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West Orange is part of the metropolitan area that surrounds Newark and New York, lying west of both cities in the center of Essex County, New Jersey. Its 12.15 square miles spread over two ridges and two valleys of the Watchung Mountains; the rolling terrain gives variety to the township and is responsible for its division into several neighborhoods. 
About one-fifth of the land is open space, consisting of municipal and county parks and playgrounds, private and public golf courses and undeveloped acreage. Portions of Essex County's South Mountain and Eagle Rock Reservations contain public areas, hiking trails, ball fields and bridle paths in the woods. Turtle Back Zoo and South Mountain Skating Arena are in South Mountain Reservation. Eagle Rock Reservation includes a lookout from which one can see the skyscrapers of New York, the Statue of Liberty, and the George Washington and Verazzano bridges. On a clear night, the view is spectacular.
Railroad service is provided by New Jersey Transit with stations nearby in Orange, South Orange and Montclair. Bus service to Newark and New York is available. The Township operates mini-buses for senior citizens.
Local news appears in The Star Ledger, published daily, and in The West Orange Chronicle, a weekly newspaper. Local events, such as high school sports and League of Women Voters Candidates Nights, are usually telecast by Comcast Cable.
The citizens of West Orange voted in 1961 to adopt a new municipal charter-Mayor Council Plan B of the Optional Municipal Charter Law of New Jersey, known as the Faulkner Act. In 1980, the name was changed to Township of West Orange.
Under this plan, a part-time mayor and five part-time council members are elected at large for four year terms. Council terms are staggered, and no party designations are permitted.
West Orange also boasts the fact that Llewellyn Park, the first residential park in the United States built according to a plan in 1853, and still over 400 acres, lies within its borders.
It also claims Thomas Edison as it's most famous citizen. He lived at Glemont, (in Llewellyn Park) and worked in West Orange from 1886 until his death in 1931. His laboratories now comprise the Edison Historical Site located on Main Street and are administrated by the National Park Service under the U.S. Department of the Interior. Edison was most recently named as "Man of the Millenium" by the prestigious publication Life Magazine.
West Orange is a 300-year-old multi-faceted, politically active, suburban community whose residents reflect wide variation in income, ethnic backgrounds, education and interest.
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