HOME DESIGNED BY EAST ORANGE’S FIRST BLACK ARCHITECT FOR SALE IN ESSEX FELLS
The home, built in 1957, is currently owned by architect and preservationist Frank Gerard Godlewski, who has become a champion of Bowser’s career.
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IS THERE A SOLUTION TO WORSENING STREET PARKING PROBLEM IN ORANGE AND WEST ORANGE?
The problem is only getting worse as towns nearby witness a surge in new construction.
COMMISSION SEEKING TO DESIGNATE WEST ORANGE HORSE STABLES A LANDMARK, COULD BE NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBLE
Those who live near Woodland Avenue in West Orange will tell you how special the stables are to them. “It’s part of the neighborhood’s charm,” said Elizabeth Reeves. “It was really enjoyable to see the girls riding their horses.” When…
JUDGE RULES AGAINST WEST ORANGE COUNCILMAN OVER PETITION LAWSUIT, COMPLICATING BID FOR REELECTION
The hearing in Superior Court Judge Robert Gardner’s courtroom involved Rutherford lawsuit against the Township of West Orange and town clerk Karen Carnevale for denying his nominating petition to run for a second term.
SETTLEMENT LOOMS OVER WEST ESSEX HIGHLANDS HEARINGS DESPITE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS
Throughout these hearings – and even in the months before – township officials have expressed the position that the development is inevitable due to a 2020 settlement.
BATTLE OVER WINDOW SHADES RESUMES AFTER DAY OF CROSS-EXAMINING WEST ORANGE ZONING OFFICER
West Orange restaurant owner Jarrett Seltzer was in municipal court today to fight a steep fine for using window shades in his storefront. But one person will be noticeably absent from the courtroom — the mayor.
Church in Newark Passes Down Century-old Tradition of St. Gerard’s Feast to a New Generation
The feast began this week with nine days of prayer called a novena and culminates next weekend in a three-day festival with food, wine, and live music.
One of West Orange’s Oldest Homes Has Been Approved for Demolition
Historian Robert Williams wanted to see the red, cedar-shingled home one last time before it gets demolished. Yesterday, he roamed the grounds of 410 Main Street — one of the oldest standing homes in West Orange — making peace with the spirits of his ancestors who built the home in 1790.
Essex Fells Residents Join the Battle to Save a 120-acre Forest in West Orange from Development
West Essex Highlands is a proposal to build a 496-unit apartment complex that will hack down thousands of trees and build as close as legally possible to the wetlands within the woods. But one neighborhood group is providing one thing that has been in short supply of late — hope.
Council President Tammy Williams’s Husband Barred from Future Council Meetings
The husband of Council President Tammy Williams has been banned from Town Council meetings after an alleged public outburst. Councilman Rutherford, backed by witness testimony, claimed that Williams’s husband John McNair, a former Planning Board member, threatened him toward the end…