The South Orange-Maplewood School District has announced that Nicole Schoening has been hired as its new Business Administrator. Schoening’s appointment was approved by the Board of Education at its July …

“The developer’s lawyer made it pretty clear at the hearing that he’ll sue so this story doesn’t yet have a definitive happy ending,” wrote neighbor Ellen Seidman, who has spearheaded efforts to save the towering tree. “But tonight, I’m grateful to live in a town that stands by its beautiful, old trees.”

Superintendent Jason Bing said the District gave the new vendor the names of the paraprofessionals that leaders in the schools want to retain so that the company could “personally reach out to recruit them” to return in the fall.

The following news release was sent in by Friends of Tom Maplewood’s Dickens Village will add a brand-new building to honor Maplewoodian Tom Nevius, who passed away last summer.  Ellen …

A young entrepreneur is providing groceries on wheels to areas in Maplewood and Union without nearby supermarkets. He hopes to ultimately expand the business across New Jersey.

National Night Out returns on Tuesday, August 4, and both South Orange and Maplewood are celebrating with community events. In South Orange, the Police Department will host its annual family-friendly …