Orange

Orange could become the latest New Jersey community to see indoor farming in action.

An industrial turned artist community and a historic residential district sit side by side in Essex County.

A developer is looking to construct a six-story building in an Orange neighborhood that is situated less than half a mile from the Brick Church train station.

A developer’s application calls for bringing a 103-unit project to five properties near the Highland Avenue Station in Orange.

Orange is continuing to see a number of development proposals, especially near its two train stations. Now, a new project with six dozen units is being proposed for the Essex County city.

After years of planning, officials cut the ribbon last week on the Hat City Lofts development in Orange.

Jersey Digs has learned that a former official with the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency and the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation has pleaded guilty in connection with an alleged conspiracy involving the Orange Public Library. In part, Franklyn Ore allegedly used money that was supposed to serve low-income families on “entertainment and restaurants.”

A five-story building with commercial space and 94 residential units is planned for the Valley area in West Orange near Orange’s Highland Avenue train station and the Harvard Printing Apartments.

"I couldn’t believe what I was seeing," said the whistleblower, who found bills totaling tens of thousands of dollars, including an unpaid bill from PSE&G for $35,000.

“People think my interest in gravestones comes from a place that’s morbid, but it’s really about history.”