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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…

Maplewood Opens Warming Center Ahead of Winter Blast

With temperatures predicted to drop precipitously today, January 30,, tumbling into the single digits overnight, Maplewood Township has announced the opening of DeHart Community Center…

Essex County Asks Residents Not to Park on County Roads During Snow Event

From Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura: Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and Essex County Sheriff…

South Orange Issues Winter Storm Forecast, Directives

From the South Orange Office of Emergency Management: January 19, 2019 – Winter Storm The Township of South Orange Village Office of Emergency Management is…

Maplewood Township: Winter Storm Watch in Effect January 19-20

From Maplewood Township: POSTED ON: JANUARY 18, 2019 – 12:07PM The Township of Maplewood is preparing for Saturday’s predicted winter storm and would like to…