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“We’ve got kids ranging from the age of 8 to parents and adults in their 60s crocheting in the sun on a beautiful fall afternoon. There’s not a screen in sight, and everyone is happy and very relaxed.”

State’s Food Security Advocate says “MEND is leading the way” in New Jersey with its approach to combatting food insecurity in Essex County.

Donations go toward providing food insecure families in the District with $100 grocery gift cards for a holiday meal. Fundraisers hope to meet their goal by November 15.

From South Orange Village, November 14, 2024: Drought Status Current Status: Drought Emergency Please conserve…

Mayor Nancy Adams: “Let’s take inspiration from their example, and let’s dedicate ourselves to building a community and a country worthy of their sacrifices not just with our words but with our actions.”

Focused on sustainability, Maplewood resident Catherine Redd starts private recycling business to reuse, recycle or redistribute items that can’t go in curbside recycling but shouldn’t go in the trash.

From Maplewood Township: November 23rd is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day and to…

From the South Orange Performing Arts Center: The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC)…

The Board voted in the affirmative but also raised alarms about usage in putting conditions on the approval. ‘This building Is geared for growth,” said Board member Michael Miller.

The Maplewood Film Society and SOMA Action said they hoped the screening would inspire political action — locally and nationally — and that the big turnout shows “the power of movies to unite a community.”