Here’s what you need to know about voting in the 2022 general election if you live in West Orange.
The Essex County Utilities Authority is now “debt-free.” Here’s why that matters for West Orange, officials say.
There are four candidates seeking to replace Mayor Robert Parisi: Joe Krakoviak, Cindy Matute-Brown, Susan McCartney and Bill Rutherford.
Patch posed four questions to Susan McCartney, one of the candidates running for mayor in West Orange in 2022. Here are her replies.
Patch posed four questions to Bill Rutherford, one of the candidates running for mayor in West Orange in 2022. Here are his replies.
A proposed state law would require home sellers and landlords to disclose if their property is at risk from floods, Sen. Richard Codey says.
The Oranges and Maplewood Branch NAACP will host a workshop on how to expunge court records on Oct. 13.
Advocates and volunteers counted the state’s homeless population on a single night last winter. Here’s how many they found in East Orange.
Candidates for mayor and town council in West Orange’s upcoming nonpartisan municipal election faced off at a debate forum.
The Township of West Orange will hold a tax lien sale for all unpaid delinquent taxes, sewer and other municipal charges.
There are four candidates running for mayor in West Orange. Here’s how many signatures each of them turned in, the town clerk’s office said.
Cynthia Johnson, an adjunct professor and a “victim of the housing crisis,” is running as an independent in New Jersey's 10th District.
Patch posed four questions to Cindy Matute-Brown, one of the candidates running for mayor in West Orange in 2022. Here are her replies.
“Homeownership is more than the American Dream – it is a key driver to a family's wealth,” a supporter of the proposed law said.
A community forum is planned for Oct. 23 for mayoral candidates in West Orange.
A bill sitting on Gov. Murphy’s desk would make it easier for families and nonprofits to buy homes at sheriff’s foreclosure sales in NJ.
Supporters say the law will boost nurses, doctors and staff. Critics say it will put a huge burden on hospitals and other providers.
Asmeret Ghebremicael: “My platform is quite simple – I care about West Orange.”
November is getting closer, and so is West Orange’s nonpartisan municipal election. Here are some candidates you may see on the ballot.
Adam Kraemer is the Republican nominee for Essex County executive in 2022. Here are the top issues voters should be thinking about, he says.
The board is scheduled to tackle several items, including an application for campus redevelopment at Daughters of Israel.
Thousands of deer have been killed over the past decade as part of an annual cull, which was canceled in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.
A Democratic lawmaker has found common ground with a Republican peer: fighting back against car theft “gangs” that prey on teens.
New Jersey is getting $228 million in federal dollars for storm recovery and disaster mitigation in the areas Ida hit hardest.
A CDC recommendation has triggered a return of masks at township buildings in West Orange. See local case, hospitalization and death totals.
There’s a financial black hole in New Jersey, and it’s sucking money out of the pockets of local taxpayers, a state watchdog agency says.
Robert Parisi isn’t running for mayor again in 2022. Four people have expressed interest in replacing him.
Update: The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. Activists plan to hold a protest in South Orange on Friday evening.
Budget season continues to roll onward in West Orange, with a "return to normal" on the horizon after the pandemic, an official said.
Imani Oakley and Akil Khalfani are challenging Donald Payne Jr. for the Democratic Party nomination. Learn more about each candidate here.
Plan to vote in the primary election? Here’s what you should know if you live in West Orange.
The West Orange school budget will have a tax increase for local homeowners. Learn what the municipal budget will hold in store on May 31.
Supporters say the bill would help to reel in the “exorbitant” prices of medicine. But a business advocacy group is against it – here’s why.
A city program in East Orange is helping residents to buy their first homes by giving them deferred payment loans of up to $25,000.
Some have PTSD. Others are victims of "don’t ask, don’t tell," or got busted for smoking a joint — and it cost them their VA benefits.
Essex County is closing its coronavirus vaccination and testing center in West Orange and moving it to Livingston.
The school and municipal budgets in West Orange are nearing the finish line. Here's the latest on public hearings for both.
A proposal to build a storage facility near Crystal Lake in West Orange has been derailed, advocates say.
A public hearing for the 2022 West Orange municipal budget will take place in May.
A wave of federal funding will be put to good use in West Orange, U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill says.