WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court halted a redevelopment plan for the Executive Drive property in West Orange on Sept. 11, when a panel of three judges unanimously decided to reverse the decision of the lower court, which dismissed the complaint. Resident Kevin Malanga filed the lawsuit in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert Parisi welcomed two new, neighboring businesses to town with a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Sept. 18 at 474 Prospect Ave. in the rear of the Glen Rock Savings Bank building. The dual ceremony was the town’s first since the COVID-19 pandemic hit; attendees at the ceremony maintained social distance […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council passed the 2020 municipal budget at its Sept. 8 meeting with a vote of 4-1; Councilman Joe Krakoviak cast the only opposing vote. The total budget, which was presented by Chief Financial Officer John Gross at the Aug. 11 meeting prior to a public hearing, is […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council introduced and held a public hearing on the 2020 municipal budget at its Aug. 11 meeting, with plans to vote on the document at its next meeting, on Sept. 8. The total budget, which was presented by Chief Financial Officer John Gross, is $90,676,490. This year’s […]
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 — In a letter to West Orange Township Council President Michelle Casalino, according to a June 18 press release from the township, Mayor Robert Parisi urged all council colleagues to support his efforts toward enacting legislation on the following points: an ordinance banning tear gas, rubber bullets and requiring use of body […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the West Orange Police Department were at the West Orange Township Council’s virtual meeting on June 9 to discuss police reform and the plans the department has to address police brutality, in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the Black Lives […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council unanimously approved at its May 26 meeting a resolution that allows the tax collector to estimate tax bills for the third quarter of 2020, lessening the burden on residential taxpayers while there is not yet a 2020 municipal budget. According to the resolution, the estimated tax […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Oct. 31 is still months away, but it’s fast approaching for the Census Bureau, and it’s the last day for residents to be counted in the 2020 census. The once-a-decade system for measuring the population has been thrown off a little bit this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Essex […]