Patch reviews this week’s top stories in West Orange and Essex County.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will be among the local beneficiaries of millions of dollars in FEMA security funding.
New Jersey’s diners are the “cornerstones of gathering and good times,” 11th District congressional candidate Mikie Sherrill says.
If you think you’ve been seeing more electric cars on the roads of New Jersey, you’re right, according to a recent study.
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen may be breathing a little easier knowing that he faces one less opponent for his congressional seat in 2018.
West Orange will have to relocate the DPW and the Animal Shelter under the current version of the development plan, officials say.
A federal spending plan praised by Rep. Frelinghuysen includes money for a “physical barrier construction along the U.S. southern border.”
Parks in West Orange, East Orange and Orange will see improvements thanks to 2017 NJDEP Green Acres grants, officials say.
The mailing of third quarter property tax bills will be delayed in West Orange for 2017.
The grant will pay for new volleyball and futsal courts at Lafayette Park and improvements at Degnan Park, officials say.
Mikie Sherrill, an ex-Navy helicopter pilot and assistant U.S. attorney, will challenge Rodney Frelinghuysen in NJ’s 11th District.
It’s been years in the making, but West Orange finally has a set location for its skate park.
The new exhibit is located adjacent to the zoo’s Giraffe House, which recently suffered the loss of Hodari, an 18-foot tall Masai giraffe.
The Robert Pellet Leadership Award is the most prestigious award of the NJCCC, awarded only seven times in its history.
24 new U.S. citizens will take their Oaths of Allegiance on June 2. See their countries of origin and new hometowns here.
There’s good news for West Orange residents who want a traffic light at the intersection of Alisa Drive and Pleasant Valley Way.
Several Essex County officials say say their local commuters are frustrated with the ongoing delays.
The Thomas Edison National Historical Park brought $4.7 million to the Essex County economy in 2016, a federal report says.
Rodney Frelinghuysen hasn’t faced serious competition in the 11th District for decades. But an ex-Navy pilot says that she’s up to the task.