Orange News

The Church of the Immaculate Conception in Montclair will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fr.

MONTCLAIR - A man and woman found shot to death in a township park "had a dating relationship," according to a statement issued today by Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray.

Authorities are investigating after a woman and her boyfriend were found shot to death near a playground in a New Jersey Park Thursday night, police and relatives said.

East Orange Mayor Robert Bowser, pictured in a March 2010 file photo, is seeking a fifth term in a hotly contested primary election on June 4. EAST ORANGE - Mayor Robert Bowser said his re-election campaign will not be derailed by the "no confidence" vote that he received earlier this week from a majority of East Orange City Council members who ... (more)

The 3rd Annual Downtown After Sundown Concert Series will kick off Friday, according to the South Orange Village Center Alliance .

The extremely popular biennial "Gems of South Orange" House Tour, presented by the South Orange Historical and Preservation Society , returns Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Six beautiful and distinctive homes representing a range of styles will be on view.

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. speaks with 'Jungle' Jack Hanna during a visit by the celebrity zoologist to Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange on Friday, May 10.

Newark police and the Essex County Prosecutor's office are investigating the carjacking of an off-duty Orange police officer.

ESSEX COUNTY - Voters in South Orange elected three new village trustees in today's non-partisan municipal elections while voters in Cedar Grove and Verona largely supported their incumbent council members.

Local inspectors cited 11 restaurants in West Orange in the last year for health code violations, giving the eateries a 'conditionally satisfactory' rating, according to township records.

Major donors and leaders of Greater MetroWest Jewish day schools came together on May 3 for a "Day School Showcase" bus tour of three schools, followed by a luncheon featuring Yossi Prager, executive director for North America of the AVI CHAI Foundation.

Even when their attention is on a singer or speaker, or they are simply absorbed in conversation with those who share their traumatic history, the Holocaust survivors who attend Cafe Europa gatherings in Elizabeth or South Orange are also the focus of attention themselves.

The Spring season is an excellent time to explore Millburn and many of its major assets that surely includes La Pergola, a beautifully appointed restaurant on Essex Street.

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ The Municipal Election for three Village Trustee positions is Tuesday, May 14.

A 51-year-old was arrested Sunday afternoon after he allegedly smashed the windows of a Main Street restaurant with a crowbar, West Orange police said.

The West Orange School District Summer Enrichment Program brochure for 2013 has been distributed to all elementary and Middle Schools and is available for review at: This successful program has run for several years and is staffed with District Educators, Nurses and other professionals.

West Orange schoolchildren attending the Washington Elementary School will be the beneficiaries of a new state Department of Agriculture program to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to students during the 2013-14 school year, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher said Monday.

South Orange, NJ Midtown Direct Rep will present a reading of the play Imaginary Love by Kait Kerrigan as part of Midtown Direct Rep's recently launched play development series focused on new and innovative American theatre.

Ian Miller is Treasurer of the Village First 2013 campaign. My name is Ian Miller and for the past several years I have been chairperson of The University Engagement Committee of the South Orange/SHU Partnership.

Jaworski Sneed is sentenced by Judge Peter Ryan to life in prison with no parole for a minimum of 30 years for the 2011 Christmas Eve murder of Darryl Logan.