Conversations on Race 2019 Drew Hundreds to Discuss the Invention of Race
From the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race: On Wednesday, May 15, Conversations on Race was held at Seton Hall University, drawing 200 people–many of…
Theater in The Park Festival Resturns to South Orange’s Founder Park June 8
From Sadie’s and the Founders Park Conservancy: The Founders Park Conservancy is pleased to present the third annual Theater in The Park, a free event…
Bestselling Author Benjamin Dreyer Book Signing for ‘Dreyer’s English” May 20 at Words Bookstore
From Words Maplewood Bookstore: Bestselling author Benjamin Dreyer will be speaking at [words] Bookstore in downtown Maplewood on Monday, May 20 at 7:30 PM. He…
R.L. Stine, Dan Gutman, Ibi Zoboi Headline MAPSO Book Fest Children’s Area June 8
From MAPSO Book Festival: R.L. Stine, author of the legendary Goosebumps series, Dan Gutman, of Weird School fame, and Ibi Zoboi, author of the YA hits American…
More Than 100 Households Sign Up for SOMA Yard Sale May 18 9am-3pm
From SOMA Treasure Hunt: We’re pleased to present New Jersey’s largest, and possibly ONLY… Pirate Themed Yard Sail event! THE SOMA TREASURE HUNT May 18th (Raindate…
SOMA Cross Cultural Works Potluck & SOMA Masala Holi in Maplewood May 18
From SOMA Cross Cultural Works: SOMA Cross Cultural Works celebrates Spring with this month’s potluck in the park! We will be setting up near the…
Maplewood Chief DeVaul: Overturned Cement Truck on Burnett Ave Avoided ‘Real Tragedy’
Updated 10:30 p.m. with a report from Maplewood Police Chief Jim DeVaul: An overturned cement truck closed Burnett Avenue in Maplewood west of Vermont Street…
Maplewood’s MayFest 2019 Returns Sunday, May 19
From Springfieldavemaplewood.com: \ Join us on Sunday May 19th from 11 am to 5 pm for SAM’s annual street fair, MayFest on Springfield Avenue, Maplewood.…
Maplewood’s Charlie Pollock Joins Cast of Broadway’s ‘Pretty Woman’
Maplewood resident Charlie Pollock, who has a number of Broadway credits to his name, will be back on the Great White Way starting June 11,…
South Orange-Maplewood Parents Voice Concerns about School Lockdown Drills
The topic of school lockdown drills — and their effects on students — was raised by parents at the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education meeting…