December 23, 2013 at 5:03 PM
WEST ORANGE, NJ - The Essex County Juvenile Detention Facility has been selected as the Facility of the Year by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.
Only one facility from the 500 jails, prisons and juvenile confinement facilities participating in the NCCHC national accreditation program is selected.
By TAPINTO SUMMIT STAFF
July 19, 2018WEST ORANGE, NJ - Two doctors with local roots—Dr. Dana Ortiz and Dr. Anne-Marie Tang—are set to join the Rubino OB/GYN Group of talented practitioners, effective Aug. 6.
Dr. Ortiz, a local resident from West Orange, will work in the flagship West Orange and Clark offices, and Dr. Tang, with roots in Whippany, will see patients in the newly renovated Madison and ...
By ALAN GROSSMAN
July 18, 2018WEST ORANGE, NJ – A resolution to award the West Orange refuse and recycling collection contract to Suburban Disposal for a five-year period at $2,867,554 a year was adopted at Tuesday’s West Orange Township Council. According to the council, this number is an increase of 65 percent per year over the prior contract with this company.
Council members Michelle Casalino, Victor Cirilo ...
By ALAN GROSSMAN
July 18, 2018WEST ORANGE, NJ — Plans are moving ahead to build a new “Bubble” at West Orange High School that will expand the athletic usefulness of what has been primarily a weight-room area, Superintendent Jeffrey Rutzky announced on Monday.
At this week’s West Orange Board of Education (WOBOE) meeting, Rutzky said that bids are opening this week to put up a new, state-of-the-art ...
By ALAN GROSSMAN
July 17, 2018WEST ORANGE, NJ – After years of being underfunded according to its current student enrollment, the West Orange Public Schools will receive approximately $3.5 million in equalization aid from the state this year, West Orange Board of Education (WOBOE) member Sandra Mordecai announced on Monday.
Mordecai explained that this additional funding is coming after years of advocating for full ...
By TAPINTO LIVINGSTON STAFF
July 17, 2018LIVINGSTON, NJ — Parents of infants through preschoolers are invited to a July 28 open house at the West Essex YMCA’s Peanut Shell Early Learning Center from 9 a.m. to noon.
The state-licensed Peanut Shell provides full-and part-time childcare for families in Livingston, West Orange, Roseland, the Caldwells and surrounding communities. It is the only childcare center in ...
By BIANCA PRIETO
July 16, 2018WEST ORANGE – A West Orange man was stabbed Sunday evening during an attack in The Valley section of the township, according to officials.
Police were called the 300 block of Valley Road around 5:45 p.m. on a report of an aggravated assault. The 28-year-old victim was stabbed during an attack by a group of individuals who later fled the scene, according to township spokeswoman Susan ...
By DANIELLE SANTOLA
July 16, 2018LIVINGSTON, NJ — Levine, Jacobs & Company, LLC, was recently honored as one of New Jersey’s "Champions of Good Works" by Commerce magazine and Commerce & Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ).
The Livingston-based accounting firm, was selected for its 2017 "Food Drive" initiative, which supports two local food pantries: ...
By GUERRERO MARTIAL ARTS
July 12, 2018Guerrero Marital Arts is now offering an 8-week summer camp for summer 2018!
Pick which weeks you want!
Camp Weeks are:
July 16, July 23, July 30, August 6, August 13, August 20, August 27
Includes the following:
Fitness
Fun (through Sports, Play and Games)
Field Trips (may cost extra)
Life Lessons
Reading Time
Martial Arts
A great place to ...
NUTLEY, NJ — Save while looking sharp! 20% off all summer wear an extra 10% savings for Military, Veterans and all first responders at Bucco Couture, 187 Franklin Avenue in Nutley, with the launch of some new products such as our tracksuit line, crushed cotton drawstring pants and jeans.
We also carry Bugatchi and Rober Graham casual wear as well as stretch high V-neck ...
By REBECCA PANICO
July 14, 2018NEWARK, NJ - Amazon will get a payroll tax break at a cost of $1 billion to the city should the company open its second headquarters in Newark, according to one of two ordinances approved by the Newark City Council council to sweeten the deal for the corporate giant and stand out among other locations vying for Amazon’s so-called HQ2.
“The City Council has brought Newark a ...
Wed, August 15, 10:00 AM
Cancer Center Resource Room, Belleville
Sat, August 25, 2:00 PM
Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center (OSPAC), West Orange
Sat, September 1, 8:30 AM
Brookdale Park, Montclair
Arts & Entertainment Business & Finance Education Food & Drink Giving Back Health & Wellness
By CHERYL MERKLINGER & JENNIFER BUESSER
The West Orange PAL Spring Travel Baseball season started with a cold front. Practices began indoors in January with teams practicing two nights a week working on conditioning and baseball fundamentals. Once the snow had melted teams began battling the cold and working outdoors, with three or four practices a week in addition to their games.
And the hard work and dedication paid off! All ...
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
July 15, 2018CALDWELL, NJ — All Essex County residents, mayors and councils, law enforcement members, school officials, clergy members, civic organizations and more are invited to join in the next Essex County Opioid Use Prevention Task Force meeting on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. to discuss how the Essex County communities can join work together to eradicate this epidemic.
The meeting will be held at the ...
By JOHN CHRISTMANN
How much wood wouldn’t a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck woodn’t?
Enough already.
I get it. It is an easy mistake to make, misusing would and wouldn’t. It happens to me all the time.
“Honey, when I said I didn’t see any reason why I would go to the ballet, I meant to say I couldn’t see ...
