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Photo Gallery: Run/walk surpasses fundraising goal: The 15th Annual STOP For Nikhil Run/Walk/Bike Ride was held Sunday, ...
09/26/2025

Photo Gallery: Run/walk surpasses fundraising goal: The 15th Annual STOP For Nikhil Run/Walk/Bike Ride was held Sunday, Sept. 21, at 8 a.m. at West

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WOHS football team stays red-hot: WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football team had a busy stretch, playin...
09/26/2025

WOHS football team stays red-hot: WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football team had a busy stretch, playing three games

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West Orange teen pitches in to help out N.C. hurricane victims: WEST ORANGE — Five female students from Morris and Essex...
09/22/2025

West Orange teen pitches in to help out N.C. hurricane victims: WEST ORANGE — Five female students from Morris and Essex county schools, travelled to North Carolina this summer

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Shoes draw attention to mental health: Kenny Baker was kind-hearted, a star swimmer on two swim teams, and a lifeguard a...
09/21/2025

Shoes draw attention to mental health: Kenny Baker was kind-hearted, a star swimmer on two swim teams, and a lifeguard at the local YMCA.

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GenMix event is fun for all ages: A party for all ages was recently held at West Orange High School. The West Orange Dep...
09/14/2025

GenMix event is fun for all ages: A party for all ages was recently held at West Orange High School. The West Orange Department of Senior Services, in collaboration with the West Orange Public Schools, held their first intergenerational event recently. The celebration was in honor of both Grandparent’s Day and Intergenerational Month. The theme of the GenMix (Generational Mixer) was “Bridging […]

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Lemur island to replace old sea lion exhibit at Turtle Back Zoo: WEST ORANGE — Work has begun to repurpose the former Se...
09/10/2025

Lemur island to replace old sea lion exhibit at Turtle Back Zoo: WEST ORANGE — Work has begun to repurpose the former Sea Lion Sound Exhibit at Turtle Back Zoo into an island habitat for lemurs. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced last week that work had begun and that the new exhibit will continue Essex County’s commitment to working with the Association of Zoos […]

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Recycling has gone to the dogs: Local dogs just got some new toys made from old material. Essex County Executive Joseph ...
09/07/2025

Recycling has gone to the dogs: Local dogs just got some new toys made from old material. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. joined with representatives of ShopRite and TerraCycle on Wednesday, Aug. 27 to announce new dog park equipment made from recyclable materials has been donated by ShopRite to the Essex County South Mountain Dog Park in Maplewood/Millburn. The […]

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Grandmaster takes on 25: Grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra elevated the bar at the West Orange Chess Club in a Simultaneous C...
09/06/2025

Grandmaster takes on 25: Grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra elevated the bar at the West Orange Chess Club in a Simultaneous Chess Exhibition held at the Toby Katz Community Center on Aug. 19. Mishra is the youngest-ever player to achieve the title of Chess Grandmaster. He accomplished this feat at the age of 12 in June 2021. Mishra was born in […]

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Bruce Williams headlines Jazz Festival: The 18th annual Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center West Orange Jazz Festival...
08/30/2025

Bruce Williams headlines Jazz Festival: The 18th annual Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center West Orange Jazz Festival is scheduled for Sept. 20. The festival will open this year with a free Kids Jazz concert featuring drummer Jerome Jennings and be hosted by Monifa Brown, radio host of WBGO’s “Saturday Evening Jazz” and “Hard Bop Café” programs. The seven-hour line-up features […]

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Amistad Teacher of the Year is awarded: WEST ORANGE — Redwood Elementary School second grade teacher Joy Burnett was awa...
08/24/2025

Amistad Teacher of the Year is awarded: WEST ORANGE — Redwood Elementary School second grade teacher Joy Burnett was awarded the New Jersey Amistad Exemplary K-8 Teacher of the Year Award on Aug. 7 at the Summer Curriculum Institute at Stockton University Ocean Campus in Atlantic City. The award was established by the New Jersey Legislature and signed into law by Gov. […]

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Reimagined kinetoscopes workshop in the Black Maria: WEST ORANGE — Film lovers recently had the opportunity to star in t...
08/23/2025

Reimagined kinetoscopes workshop in the Black Maria: WEST ORANGE — Film lovers recently had the opportunity to star in their own film – 1800s style! Thomas Edison National Historical Park recently hosted a hands-on workshop and demonstration on historic film making techniques in the Black Maria. The Black Maria is a replica, constructed in 1954, of the world’s first motion picture studio. […]

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Arts Council shows off some groovy art: Taking a cue from the unveiling of a historical marker for David Cassidy, the We...
08/16/2025

Arts Council shows off some groovy art: Taking a cue from the unveiling of a historical marker for David Cassidy, the West Orange Arts Council decided to hold a Summer Lovin’ Artsy Grooves & Good Vibes 1970s-themed pop-up exhibition. WOAC board member Tammy Williams said they had an open call for local artists and more than 20 responded in 10 days. The […]

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