Politics & Government
Watch West Orange Town Council Candidate Forum: 2025 Election
Asmeret Ghebremicael announced her resignation in June. Seven candidates are competing to fill her unexpired term.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange African Heritage Organization (WOAHO) held a forum for town council candidates last weekend ahead of the 2025 election.
Candidates include Gerard Companion, Kenneth Gibbons, Justin Goldsman, Jennifer Iorio, David Allen-Matheson, Bill Rutherford, and Tammy Williams.
The forum took place at United Presbyterian Church in West Orange on Sunday. The WOAHO shared video footage from the event on social media. >> Watch it online here.
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Former council member Asmeret Ghebremicael announced her resignation in June. Her peers on the council recently issued a proclamation in her honor.
The council is now in need of a replacement to fill the remainder of Ghebremicael’s unexpired term, which ends on Dec. 31, 2026.
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A special election for the unexpired term will be held on Nov. 4. Read More: West Orange Town Council Votes To Leave Vacancy Unfilled Until Election
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