WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Mayor McCartney issued a proclamation at the Township Council Meeting ...
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By MATT KADOSH
March 4, 2024
One person placed a teddy bear on the doorknob of the Newark family’s apartment and another laid candles following the death of a 2-year-old boy at the building on Saturday, March 2, a tenant leader said. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and Newark police announced they are investigating the ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School special needs assistant teacher Domineca Alessi-Obandohas has set up a DonorsChoose campaign (a platform that helps educators raise money for student enrichment) to help expose her students with special needs to new activities. She explained, “This year we ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Gunnery Sgt. (Ret.-USMC)) Kelly Atkinson began his conversation with Edison Middle School students on Feb. 23 with an insightful statement: “I am not here to teach Black history,” he began, “I’m teaching American history you might not have heard about.” So began a history ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – In an effort to complete town council meetings before midnight, a couple of the council members have suggested public comments from five minutes to three or four. Nearby towns such as Livingston, South Orange and Millburn give their residents three minutes to speak during public ...
NATIONWIDE -- Lubricant eye ointment sold at CVS Pharmacy and Walmart stores in New Jersey is being recalled by its manufacturer over concerns about a lack of sterility, according to a Monday announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The India-based company Brassica Pharma Pvt.
LIVINGSTON, NJ - Happy Birthday to Ivanna who was the first baby born on Leap day at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. While mom and dad, Monica and Ivon, may have preferred a different birthday for their daughter, Ivanna had her own plan arriving on her leap day due date ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Sangeeta Badlani, Founder of the Nikhil Badlani Foundation (NBF), began the presentation with a brief history of the organization. “In 2021, we initiated the discussion with Mayor Parisi to establish a task force that would study, examine and review all aspects of traffic safety ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - To end Black History Month on a high note, the West Orange Board of Education recognized the award-winning Step teams, a published poet and a beloved mathematics teacher retiring after three decades of teaching at Edison and Roosevelt Middle Schools during the Feb. 26 ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange Forrester Walter Kipp asked town council members to help preserve the township’s tree canopy, and several residents objected to the Tree Replacement Fund provision of the tree ordinance because they don’t want developers to be able to clear-cut trees and pay into the ...
TRENTON, NJ — The Senate Education Committee has advanced a proposal to allow some school districts to ask voters to raise local property taxes over the current 2% cap to cover reductions in state support for the district. Districts facing cuts in state aid or spending below the state’s ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- You may have seen Daniel Cunningham along Main Street and other places around town. His thankless job mostly goes unnoticed, but he contributes greatly to community pride. He is the man in the fluorescent green safety vest and works five hours each day picking up litter off West ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Heritage Middle School cafeteria hit capacity and a crowd gathered outside the school on Tuesday night as dozens of community members from Livingston and beyond addressed the Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) both in support of and in opposition to a registration-only event ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Director of West Orange’s Health Department, Michael Fonzino, presented information about the proposed dog park that will be adjacent to Stonehill apartments on Executive Drive behind ShopRite and across from the new library. He shared that there will be 56 dedicated parking ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled a $55.9 billion budget Tuesday -- the largest ever -- that he told a joint session of the Legislature would "ensure New Jersey retains its proud reputation as the best place, anywhere, to raise a family." The spending plan for Fiscal Year 25 increases ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Department reported that thieves broke into 14 cars at the Courtyard by Marriott between late at night on Feb. 16 and early in the morning on February 17. The West Orange Police Department’s police blotters indicated that the burglars stole expensive ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – On Feb. 1, the township of West Orange issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for downtown redevelopment. According to the RFP, the Redevelopment Plan was adopted by the town council for the Redevelopment Area on August 15, 2006. It’s been amended several times since then, and the ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- After the hateful and horrifying comments made by white supremacists during the February 13 township meeting, the council has decided not to allow Zoom participants to speak at the Tuesday, February 27, 2024, meeting at 6:30 p.m. at town hall, 66 Main Street in West ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Turtle Back Zoo (TBZ) issued a statement that someone is posting a "deeply discounted offer on admissions" to various zoos, including TBZ. A spokesperson stated, "We always look forward to welcoming visitors, but this is not our promotion. Many of our fellow AZA-accredited ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- On display in the lobby of the Tarnoff Gymnasium at West Orange High School today are many artifacts relating to the school’s history. The exhibit showcases memorabilia from two former high schools in town that merged to become the high school of today. In 1984, the West Orange ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – On Saturday, March 23, “Be Not Afraid,” a documentary by West Orange High School 1985 alum Chris Carden, will be shown at the Garden State Film Festival at the Cranford Theater. According to the festival’s Executive Director, Lauren Concar Sheehy, “The upcoming 2024 Festival ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – On February 15, West Orange’s Chamber of Commerce held its annual Community Breakfast at the Wilshire Grand Hotel. Keynote speaker Mayor Susan McCartney spoke about her first year in the position and the township’s 2023 accomplishments. She also thanked specific township employees ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The West Orange High School girls basketball team is the No. 3 seed in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 tournament. Paterson Eastside is the top seed Other match ups include: No. 1 seed Paterson Eastside vs. No. 16 Livingston No. 2 seed Morristown vs No. 15 seed ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange recently released a new video that showcases landmarks and favorite spots in the township. Mayor Susan McCartney narrates and appears in the short video that encourages people to visit, open businesses in the township and/or buy homes here. Some of the attractions ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston resident and New Jersey Assemblywoman Rosaura “Rosy” Bagolie, who was among a group of local leaders who recently returned from a mission to the Israel and Gaza border, is sharing a personal reflection on her journey in response to many who have inquired about the ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – A couple of residents expressed their opposition to the revised tree ordinance and to hiring a company to chase away Geese with dogs. Our Green West Orange’s Joyce Rudin stated, “For years, Our Green West Orange has been working on advocating for a stronger protective tree ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Adorning some walls in the West Orange Library is an exhibit called Rhythm of the Cloth which features beautiful works by The Nubian Heritage Quilters Guide. The library’s website beckons, “Join us in an exploration of visual patterns, harmonious motifs and textures that move ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange’s Township Historian Joseph Fagan shared some of the town’s plans for Black History Month. “I decided back in December that it would be good if we took four individuals and there was an educational theme with them. Michael Roach from the West Orange African Heritage ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – New Jersey State Historical Commissioner and West Orange Historian Joseph Fagan provided a presentation on the 250-year anniversary of the American Revolution. He shared, “New Jersey has a statewide initiative [RevolutionNJ] designed to promote tourism from 2024 to 2033, with ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – During a tragic house fire on February 9, the Duarte-Cubero family lost their home, their belongings and their 8-month-old rescue kitten. Family friend Jennifer Grieshober Griola organized a GoFundMe campaign to help the heartbroken family pay for food, clothing and other ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Tuesday’s council meeting was peppered with hate speech and vitriol when dozens of residents and some non-residents called in to support or reject a resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza. During a more than five hour debate, some said that it’s an international matter, and West ...
