WEST ORANGE, NJ – Teachers from each of West Orange’s eleven public schools packed the West Orange High School (WOHS) library at a board of education meeting on Sept. 26 to convey their disenchantment with the way contract negotiations have been conducted as well as what many called the board members’ “lack of respect” for teachers.

Mark Maniscalco, president of ...

ROXBURY, NJ - An evening of musical entertainment for the whole family will feature the West Orange High School Marching Band on Saturday, Sept. 24 at the eighth-annual Roxbury Marching Band Classic. 

The Roxbury Classic, an annual competition of local and regional high school marching bands, is an opportunity to experience a diverse range of performances ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Golda Och Academy is determined to develop and maintain a welcoming environment that is accepting and inclusive of all, regardless of a student, teacher, staff member or parent's sexual orientation and/or gender identity. As a result, the school has recently taken a number of steps to ensure that its policies and buildings reflect this message—including ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The recently completed Gregory Elementary School bus lane construction project was part of a successful first day of school in West Orange on Sept. 6.

The newly installed driveway for buses only is located in front of the school. Buses will enter and exit the driveway heading north on Gregory Avenue. The former bus drop, located on Lowell Avenue, has become the ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – With West Orange teachers working without a contract for more than one year, the West Orange Education Association (WOEA) membership in all the township’s schools voted to approve an action that “tenured staff will not be volunteering at Back to School this year, unless and until serious progress has been made towards a settlement and towards the restoration of ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — To kick off the 2016-2017 West Orange High School football season, the high school is hosting its WOHS Mountaineer Fan Fest on Sept. 23 at the WOHS baseball field from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The high school invites the community to meet the mascot, have fun in the bouncy houses and enjoy games and prizes as fans cheer on the Mountaineer Football team before game time at ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The number of candidates running for the West Orange Board of Education in November is down to six after Susan Freivald announced her withdrawal from the race on Sept. 8.

In an official statement on Thursday, Freivald announced that she is pregnant and would miss most of the budget process if elected, but said she remains as “motivated as ever” to continue ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - The following is an announcement from Superintendent Jeffrey Rutzky regarding busing for the start of the 2016-2017 school year on Sept. 6.

2016-2017 Transportation Update

In-District:

For in-district students, all bus passes will be mailed to the parents/guardians of eligible students by August 24, 2016. Please ensure that your child is at the designated bus stop ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – While students slept in late and played Pokémon GO, work continued at West Orange High School.

Even as sports teams practiced, Summer Enrichment classes filled the halls with future high school students, and teachers prepared for September, custodial services cleaned, polished and waxed the school. This week marks the return of the marching band, whose practices ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — More than 100 local scouts participating, more than twice the number from previous years, volunteers from packs in West Orange, Livingston, West Caldwell, Verona, East Orange, Maplewood, Montclair, Short Hills, Millburn and Newark recently collaborated on the annual CubMobile Derby in Maplewood.

In the CubMobile Derby, Scouts use gravity to race down the hill at Memorial ...