Brown, Davis & Moore Announce Candidacies for South Orange Board of Trustees
Bobby Brown, Toshie Davis and Ed Moore are among the 9 candidates who have declared candidacies for 3 seats on the South Orange Board of…
Collum Campaign Kick-Off Focuses on Taxes, Infrastructure, Economic Development & ‘Community Capital’
South Orange Village President Sheena Collum held a formal kickoff for her campaign for a second 4-year term as Village President at the Ceterko residence…
Treasure the South Mountain YMCA — a ‘Central Institution in Our Lives’
We come to the South Mountain YMCA because it is like going home. It’s almost impossible to think of our lives in SOMA without the…
SOMA Action to Join ‘Fake Emergency’ Protest Monday Feb 18 in Newark
The following is a press release from SOMA Action. The views and opinions expressed in this release are those of SOMA Action and do not necessarily reflect those…
SOMA Justice: We Must Look Beyond Punishing Consumers to Curb Use of Plastics
As a nation – as a world – we are in a dire environmental crisis. Air, land, and water pollution threatens not just human survival,…
Lembrich: Support for Long Range Facilities Plan & School Desegregation Is Moral Imperative for SOMA Community
The following is from Greg Lembrich, Maplewood Township Committee member. On Thursday night I will proudly join my colleagues from the Maplewood Township Committee, South…
SOMA Justice: NJ.com’s Report on Police Use of Force Should Be ‘Catalyst for Real Change’
SOMA Justice’s Statement on the recent NJ.com report on police use of force: The leadership of SOMA Justice commends the reporting on NJ.com about racial…
Navarro: Changing Demographics Require Better Planning to Deal With School Overcrowding
The following is from South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education candidate Bruno J. Navarro, one of 8 candidates running for one of three seats up for election on November…
Letter: Chisholm-Greene & Laskowski Present New, Independent Voices
To the Editors: First I want to thank everyone running this year. It is a level of interest and, by extension, concern that I have…
Letter: Maini, Cuttle & Farfan Are Best Suited to Shoulder Hard Decisions Facing BOE
To the Editors: In these two towns — filled with involved and passionate community members — it should be no surprise to anyone that one…