall on April 18, according to an April 22 press release from the township. The Office of State Comptroller approved the acquisition. The 138-acre site, offering views of the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — New Jersey Superior Court Judge Patrick J. Bartels issued a ruling on April 5, upholding a decision by West Orange Township to designate Essex Green Shopping Center and Executive Drive as areas in need of redevelopment, according to an April 18 press release from the township. In fall 2017, the West […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council unanimously approved a contract with sports management company KemperSports to run the golf operations at the newly-acquired Rock Spring Golf Course at its April 9 meeting, hiring the company to manage the course for a 20-month period. According to township attorney Richard Trenk, the township is […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council approved a resolution with a vote of 3-2 that designated the West Orange Public Library as an area in need of redevelopment at its March 19 meeting, after a motion by Councilman Joe Krakoviak to table the vote was voted down. Both Krakoviak and Councilwoman Cindy […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange community will gather on Friday, April 12, at 2 p.m. at Liberty Middle School, 1 Kelly Drive, to celebrate Arbor Day. At this event, Mayor Robert D. Parisi, the West Orange Township Council, the West Orange Board of Education and all LMS students will dedicate a tree in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council voted 4-1 to approve a $12,050,340 bond allowing the township to purchase Rock Spring Country Club at its March 19 meeting in front of a packed auditorium at Liberty Middle School, officially moving forward the process to buy the 138-acre property from Montclair Golf Club. Councilman […]
TC agrees to purchase Rock Spring before a developer can
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council unanimously passed an ordinance on March 5 approving the purchase of the Rock Spring Country Club, allowing the township to move forward with buying the land from the Montclair Golf Course. An ordinance that would approve a $12 million bond to buy the 138-acre property will […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert Parisi held a community meeting at the Rock Spring Country Club on Feb. 27 to answer questions about an ordinance for the township to potentially purchase the property, which passed on first reading at the Feb. 19 West Orange Township Council meeting. Parisi described the financial impact the purchase […]