Essex County Juvenile Detention Center Receives Award

WEST ORANGE, NJ - West Orange Police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing West Orange resident. Paul Geiger, Jr., 82, was last seen on Oct. 19, at 10:30 a.m.

At that time, he left his residence in West Orange and was traveling to an appointment at another West Orange address, but he never arrived.

Geiger is described as being 6-foot, 2-inches tall, 179 pounds with a light ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - The top-seeded West Orange girls soccer team advanced in the opening round of the Essex County Tournament with a 6-0 victory over 17th-seeded Science Park on Thursday.

Natalie Nevins scored two goals and assisted on two others for undefeated West Orange (11-0-2), which built a 4-0 lead by halftime. Emma Mitchell scored two goals and Katherine Urgiles and Nyah Harper each ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A separation agreement in which West Orange Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Rutzky has agreed to voluntarily resign from his employment with the district was approved during a special meeting of the West Orange Board of Education (WOBOE) on Friday morning.

In accordance with state law, the WOBOE will provide three months' pay for each year remaining on Rutzky’s current ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — During a special meeting being held on Oct. 19 at 9 a.m., the West Orange Board of Education (WOBOE) will vote on a resolution that would terminate the employment relationship with Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Rutzky.

According to the resolution as written in the Oct. 19 meeting agenda, the board and Rutzky agree that it is in both parties’ best interest to terminate ...

WEST ORANGE/LIVINGSTON, NJ - (Updated at 4:40 p.m.) A jackknifed tractor-trailer Thursday afternoon was causing massive delays on I-280 in West Orange. Two other local accidents in Livingston were adding to the congestion in the area.

According to BNN (Breaking News Network) and 511nj.org, the accident, which happened shortly before 4 p.m., occurred on the eastbound side of the highway, in the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Following a second public meeting held in Livingston last week to discuss the current plans for how to spend the $1 million currently allotted toward the revitalization of Riker Hill Art Park (RHAP) in Livingston, some of the priorities, such as improving the safety and accessibility of the entrance at the intersection of Beaufort Avenue and Homestead Drive, are already ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Following an executive session held on Monday evening to address time-sensitive legal and personnel matters, the West Orange Board of Education (WOBOE) determined on Wednesday that an additional executive session is needed and will be held on 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 19.

In order to be in compliance with the Open Public Meeting Act’s requirement of allowing at least 48-hours ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - One week after blowing out Verona with ease, the West Orange boys soccer team got all it could handle from Verona in the opening round of the Essex County Tournament on Wednesday.

The fourth-seeded Mountaineers survived, but they needed a penalty kick shootout round to do it. After 13th-seeded Verona fought West Orange to a 1-1 tie through regulation and two 10-minute ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange Chamber of Commerce (WOCC), in collaboration with the Essex County Office of Small Business Development and Affirmative Action, will host a lunch and learn workshop for small business owners from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25 at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange.

Attendees will hear from several speakers, including Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr., Essex ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The Essex County Prosector's Office Special Victims Unit and the Maplewood Police Department are investigating the home invasion and sexual assault of a woman on Tuesday in Maplewood, according to a press release on Wednesday from Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Maplewood Police Chief Police Chief Jim DeVaul.

The woman, age 24,  first encountered ...