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March 16, 2024

WEST ORANGE, NJ -- First ballot Grammy nominated R&B artist Carl Brister will release his debut country music single "Will Be Spring Again" on March 22, 2024. Inspired by Carl's own true story, "Will Be Spring Again" is a toe-tapping song of hope that can be sung every day of the year. Carl's, ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - STOP! If you are reading this and you are ready to purchase canned whipped cream and green creme de menthe, you have been abused.  I am sorry, but the Irish coffees you have been served in your life (perhaps in a margarita-based bar?  perhaps a chain restaurant?) have been ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ -- On Saturday, March 9, at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, West Orange native, Sandy Guerrero, earned her third time All-American wrestler status. She is the senior captain of the #9-ranked New Jersey City University (NJCU) Women’s Wrestling program run by ...

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At a state Senate budget hearing earlier this week, advocates for the media and transparency voiced their concerns about proposed changes to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, and by Friday, March 15, the measure had been put on hold. Bill A-4045 was to be heard in committee on Thursday, ...

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MONTCLAIR, NJ - Thousands of people flocked to a church in Montclair to observe hundreds of sacred relics on display. According to the Archdiocese of Newark, on February 24, nearly 200 sacred relics connected to Jesus Christ, the Holy Family, and a host of saints were showcased at Our Lady of ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ – Environmental Commission member Joe Berwin shared a slideshow at the Town Council meeting summarizing a meeting that the commission had in conjunction with town council members to determine what to include in the new Tree Ordinance. Berwin said, “We brought a lot of data to the ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ – During Tuesday night’s town council meeting, Mayor Susan McCartney read a proclamation in honor of the fire department’s 130th anniversary: On March 6, 1891, the West Orange Fire Department was organized by the appointment of Foreman Owen Kennedy, Driver John Higgins, Assistant ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – The woman who had bellied up to the counter was very pregnant and very hungry, but couldn’t cover the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich she had ordered. The man behind the register gruffly insisted that she cough up the $12.61 for the food. When bystander Violet Robinson heard their ...

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NEW JERSEY – National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is observed in March with the goal of spreading information about the lifesaving benefits of early detection.  “Colon cancer is the second leading cancer death in men and women, but it is also the most preventable and, if detected early, ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange ShopRite was one of two stores that sold a lottery ticket valued at $554,194 on Monday, March 11. New Jersey Lottery officials reported that two tickets matched the five numbers picked and the two people who chose the numbers will each receive half of Jersey Cash ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Reported bias incidents at Rutgers-New Brunswick more than doubled in 2023 from the previous year, according to statistics released by state officials. There were 77 reported bias incidents in 2023, up from the 36 that were reported in 2022, according to data from Attorney ...

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TRENTON — Advocates for transparency and open government testified Monday, March 11, against an overhaul to the state’s Open Public Records Act as government interests lauded the measure. The bill (S-2930), which if passed would be the first major update to the state’s public records law in over ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ - The 71st Annual West Orange St. Patrick's Day Parade highlighted not only the Irish community, but the diversity of all residents as it wound its way along Main Street on March 10. Residents and visitors to town lined the streets to see marching bands, schools, bagpipers, ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange Arts Council (WOAC), in partnership with the Visual and Performing Arts Program at West Orange High School (WOHS), presents the work of Advanced Placement Studio Art students: Daniella Aghahowa Justice Cillo Smith Damien Delisca, Destiny Dimitrova Ryan ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Town Council is meeting Tuesday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. Some of the agenda items include Approving an agreement to retain Joseph Wenzel, Esq. as Municipal Court Prosecutor Approving new flooring for the West Orange Police Department Street improvements Awarding ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Before West Orange's St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 10, Daniel Cunningham is leading a group of volunteers to clean up the parade route. They will be picking up litter on Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers will meet at 80 Main St. Cunningham reported, "We ...

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The Center for Politics and Race in America at Rutgers-Newark is now the Sheila Y. Oliver Center for Race in Politics in America. University officials, along with state and local officials, renamed the school at a ceremony attended by family members of the late lieutenant governor on Friday, ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ -- West Orange's 71st St. Patrick's Day parade is Sunday, March 10. Main Street will be closed from Eagle Rock Avenue to Northfield Avenue from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There's no access to side roads. The parade begins at West Orange Town Hall, 66 Main Street, at 12:15 ...

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ASBURY PARK, NJ – The Sea.Hear.Now Festival is poised to electrify the shores of Asbury Park once again this September 14th and 15th, with music legend Bruce Springsteen headlining the event's second night. This appearance marks a significant milestone as Springsteen's first headline performance at ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ -- On Saturday, March 9, the township will host its first annual Ramadan Crescent Lighting at Town Hall, 66 Main Street from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Township officials invite residents to, "Join us with your family and friends to celebrate the beginning of the blessed month of ...

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ASBURY PARK, NJ - In June 2024, New Jersey is set to welcome back the North to Shore Festival for its second year, promising to eclipse its inaugural success with a vast array of performances and events spread across three of its most vibrant cities. After attracting hundreds of thousands of ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ – This year, the West Orange Recreation Department’s fifth grade basketball team was undefeated!! Coaches Michael Gordon, Corey Jones and Damien Betances are very proud of their team members who played hard during each game and won. The players have become close friends and have ...

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Nutraceutical recalls about 102,100 Heritage Store Hydrogen Peroxide Mouthwash due to risk of poisoning, announced the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recalled mouthwash contains ethanol in a concentration which must be in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ – Downtown Alliance Executive Director Meg Brill presented the organization's budget at a recent town council meeting. She began with their website, “We've jumped a great deal in our social media reach on Facebook, Instagram and our website and have three times the number of users.” ...

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MONTCLAIR, NJ - Todd Huffman, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center, has been honored as CFO of the Year by Ardent Health Services. This prestigious award is given yearly to a CFO who ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ – During the February 27 town council meeting, several residents told Town Council President Bill Rutherford and the rest of the council that they were sorry that the council had to experience the shocking and horrifying White Supremacist Zoom Bomb during the February 13 meeting.

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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The second of two American Bald Eagle eggs have hatched in the nest high atop a 90-foot Sycamore tree in a wooded area along the Raritan River at Duke Farms. The adult Eagle caring for the two hatchlings has been busy feeding them bits of raw fish and hunkering down over them ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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