WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kelly Elementary School students, parents and teachers recently participated in National Walk to School Day for the sixth consecutive year in order to promote healthy exercise and bring attention to the need for safe streets.

The goal of National Walk to School Day, which was started in 1997, is to raise awareness and support for the health, community and ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – This year’s West Orange High School student liaisons to the West Orange Board of Education (WOBOE) were officially introduced during a recent board meeting, marking the second year that student representation has been included at regular meetings.

Last year’s team of Sessina Dani and Aarushi Bhatnagar made an important impact on last year’s board ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kaia Baker and Julian Lee were recently crowned the 2019 West Orange High School (WOHS) Homecoming King and Queen after school administration selected the candidates and seniors voted for the winners.

Baker, escorted by Gustav Hall during the homecoming football game, is president of the student council, president of the WOHS Unity Club, co-captain of the ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Identity theft, theft by deception and fraud were among the cases that the West Orange Police Department fielded in the first two weeks of October.

On Oct. 6, a West Orange resident reported to police a fraudulently filed W-2 tax form and wages. The person told police that in September he received a letter from the Social Security Administration requesting more ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange Fire Department (WOFD) was recently awarded a FY2018 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) in the amount of $293,274.54 for the replacement of 44 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), 88 carbon-wrapped air cylinders and 88 face pieces that have reached obsolescence.

The new equipment will be ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — During a ceremony held on at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, the West Orange Police Department recently celebrated the promotions of three officers, who were officially sworn in by Mayor Robert Parisi with respective family members holding the bible.

West Orange Police Chief James Abbott is pictured above with the promoted officers, including (left to ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — With a 12-0 record in division play and a 17-3 overall, the West Orange High School girls volleyball team captured its third division title last week with a victory over Columbia.

"Columbia gave us a battle during the first set—the score 35-33," said West Orange head coach Jackie Cruz. "Our girls looked more composed during the second ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ -- The West Orange girls soccer team scored two goals in the first half and went on to a 3-0 victory over Montclair-Kimberley on Monday.

Natalie Nevins scored one goal and assisted on the other two, Kaya Schultz had a goal and an assist and Kiley Capstraw scored a goal for the Mountaineers (12-3).

Cassidy Joyce made three saves for West Orange, which had a 13-3 shooting ...

WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Livingston girls soccer team, seeded third, defeated second-seeded West Orange in the semifinal round of the Essex County Tournament Tuesday night.

Livingston (12-2) will meet top-seeded Montclair in the county championship game Saturday at 5 p.m. at Livingston High School. Montclair beat Mount St. Dominic, 3-1, in Tuesday's other ECT semifinal.

Less that two ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — After a successful first Barktober Halloween Dog Parade in 2018, the members of the “West Orange Dogs” Facebook group who organized the inaugural event decided to make it an annual community affair. This year’s event, hosted by the West Orange Farmers Market, will be held on Saturday at 80 Main Street from 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in support of the ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – After a recent council meeting where Councilwoman Susan McCartney announced West Orange Township’s partnership with Second Chance Toys as part of its recertification with Sustainable Jersey in order “keep plastic out of landfills,” residents were invited to “shop and swap” donated toys that have been dropped off at the township’s newly ...

NEWARK, NJ — As part of the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ 2019 Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in September, West Orange resident and former township council member Victor Cirilo was among those honored for their history of giving back to the Hispanic community.

“Victor Cirilo worked hard for decades to develop his reputation,” West Orange ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange Chamber of Commerce (WOCC), in collaboration with the Essex County Office of Small Business Development and Affirmative Action (SBDAA), is hosting a lunch-and-learn workshop for small business owners from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Turtle Back Zoo.

Attendees will hear from several guests, including: 

Joe N. DiVincenzo, Jr., ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ – Levine, Jacobs & Company, LLC, a Livingston-based accounting firm Is pleased to announce that prides itself on its teamwork abilities, where “every account receives the talent and expertise of the whole firm,” has announced that Keith J. Fischer, CPA, CGMA, CMEC has joined the firm as manager.

With two decades of accounting experience, Fischer brings ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) for Medicare health coverage begins on Oct. 15 and continues until Dec. 7.

During this time, people may make changes to certain aspects of their Medicare health coverage:

Change from one Medicare Advantage Plan to another Medicare Advantage Plan.
Change from a Medicare Advantage Plan to Original Medicare.
Change from ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — After a successful first Barktober Halloween Dog Parade in 2018, the members of the “West Orange Dogs” Facebook group who organized the inaugural event decided to make it an annual community affair. This year’s event, hosted by the West Orange Farmers Market, will be held on Saturday at 80 Main Street from 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in support of the ...

MILLBURN, NJ — Paper Mill Playhouse and the company of "Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz" recently supported “Spirit Day 2019” as a means of speaking out against LGBTQ bullying and standing with LGBTQ youth, who disproportionately face bullying and harassment because of their identities.

According to those involved, pledging to "go purple" on Spirit ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — More than 75 elementary and middle school students joined with the West Orange High School (WOHS) Marching Band on last weekend for the fifth annual District Band Night, held under the lights at WOHS Suriano Stadium.

Musicians from West Orange elementary and middle schools were grouped according to their instruments with marching band members in the stands. Students and ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Mayor Robert Parisi was recently a guest on the cable TV show “The Giblin Report,” a half-hour program hosted by New Jersey Assemblyman 34th District Thomas P. Giblin.

In a segment filmed on Oct. 11 at Montclair State University’s School of Communication and Media, Parisi became part of an elite group of guests that has previously ...

NEWARK, NJ — As part of the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ 2019 Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in September, West Orange resident and former township council member Victor Cirilo was among those honored for their history of giving back to the Hispanic community.

“Victor Cirilo worked hard for decades to develop his reputation,” West Orange ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kelly Elementary School students, parents and teachers recently participated in National Walk to School Day for the sixth consecutive year in order to promote healthy exercise and bring attention to the need for safe streets.

The goal of National Walk to School Day, which was started in 1997, is to raise awareness and support for the health, community and ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Public Schools district is offering all district parents and the extended community an opportunity to attend "Raising Resilient Teens in Challenging Times," a presentation providing information on the warning signs of suicide, on Oct. 24 at Roosevelt Middle School from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The free program is being held in ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ –Hundreds gathered at The Waterfront on the South Mountain Reservation in West Orange last weekend to support the Alzheimer’s Association in its Essex-Hudson-Union version of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care.

“It was a beautiful day, and the community rose up over 1,000 ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – After a recent council meeting where Councilwoman Susan McCartney announced West Orange Township’s partnership with Second Chance Toys as part of its recertification with Sustainable Jersey in order “keep plastic out of landfills,” residents were invited to “shop and swap” donated toys that have been dropped off at the township’s newly ...