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Policing, Affordable Housing, Transparency & More — South Orange Candidates Answer SOMA Action’s Questions

SOMA Action — a South Orange-Maplewood based activist group — has released the South Orange municipal candidates’ responses to a series of questions under six…

Scholarships Available for CHS Seniors & Graduates — Deadline April 16

From the Columbia High School Scholarship Fund: Applications for our 2019 season are now available. They can be can be filled out on-line and printed…

South Orange Monitoring Storm, Essex County Issues ‘Snow Emergency’ March 3-4

From SouthOrange.org: March 3, 2019 – Winter Storm The Township of South Orange Village Office of Emergency Management is monitoring the impending Winter Storm. Please…

Maplewood Issues Winter Storm Warning for March 3-4, 5-8″ of Snow Anticipated

Update 5 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2019: There will be NO curbside recycling in Maplewood on Monday, March 4 due to weather. Next date for curbside…

No Plans for the Kids This Summer? Fear Not, 3rd Annual SOMA Summer Camp Fair is Coming Feb 23

Can you believe it’s already time to think about summer? Overwhelmed by the time it takes to research summer options for your children? Thankfully, help…

Columbia High School Quarterback Luke Hayes Commits to Middlebury

Columbia High School quarterback and wide receiver Luke Hayes has committed to play football at Middlebury College in Vermont. Hayes, a three-year starter, two-time captain…

South Orange-Maplewood Schools Announce Delayed Opening for Feb 13

From the South Orange-Maplewood School District: South Orange Maplewood Schools will all have a delayed opening Wednesday, February 13, 2019. For delayed opening, Montrose, elementary…

VIDEO, PHOTOS: 50 Years After Its Birth in Maplewood, Ultimate Frisbee Still ‘Just Having Fun’

It’s a sport where players referee themselves, built on an ethos of good sportsmanship and “just having fun.” It’s quintessentially Maplewood. It’s Ultimate Frisbee. Thanksgiving…

From Prom to Food Insecurity, Cougar Cares Helps Fill a Need at CHS

From the CHS Cougar Cares program: As students arrived to Columbia High School on Wednesday, Feb. 6, they were greeted by CHS MAC Scholars handing…

South Orange Opens Warming Centers at Baird and Public Library

From South Orange Village Administrator Adam Loehner: The Baird Community Center located at 5 Mead Street, is open today, January 30, 2019, as a warming…