WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Mayor McCartney issued a proclamation at the Township Council Meeting ...
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By ELISE PHILLIPS MARGULIS
December 18, 2023
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Township resident Mary Hunter is on a mission to help people and "pay it forward." When her husband passed away a couple of years ago, another resident who she didn’t know sent her a check for $2,000 and told her that God told her to do so. Hunter was shocked and grateful for the ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- The West Orange Town Council will meet on Tuesday, December 19, at 6:00 p.m. -- a half hour earlier than usual. Residents can attend in town hall or tune in on Zoom. The agenda includes: Firefighter promotions Proclamation honoring Hayden Moore, ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Turtle Back Zoo is lit up for the holidays and admission is free, but they are requesting donations of non-perishable food items, new toys and gently used coats for those in need. The holiday celebration is every night from Dec. 8 to Dec. 31 (except for Dec. 24 and 25) from 5 ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- The West Orange Fire Department is battling a blaze at 2 Kinzel Lane. According to officials, "The structure is a large wood frame private dwelling. The fire appears to have started in the basement, and has now communicated to the entire structure. The crews do not have the fire ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Two toy drives (one is Saturday and Sunday) and Santa giving gifts and posing for photos are happening in West Orange on Saturday, December 16. The West Orange High School basketball team is collecting new, unwrapped toys for children from 1–12 years old or gift card for their ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- A group of West Orange High School seniors, who have been playing in the band Rainbow Vision since sixth grade, just launched their new EP. The teens are a unique bunch and are all enrolled in Honors and AP classes. One of the lead singers and keyboardist, Emily Lossman, is ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- The West Orange Police and Fire Departments responded to 30 Park Drive South on a report of a structure fire on Tuesday, December 12. They entered the structure at approximately 10:30 a.m. According to officials, there was heavy smoke and fire. They removed an elderly male ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Various news agencies have recently reported that about 240 New Jersey police officers from more than 50 departments attended a training conference in Atlantic City in 2021. Seminars for police department personal training is not uncommon. However, the Atlantic City conference in ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo announced that a special Holiday Food Distribution will be held on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 9 a.m. at Codey Arena in the Essex County South Mountain Recreation Complex, 560 Northfield Avenue in West Orange. The event is rain or ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Dog owners, Dogtopia has been approved by the Planning Board as part of the new and improved West Orange Plaza at 235 Prospect Avenue. Dogtopia offers spa services, self-bathing facilities for owners to bathe their pets, holiday boarding, overnight boarding and doggy ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – On Thursday, December 7, Mayor McCartney celebrated the first night of Hanukkah with Rabbi Mendy Kasowitz, Rabbi Zwickler, Rabbi Tobin, Rabbi Spivak and Deputy Mayor Larry Rein by lighting a large Menorah in front of the Town Hall. Township Council members and residents from ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — There will be a special meeting for Older Adults in the township on Dec. 18 at 6:00 p.m. According to a press release, each speaker will have five minutes to “share questions, thoughts and ideas regarding the needs and overall quality of life of Older Adults in West ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Dr. Richard Grip, owner of Statistical Forecasting LLC, provided the town council with a student demographics report during Tuesday night’s meeting. He began by explaining that the demographic study was from November 2022 and that the purpose of the study was to project ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – During Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting, many residents offered input on the proposed studio redevelopment plan and council members discussed obtaining bids from other developers in addition to Matrix. Todd Dubovy, Council Member Sue Scarpa, Sheila Lefkowitz, Joyce Rudin, ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- West Orange Library Director David Cubie announced during Tuesday night's Town Council meeting that the new library will open on Monday, Dec. 11! Friends of the West Orange Library will hold a preview on Sunday, Dec. 10, from 1:45 to 4:00 p.m. COVID and regular construction ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Mayor McCartney, Town Council President Tammy Williams and Council Members Michelle Casalino and Asmeret Ghebremicael were on hand for the West Orange Senior Housing Community groundbreaking ceremony at 46 Mount Pleasant Avenue on December 1, 2023. Construction already began ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – RWJBarnabas Health is issuing a reminder to all New Jersey residents that blood and platelet donations are urgently needed to help combat a severe shortage statewide this winter. The shortage was initially driven by a surge in COVID HV. 1 cases and is expected to worsen due to an ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Joyce McGrath has been volunteering for her church since she was a teen. She remembers her parents and grandparents doing the same when she was growing up. Recently, she was surprised to receive a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for her more than 5,200 hours of volunteer ...
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - A Hackettstown man was charged with conspiracy and official misconduct with regard to a January 2021 incident at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, according to a release from the Office of the Attorney General Monday. Sgt. Matthew Faschan, 35, has been ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – David Goren grew up in West Orange in the 1970s until his family moved from New Jersey to Georgia before his senior year at Mountain High School. Goren, who lives in Alabama, works for a New Jersey company that brings him back to NJ every month or so. He shared how he became a ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Award-winning actor, producer and author Reese Witherspoon surprised students at Washington Elementary School with a surprise virtual visit to read her second-in-a-series children's book "Busy Betty and the Circus Surprise." The second in the "Busy Betty" series, "Busy Betty ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - West Orange Class of 2020 alum Elijah Millington will complete flight training with the United States Navy, graduating in May 2024 to become a Naval Aviator. Millington graduated from West Orange High School in 2020 and attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Life Christian Church (TLCC) in West Orange collected $30,000 worth of donations from congregants for its 16th annual Thanksgiving Basket Drive. According to a press release, “The week prior to Thanksgiving, a team of 60 volunteers sorted and packaged the baskets, each ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Alpert Group and West Orange township will be breaking ground on the new 100% affordable 65-unit West Orange Senior Housing Community located at the former library’s site on Friday, December 1 at 46 Mt. Pleasant Avenue. According to a press release, “The West Orange ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange began celebrating the holidays on November 26 with Santa’s Tour. The fun continues on December 2 as Washington School hosts a Holiday Open House from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Festivities include a pancake character breakfast, photos with Santa, arts and crafts, tours ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- The Essex County Prosecutor is investigating a truck crash that killed two people on the morning of Tuesday, November 28. According to WOPD spokesperson, "A fatal car crash involving a single vehicle occurred at 8:17 a.m on November 28, 2023, in the area of 111 Northfield ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Kicking the habit is hard and what works for one smoker may not work for another. Fortunately for New Jersey residents, free and personalized assistance and support is available through the Nicotine and Tobacco Recovery Program offered through the RWJBarnabas Health ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Resolution 384-23 on the recent town council meeting agenda, stated that cannabis companies Peace of Mind (POM) Construction and Yerrr Canna (YC) “lost site control of locations,” and the council has suspended their letters of support from the township but will reactivate the ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Ahlea Freeman graduated from West Orange High School (WOHS) in 2010. She moved to Wilmington, Delaware and went missing on Oct. 1. Her mother, relatives, friends and community activist Donna Jackson held a press conference at WOHS to spread the word. She was last seen in the 100 ...
