South Orange-Maplewood BOE Members Clash in Testy Exchange Over Policy Details

Debate over policies governing the authority of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education president and the rules surrounding public comment at meetings took a sharp…

PHOTOS: SOMA Action Joins ‘Lights of Liberty’ Protest at Essex County ICE Facility

More than 400 protesters — with scores from South Orange and Maplewood — joined a protest at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark on…

Maplewood Joins U.S. Supreme Court Case in Support of LGBTQ Rights

From the Township of Maplewood: Mayor Victor De Luca and the Township of Maplewood signed onto a friend-of-the-court brief in three key LGBTQ cases that will…

Elevated Lead Found in Water Fountain at South Mountain School, District Reports

The following was sent by the South Orange-Maplewood School District on July 18: Dear SOMSD Community, As part of the South Orange Maplewood School District’s…

Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage at 2019 Springfield Avenue Gazebo Summer Concert Series

From the Maplewood Office of Cultural Affairs: Once again boasting a wide-ranging mix of musical styles, Maplewood’s Springfield Avenue Gazebo Concert Series returns this summer…

South Orange Firefighters Battle House Fire Through Thunderstorm

At 8:23 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17 — in the midst of a violent thunderstorm — the South Orange Fire Department responded to a report…

Maplewood Offers Tips on Beating ‘Excessive Heat,’ Opens Cooling Station at DeHart

From Maplewood Township NJ: Excessive Heat Advisory For those seeking shelter from the excessive heat be advised The Township of Maplewood operates a cooling station…

A Few Spots Left for South Orange Junior Police Academy — Register Now

The South Orange Police Department Youth Aid Division is once again offering its Junior Police Academy summer program — and there are still a…

Sign Your Kids Up Now for Peace & Justice Camp at Morrow Church

Rev. Brenda Ehlers’ newly-launched non-profit, SOMA Center for Peace and Justice, is offering two weeks of Peace and Justice Camp at Morrow Church this summer…

South Orange-Maplewood Schools’ Code of Conduct Nears Completion

More than a year after it was scheduled to take effect, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education’s updated Code of Conduct Policy is nearing completion…