Watch West Orange Town Council Candidate Forum: 2024 Election

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Candidates in the 2024 West Orange Town Council election made their pitches to local voters at a recent forum held at Bnai Shalom.

Sunday’s forum included participation from the six candidates appearing on the ballot in West Orange: Doug Adams, Michelle Casalino, Joe Krakoviak, Jonathan Redwine, Joyce Rudin and Tammy Williams. See Related: West Orange Town Council Race Heats Up (Meet The Candidates)

A seventh candidate – Bill Rutherford, the current council president – is running as a write-in choice after he was excluded from the ballot amid a dispute with the township clerk’s office. See Related: Rutherford Will Remain Off West Orange Ballot (2024 Election)

The Essex County Clerk’s Office has released sample ballots for West Orange, which can be seen online here.

Watch footage from the candidate forum below, or view it online here (video courtesy of Pleasantdale community).

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