Opinion

OPINION: SOMA Community Alliance for Education Announces Plan to Partner With Stakeholders to Help Reopen Schools and More

From the SOMA Community Alliance for Education: A new educational activism and volunteer group is on the horizon in South Orange Maplewood. SOMA Community Alliance…

OPINION: Community Should ‘Use Their Voice’ to Advocate for State Approval of SOMSD Construction

The views expressed in this letter are my own and do not represent the views of the entire SOMSD Board of Education. Our school buildings…

OPINION: South Orange-Maplewood COVID-19 Dashboard Should Show Separate Virtual and Hybrid Cases

[Editor’s note: the following letter was sent to South Orange-Maplewood School Superintendent Dr. Ronald Taylor, Asst. Superintendent of Special Services Dr. Melody Alegria, and the…

15-Year-Old Testifies to Struggles of Remote Learning for 10-Year-Old Brother

Dear readers, if you are seeing this box, you are reading one of the very few current articles behind our paywall. If you already have…

Essex County Board of County Commissioners: Proud of Our Past and Optimistic on Our Future

From Brendan W. Gill: As we move forward under the leadership of our new President Joe Biden, I feel a palpable sense of optimism with…

Portrait of Karen Hartshorn Hilton, Bill Haskins and Braynard 'Bobby' Brown

Hilton, Haskins and Brown Announce Candidacy for South Orange Village Trustees

From the campaign for Karen Hartshorn Hilton, Bill Haskins, and Bobby Brown: DRIVEN, DEVOTED & DEPENDABLE Proud South Orange residents and civic leaders, Karen Hartshorn…

South Orange Community Police Collaborative Committee: ‘Disparate Treatment on Full Display’ at U.S. Capitol Insurrection

The following official statement was submitted by Bobby Brown, South Orange Community Police Collaborative Committee Chairperson: CPC Statement in response to the insurrection at the…