After announcing earlier this year that he would seek reelection to the Township Committee, Maplewood Committee Member and former Mayor Dean Dafis announced at the March 3 Maplewood Township Committee …
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CommunityMaplewoodPolice and FireSouth Orange
SOMA Community Raises Funds to Help Clinton Dad Who Was Struck & Dragged While Cycling
John Speck — “a devoted husband and father to two girls, as well as a talented musician, and a badass leader of the Clinton Bike Bus” — needs help on the long road to recovery.
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CommunityMaplewoodPoliticsSouth Orange
SOMA Action Announces Third ‘No Kings’ March & Rally for March 28
NJ-11 candidate Analilia Mejia, NJ Attorney General Matt Platkin and State Assemblyman Chigozie Onyema to headline rally at Maplewood Town Hall.
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood School Leaders Say Budget Gap Is Down From $8.7M to $3M
The budget will stay within the 2% tax levy cap, but will ultimately have a 6% tax impact when exceptions are factored in, officials say. Budget hearing and adoption is scheduled for March 17.
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Arts & CultureSouth OrangeSponsored
SOPAC Welcomes Burton Yount to Board of Governors and Announces New Community Liaisons Tatiyana B. Lofton and Jen Greenberg
From The South Orange Performing Arts Center: The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Burton Yount to its Board of Governors, along with …
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSponsored
SOMSD Board of Ed Preliminary Budget Hearing Meeting Rescheduled for Tuesday, March 17
From The South Orange Maplewood Board of Education: The Board of Education hereby gives notice that the Preliminary Budget Hearing, originally scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., …

