The ordinance involves five-year payment in lieu of tax agreements in the township.
The West Orange Town Council didn’t advance a proposal that would have allowed billboards near a stretch of Interstate 280.
Adam Kraemer is the only Republican candidate to file for Essex County executive in the June primary election.
The agenda includes professional service contracts, proposed ordinances and a cannabis license.
There will be NO regular trash or recycling pickup. The next trash pick up will be June 2 for trash and bulk trash.
A “highly pathogenic” avian influenza was confirmed in Michigan. Essex County officials are taking precautions to protect birds at the zoo.
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President Biden signed a $1.5 trillion spending bill, and it contains $250,000 to pay for improvements at Degnan Park in West Orange.
The West Orange PD was one of several in the county that didn’t see any major discipline cases last year, according to a report.
SAVE THE DATES!! The 2022 Junior Public Safety Academy will take place June 27-July 1, 2022 this year! Spend a week learning from the We ...
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission awarded rebates to towns in its service area as part of its Municipal Rebate Incentive Program.
West Orange residents with business at Town Hall are urged to keep their business brief and call ahead when possible.
Masking inside Township buildings is optional for employees and the public. The rear handicap door and the main front door at Town Hall ...
A group of activists rallied in front of West Orange’s town hall as part of a student-led demonstration for “climate action.”
There will be regular trash and bulk trash pick up. There will be regular Jitney service
A member of the West Orange Environmental Commission recaps some recent actions done to improve the town.
Four council members got a “D,” and one got a “C” from Our Green West Orange. Here’s what a councilwoman had to say in response.
“The climate crisis is threatening us,” one youth said. “Some of our friends have literally lost their homes.”
The health care industry is “volatile,” a pair of senators say. A proposed law would protect workers when mergers take place.
Not a single one of the 56 cannabis licenses that have been awarded in New Jersey has gone to a Black entrepreneur, advocates allege.
It's no secret property taxes are high in New Jersey. Here’s how much West Orange homeowners are paying.
The Essex County Correctional Facility Civilian Task Force will discuss special housing units at the prison on Jan. 29.
A federal coronavirus testing site in East Orange will stay open until Jan. 24 because of “high demand and need” in the area.
The Commuter Jitney WILL NOT run. There WILL be Trash and Recycling Pick Up
The Essex County unemployment rate improved recently, according to the newest figures.
Former governor Richard Codey has been tapped for his latest assignment in a long political career: deputy senate president pro tempore.
Over the past decade, thousands of animals have been killed as part of the county's annual deer management program.
A nationwide day of action is being planned to “remember the insurrection” and honor those who died, including an event in Essex County.
Gov. Murphy: A new mega COVID-19 testing site will help get a handle on just how bad an “omicron tsunami” is impacting the Garden State.
The CDC is bringing a free coronavirus testing site to New Jersey to help slow the spread of COVID-19, including the omicron variant.
Who will represent West Orange in Congress for the next 10 years? Here’s how “redistricting” will affect the township.
Mayor: “As we come to the holidays, we are preparing to begin the new year the same way we began this year – with COVID cases on the rise.”
A $3.7 million expansion at the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo’s Asia-themed exhibit is moving forward.
East Orange Fire Chief Andre Williams has been placed on paid leave amid accusations of harassment, a report says.
The Essex County unemployment rate improved somewhat, according to the newest figures.
ZOOM info to follow
Assemblywoman Mila Jasey: “College is stressful enough without having to worry about where your next meal will come from.”
Next Regular Planning Board Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 2/2 at 7:30 p.m.
Paul DeGroot is one of several challengers running against Rep. Mikie Sherrill. His first two chosen battlegrounds? SALT and Ida.